Example sentences of "told [conj] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we 've been told that we 'll only get between a nought and one point five percent increase at the most . |
| 2 | If ethics and the interests of the business conflict , managers and employees are invariably told that they must always do the right thing — for no other reason than that it is right . |
| 3 | Some farmers were told that they could either settle at once for 60 per cent of what was due to them , or wait three years to fight for the full amount . |
| 4 | He was told that it could never happen , but it has . |
| 5 | One is usually told that it will also knit double-knit . |
| 6 | Also , I seem to remember , although ca n't be sure , being told that you can now produce Data Only versions of the tape following a Change Request that Simon put to Ray Hawi on 8 May . |
| 7 | However , I have been told that I should only get one , because they eat each other . |
| 8 | However , I have been told that I should only get one , because they eat each other . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm told that he may still have been alive when the murderer , or murderers , hammered the shaft through his neck and into the floor of the hut . |
| 10 | Varela and Galarza were dismissed ; the leader of the Falangist agitators was tried by court martial and shot ; and Serrano Suñer was told that he would no longer occupy the post of Foreign Minister . |
| 11 | He still wishes to pursue a medical career , and has been told that he will almost definitely get into medical school . |
| 12 | PAUL Murnin has been told that he will never play again because of the horrific injury sustained against Crusaders earlier this season . |
| 13 | Now we are told that there should also be a European defence force , to which the 12 members would contribute . |
| 14 | Listen and do as you are told and you 'll never regret it . |