Example sentences of "[vb base] be told that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Imagine being told that you have cancer . |
| 2 | Unpleasant symptoms are a lot easier to cope with if you know you have Whatsisname 's Syndrome than if you 've been told that it 's ‘ all in your mind ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Now I 've been told that I 've lost my place and I 'm very disappointed . ’ |
| 4 | We 've been told that we have to type it all in . |
| 5 | I 've been told that a 486SX machine is faster than a corresponding 386DX machine . |
| 6 | I feel I 'm just regarded as a neurotic woman I 've been told that by Mr I 've found that is was very yes I have do n't deny it . |
| 7 | I have n't been referred to a rheumatologist , as I 've been told that I 'm very young and prone to worrying too much about becoming disabled . |
| 8 | I 've been told that these big old country houses are beautiful . |
| 9 | None of these tenants have access to any tools or materials , and in some cases they 've been told that they 'll have to pay for the repair work . |
| 10 | " I want you to go away , because I 've been told that Timothy is in love with you . |
| 11 | Andrée said , ‘ Oh , yes , we 've been told that before , people seemed to find it surprising . |
| 12 | Following , from what was said there we know that there 's , that there 's a limited pot for mental health because that 's the way it 's going to be , we 've been told that so there 's a real big job for women |
| 13 | I 've been told that prices go to the publishers six weeks before publication , but in this instance the price had changed three months previously . |
| 14 | You know , I 've been told that I do n't like women . |
| 15 | I 've been told that men do n't like women , period . |
| 16 | We 've been told that it has n't been trialed because it was produced in a hurry . |
| 17 | Any subject er three seems to suit , all odd numbers , funny enough , seem to better than o even numbers , I du n no why , but erm maybe I 've been told that by so many judges I begin to believe it . |
| 18 | And we 've been told that we 'll only get between a nought and one point five percent increase at the most . |
| 19 | Erm , and they 've been told that we might not be making any appointment at all ? |
| 20 | Yes , they 've been told that there 's been a delay in the recruitment process , and that they will be contacted further , I think is what Marg |
| 21 | But as I say I do n't necessarily want to get involved in too much of the detail of the statistics of it , I simply want to make the overall point that we 've been told that there are three thousand unemployed . |
| 22 | And finally , erm again we 've been told that you either not remembering or you 're lying about the trousers . |
| 23 | As the new term is about to start , they 've been told that 6 of their 10 business sponsors have gone bust in the last 4 months . |
| 24 | Women usually venture their views on child care in order to be assured that they are right ; they fiercely resent being told that they are wrong . |
| 25 | As she saw movement near the doors Eleanor said , ‘ I have been told that you in America enjoy such freedom that socialism is not needed . |
| 26 | The EC ministers have been told that if they can not agree voluntarily on measures to ensure the harmonisation of the telecommunications industy some time early next year the European Commission will force them to do so . |
| 27 | They have been told that their claim may only amount to around £11,000 of their £15,000 as capital gains tax is likely to be deducted from the total . |
| 28 | Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee have been told that a formal request will be made to Britain to seize the general 's dosh . |
| 29 | In the same memorandum of April 1986 that eventually brought down the whole house of cards — the memorandum that mentioned the diversion of funds to the contras — an extraordinary phrase appeared : ‘ The Iranians have been told that our presence in Iran is ‘ a holy commitment ’ . ’ |
| 30 | Lynch , who fell on Barney Maclyvie at the first 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have been told that a lot of good jockeys have fallen at the first fence in their first ride in the National and then gone on to win the race next time . |