Example sentences of "[pron] have [adv] [be] tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ On its own , perhaps not , but I 'd also been told that day that people believed you and an English journalist who lives here , James Cobalt , were making enquiries about drug trafficking . |
| 2 | Er , I 'd been told er that he 'd been in prison with Mr er I believe it was in nineteen eighty six and I 'd also been told that in the past er and er had planned armed robberies together . |
| 3 | ‘ I was annoyed that I 'd never been told about this illness in England ’ , says Leslie . |
| 4 | Or if it had , I had not been told . |
| 5 | I suppose the problem was that I had never been told about it officially — that is , by an adult — and so I had somehow blocked off the information , not connecting it with myself , with my own body . |
| 6 | I had never been told to run on duty . |
| 7 | And , besides , I had always been told that self-pity was despicable . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've just been telling the captain . |
| 9 | Though , ever a man to confuse her , he greeted her pleasantly , ‘ Good morning , darling , ’ and , in case she had n't got the message that the endearment was only on account of their audience , ‘ I 've just been telling my uncle that we 'll be leaving after breakfast . ’ |
| 10 | Er so it 's mainly erm what I 've just been telling you about cleaning all |
| 11 | ‘ I 've just been tellin' you how Mr Winterburn chased me all over the house when 'is fam'ly was at church one Sunday . |
| 12 | She could hardly say , ‘ I 've just been told that I 'm pregnant again , ’ because it was only a matter of a week or two . |
| 13 | ‘ Not too good , ’ I said , ‘ I 've just been told that Punch is closing . ’ |
| 14 | Gazza reacted angrily as he explained : ‘ I 've just been told that English journalists are saying that I threw my bib down because Zoff said I was out of the side . |
| 15 | Rain said : ‘ Despite Barbara Coleman 's chattering and despite what I 've just been told , you 're all safe because there 's no proof about the provenance of the paintings . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 've just been told the same . |
| 17 | I I 've just been told I 've just been told that our entire switchboard is totally lit up . |
| 18 | I I 've just been told I 've just been told that our entire switchboard is totally lit up . |
| 19 | I 've just been told to move you , which is what I 'm doing . |
| 20 | I 've just been told that I will receive a grant from the Education and Library Board , which will be used to support my children and pay part of the course costs , ’ explained Nikki . |
| 21 | I 've just been told er to my right it 's a very large sheep . |
| 22 | Yes I 've just been told that . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've also been told a prolonged illness can start it and , of course , some dogs just have a weakness . |
| 24 | I 've also been told that some of my shots would make very good ‘ New Age ’ album covers , so you never know . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've been an Overseas ’ Corporation Executive for the last ten years and I 've always been told that the reason the Corporation could n't pay me the salary it paid to Americans doing similar work was because my salary had to be related to British salary scales . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You 're talking about something I 've never been told about , and I did n't come here to find out . |
| 27 | I have also been told I am photogenic and I love anything to do with hair and make-up . |
| 28 | I have also been told the same story time and time again . |
| 29 | ‘ As I have just been telling your nurse , I 'm having trouble listening to a chest . |
| 30 | ‘ I have already been told I will need an operation and it is going to take some time to sort out my problem . |