Example sentences of "told [conj] it [is] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then I 'll be told that it 's not about him at all , in that silly sense . |
| 2 | exactly what it is , but th we should be told that it 's not a dirty thing , it 's not a bad thing . |
| 3 | I am also often told that it is not good for a curate 's career to stay in the same area or parish ! |
| 4 | We 're told that it is not a commercial fish to breed in large numbers and that it is species more suited for the specialist or advanced hobbyist . |
| 5 | If that fails to dissuade you , you will be told that it is not very nice : it is frightening and ghoulish . |
| 6 | And I am told that it is not advisable to use the same batch of acid for etching copper as has been used for etching zinc because the deposits of two metals in the acid creates erm an unpleasant , noxious , possibly poisonous gas and I do n't know what that would do . |
| 7 | I think there 's a pride that , that the majority of firemen are , are fairly clean and smart erm there are the odd ones that have to be told but it 's not the same sort of discipline now as there was , and I 'm not sure whether it 's right or wrong , all I see I , I enjoy the discipline when I had it , I sometimes wish it was brought back but er it 's not the time now it seems for that type of discipline , so I think they manage well but er I would like to see a little more but perhaps I 'm a bit old fashioned . |