Example sentences of "have been told [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daniel Thwaites could find himself in HSE trouble for allowing unsafe practices in his competition — the gentleman should have been told to wear a hairnet . |
| 2 | She would be in Mountsorrel , where she had been told to leave the coach , by three . |
| 3 | Malcolm had been told to expect a prison sentence , but the judge took pity on him , saying that he had been provoked by racial abuse from drunken louts . |
| 4 | According to a popular anecdote , the little girl had been told to bring a bottle of red wine but bought lemonade instead , to Modi 's fury . |
| 5 | Although we must never give up hoping that Peter will recover from the terrible illness of addiction — for it is an illness — we 've been told to face the possibility that this might just never happen . |
| 6 | Now all stores have been told to replace the hangers , used for trousers and skirts , with the old drape-over design . |
| 7 | We have been told to expect a fax with the final decision at around midnight on Thursday . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We have been told to find a reduction in beds and save £8 million in the next seven years across the region . |
| 9 | The owners of parrots Billy and Milly have been told to keep the birds indoors after neighbours complained of noise . |
| 10 | It 's been told to improve the works by the National Rivers Authority which monitors pollution . |