Example sentences of "to be told [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does My Chauffeur Need To Be Told All This ? |
| 2 | Authors like to be told such things . |
| 3 | It 's a terrible thing to be told that and then to do what the director says and it feels like shit . |
| 4 | Who needs to be told that ‘ partnership and cooperation could prove to be the watchwords for the 1990s ’ ? |
| 5 | The sturdily independent high tech sector had naught for the comfort of either major party in the run-up to today 's by-election in Newbury , Berkshire when the big guns from party headquarters showed up for photocalls during the build-up : Labour chose Vodafone Group Plc and tried to commiserate about the recession , only to be told that business had been going gangbusters for several months , the Tories went looking for green shoots at Micro Focus Plc , only to be told that the UK market was flat on its back , and that it was only foreign sales that were keeping the old Coboller busy . |
| 6 | That is my advice , although I emphasise to my hon. Friend that I am not a clinician and he does not need to be told that . |
| 7 | ‘ But surely you , of all people , do n't need to be told that ? ’ |
| 8 | Last year , MPs were shocked to be told that thirty thousand miners would lose their jobs and half the country 's pits would close . |
| 9 | I can do the gravy and all that , yeah , I can sort that out , I do n't need to be told that , you 're alright |
| 10 | People need to be told these things , after all , and without asking , so that a few clear social indicators are a simple necessity in life and not , in themselves , a matter for regret . |
| 11 | happy with that er right good well those were the chairman 's er comments , matters arising from the minutes of the last A G M erm any further matters arising from the A G M , you probably do n't need to be told any other business comes later , this is purely on the minutes of the last A G M any matters arising ? |
| 12 | Attracted by this , Barry applied to enter the film industry as an Assistant Director , only to be told this was impossible due to the closed shop enforced by the cinema union , ACCT . |
| 13 | When are we going to be told some good news for a change ? ’ |