Example sentences of "he have [be] told " in BNC.
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1 | There is , he says , an old Lappish church near its eastern edge ; he has never seen it but he has been told of it by an old Lapp who lives near the lakes western edge . |
2 | ‘ He has been told that if there is another occasion he will attract an indefinite period of time out of the game . |
3 | He has been told he has only months to live , but the case could take two years before the Court of Session in Edinburgh . |
4 | The minister in charge must be able to seek the advice of his subordinates without having to publish what he has been told . |
5 | ‘ He has been told simply that I object to marriage with Artai , ’ she said . |
6 | That holds the immune cells firm , he has been told . |
7 | ‘ He does only what he has been told . ’ |
8 | Gravenor Henson , the leader of the Framework Knitters " Union , regarded the existence of the acts as " a tremendous millstone round the neck of the local artisan , which has depressed and debased him to the earth , every act which he has attempted every measure that he has devised to keep up or raise his wages , he has been told was illegal : the whole force of the civil power and influence of the district has been exerted against him because he was acting illegally " . |
9 | A present employee must respect the confidentiality of his employer 's information even to the extent that he should not pry into information he has been told not to look at . |
10 | Charming at first sight is this picture of the warm-blooded sailor who sets out to win a girl because he has been told he is beneath her . |
11 | Former BAe executive Richard Hooke says he has been told Board of Trade President Michael Heseltine is also looking at the deal , along with Welsh Secretary John Redwood and Employment Secretary David Hunt to see if it is in the best interests of the shareholders and taxpayers . |
12 | Mr Hooke says he has been told that Board of Trade President Michael Heseltine is also looking at the deal , along with Welsh Secretary John Redwood and Employment Secretary David Hunt to see if it is in the best interests of the shareholders and taxpayers . |
13 | His arduous training programme in the run-up to the Games means he has no choice but to quit his job as a driver with Middlesbroughbased civil engineers TPM McDonagh , though he has been told he can return afterwards . |
14 | Jones said : ‘ He has been told to lose weight since Christmas but he has n't bothered himself . ’ |
15 | He has been told not to drive , having developed thrombosis in his legs . |
16 | The clerk to the council , Mr Harry Whitehouse , received several letters from residents complaining about dogs fouling the green and nearby private gardens and he has been told the dog warden will be sent more regularly . |
17 | Recently it broke down and he has been told that it could cost up to £400 to get him mobile again . |
18 | He is writing to his sister , narrating the extraordinary tale that he has been told by Frankenstein . |
19 | So , I have told him before because he has been told off before for talking you know at the back |
20 | It turned out the Australian 's baggage with much expensive equipment had never arrived in Quito , not even made it to the continent ( or so he 'd been told ) , and I sensed he had no sympathy left for any other 's misfortune . |
21 | If he 'd been told to find her , he 'd wait . |
22 | Whitehall would have known , but he 'd been told nothing . |
23 | He 'd gone and been impressed with what he 'd been told by the visiting medium , though he was n't convinced . |
24 | Keep your eyes open , he 'd been told . |
25 | He would have felt no less if he 'd been told that Berowne was dead of a coronary or killed in a car smash . |
26 | Erin kicked Khaur over to where he 'd been told to sit when the pilot first landed at the burrow to ferry them back to headquarters . |
27 | ‘ No , ’ replied Sorge , which was what he 'd been told to say . |
28 | He 'd been told various stories that had supplied small but interesting details about Mandru 's personality and private life . |
29 | He 'd been told that often enough in the old days . |
30 | Mr George , who has lived with Gardiner 's wife Maggie for five years , said he 'd been told by Simon James that he ( James ) had driven Chalky White a to a place where Danny gardiner had killed him . |