Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [be] tell [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had applied to continue full-time research following my degree course , but this had been turned down by my chief officers ; however , I had been told that assistance for part-time study would almost certainly be approved in view of the national policy of encouraging officers to extend their educational qualifications . |
| 2 | I 've always shaved my legs but I 've been told that shaving makes the hair grow more strongly . |
| 3 | No er we 've been told that Radio Leicester , our colleagues here at Radio Leicester tell us that there 's a bit of a delay in sending out C Ds . |
| 4 | Because they had been told that research shows that the teaching of grammar restricts the imagination , imposing a strait-jacket of conventions , they did not realise that it all depends on what kind of grammar is taught and in what contexts . |
| 5 | 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 . |