Example sentences of "been told [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mining unions who 've been told even more pits may soon close say the government must do more to secure orders . |
| 2 | Kathie is all Nell has got , we 've been told this several times ; he appeals to Nell as the mother of their only child , not to cause her to leave home . |
| 3 | Staff had been told earlier this year to take a 10% pay cut to try to save jobs . |
| 4 | Education — the election debate that never happened Labour and the Liberal Democrats would take our school system back to the bad old days , argues ANTHONY O'HEAR — so why have n't the voters been told as much ? |
| 5 | He thought he was covered to drive another vehicle , and said he had been told as much on the telephone by his insurers . |
| 6 | Oh yeah , I 've been told as much . |
| 7 | ‘ So where are all these bleedin' Germans we 've been told so much about ? ’ |
| 8 | He had been told very little , and even that he had difficulty in remembering because he was so filled with excitement and anticipation . |
| 9 | So I I think it started on an informal basis , you know everyone was just a little bit fed up with the way they 're being treated and the way you know been told how much we could earn , how we could earn it , when when we could earn it and all this sort of palaver . |
| 10 | So if you get someone in that situation who 's saying I 'm desperate for money , I 'm claiming income support , I 've heard nothing and you have n't been told how much they 're entitled to . |