Example sentences of "been told by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least that 's what we 've been told by the seat-cover suppliers , Courtaulds Textiles , which produces the terribly natty ‘ Renaissance ’ decor for Rover 's new Metro . |
| 2 | Having been told by the gentleman at passenger enquiries that the Lowestoft train is one of the few in Britain to retain six-seater compartments , I am fully prepared to adopt my usual routine for such occasions ; I intend to rush on , secure an empty compartment , slide the door behind me , adopt the brazen-hussy-like pose of an Amsterdam whore in her front window ( tongue rolling out and knees wide apart , as I slouch across the upholstery ) , crook my index finger and beckon slowly at any commuters passing along the corridor outside who are considering invading my territory . |
| 3 | We have been told by the Cotswold Pig Development Company that they believe the ‘ White F1 hybrid sows ’ would stand up to outdoor conditions . |
| 4 | They have been told by the local authority that they can not grow oilseed rape because the smell might upset Disney guests . |
| 5 | Lady Richelda is believed to have been told by the Virgin Mary to build a replica of her house in Nazareth . |
| 6 | I have been told by the previous owner that he filled the hubs with grease instead of oil . |
| 7 | He joined the church 's prayer for boldness to do exactly what he had been told by the authorities not to do . |
| 8 | He 'd gone and been impressed with what he 'd been told by the visiting medium , though he was n't convinced . |
| 9 | He had been told by the doctors that he would be dead within a year if he did n't stop drinking . |
| 10 | He had tried to do as he had been told by the Pessarane Behesht . |
| 11 | Royal protection chief Commander Bob Marsh also dismissed the paper 's other claims that the Yard had received information from spy chiefs and been told by the Palace to reveal Di 's movements . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , the poor actors who are facing long stints on the Costa Eldorado have been told by the BBC that if they want to come home on breaks or holidays , they will have to pay their own fare . |
| 13 | He had been told by the police to say as little as possible to anyone . |
| 14 | She possessed an uncanny memory and recalled painful detail , in perfect clarity , that she had been told by the physician from India . |
| 15 | We 'd been told by the guardian that the bolts on the climb were ‘ good . ’ |
| 16 | A very disappointed Cray Research Inc has been told by the US Department of Energy that the $72m joint venture on developing software for the forthcoming T3D massively parallel processor , agreed by the outgoing Bush administration late last year ( CI No 2,041 ) , is not going ahead after all . |
| 17 | Northants ' Rhodesian-born allrounder Kevin Curran has been told by the TCCB that he must wait until Oct 1994 before becoming England-qualified for registration purposes . |
| 18 | The American base of RAF Mildenhall has not yet been told by the Pentagon that it can spend the necessary cash on the show , which last year attracted 406,000 people . |
| 19 | It was what she had been told by the sisters at the convent . |
| 20 | Thus , although the US had been told by the French not only that there was no question of the ‘ reconquest ’ of Indo-China but that it was also doubtful that France had the military strength to accomplish it , they were also invited to believe , by the French , that Ho was in direct contact with Moscow and was receiving advice and instructions from the Soviets . |
| 21 | It would be extremely unattractive to any group of workers or management to enter a serious bid if they had been told by the Scottish Office that the bid was so contemptible that it would not even qualify for assistance if it failed because another bid from within the same management or work force had been judged as superior . |
| 22 | However , Bernard had filled the bottles with supermarket plonk , considering this adequate revenge for having been told by the same neighbour that his new perfume was ‘ rather bourgeois ’ . |
| 23 | The defendant had been told by the police to leave the scene outside a party where he had been swearing and shouting , which he grudgingly did , continuing to use foul language . |
| 24 | The question they had to answer was quite simple , and they had been told by the seneschal that he had been told that it was an empirical question , not a purely theoretical one , though he had also said he found this difficult to believe , as even the mysterious powers and forces which moved the Wars themselves could not control such absolutes . |
| 25 | She has been told by the local hospital that she can not have an appointment until June 1993 . |
| 26 | As my hon. Friends the Members for Wyre ( Mr. Mans ) and for Thurrock have said , people expected to be protected by central Government , but we have been told by the Labour party that there will be no limit whatsoever on spending . |
| 27 | The Government has been told by the former Lord-Justice General that its appointment of temporary judges in Scotland 's courts could lead to miscarriages of justice . |
| 28 | In a couple of days she 'll be up and about again , but I 've been told by the doctor to keep her off school for a while longer . |
| 29 | Now the company has been told by the DoE inspector , John Steers , that he had considered the possible unreasonable noise levels from trains on the Whitby to Middlesbrough railway line . |
| 30 | Sheena Falconer , senior lecturer in textiles , has been told by the principal , Dr David Kennedy , that there is room for only one textile lecturer , but that she could stay on as an ordinary lecturer — the post held by her sister , Barbara Diack . |