Example sentences of "being [verb] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's no good someone like me being told they ca n't have any more when you 're still ravenously hungry . |
| 2 | People in urgent need of a 'flu vaccination are being told they ca n't have one because supplies have run out . |
| 3 | These people are being told they ca n't have anywhere to live because two trees are going to be cut down , which is a real shame . |
| 4 | We know of the anguish and sadness women feel at being told they may never have children , but what of the man — bluntly told he is unlikely to father a child ? |
| 5 | Exactly how the money will be invested is still to be decided , but pensioners are being assured they wo n't lose out . |