Example sentences of "[be] told [to-vb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — HEROL Graham , outpointed by European champion Sumbu Kalambay in Italy last week , has been told to defend his British title against Bradford 's Frank Grant . |
| 2 | Falconer said : ‘ I have been told to keep myself fit . |
| 3 | Falconer said : ‘ I have been told to keep myself fit . |
| 4 | Sometimes they are told to demonstrate what new recruits ( and the field-worker ) can expect ; on other occasions they are told to illustrate the funny or the tragic sides of policing ; or are used as a vehicle for the story-teller to display some features about him or herself , such as his or her experience and skill and ability in handling all things , and that he or she is professional in being able to talk about horror in a cold and detached manner . |
| 5 | And we , the ones who kept the dream alive all these years , made their beloved Party possible , are told to find our own way home . ’ |
| 6 | The idea that the colonies might be told to go their own way was not considered ; an administrative system was set up to make sure that the King 's orders were obeyed on the far side of the Atlantic as much as in the more distant parts of the British Isles — it was realized that he could not expect complete obedience , and in some respects the system was losing its impetus even by the beginning of the eighteenth century , but the shift from the Greek pattern of virtual independence to the Roman pattern of general obedience in the colonies had been made and there was no reason to think it would be reversed . |
| 7 | Er Nottingham had about three attempts to pinch , and er the last one they were told to put their own house in order , first , because conditions were so much better than in the city . |
| 8 | When Goanese Christians complained of this discrimination they were told to start their own order , which they did very successfully . |
| 9 | The doctor in casualty refused to examine him and he was told to see his own doctor in the morning if he still felt unwell . |
| 10 | I was told to weaken my left-hand grip and the game became a sort of nature ramble . |
| 11 | I was told to get you all stu tangy stuff . |
| 12 | Ireland was told to pull its equal pay socks up or else . |