Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [be] tell [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody wanted to be cruel enough to hurt me because they thought I was so vulnerable at that time and I really wish I 'd been told that I looked disgusting ! |
| 2 | I went through a period of depression erm I 'd been attending the doctor I 'd been told that I was suffering from various illnesses , but nothing helped . |
| 3 | I had been told that the new drug had side-effects . |
| 4 | In 1980 , coming back from a hospital in the States where I had been told that I ought to have an operation ( interestingly on my throat — it was as though all the tension caused by what I could not say was caught up there ) , I saw that I had to be free of this . |
| 5 | I had been told that the Asaimara inhabited Bahdu and Aussa while the Adoimara occupied the rest of the country . |
| 6 | At Bilen I had often asked what happened to the Awash , curious to find out why this large river never reached the sea , and I had been told that it ended in a great lake at the foot of a mighty mountain called Goumarri in Aussa , where apparently there were many lakes , great forests and some cultivation . |
| 7 | I was not very worried as I had been told that the school was very good . |
| 8 | I had been told that er he 'd made threats against his wife and er his wife was living with somebody else at that time and he 'd made threats against him . |
| 9 | As I said I I had been told that er he was associated with and they had been planning ar armed robberies in the past . |
| 10 | I 've been told since , I was told yesterday |
| 11 | It 's just the way they roll the curler on so I 've been told but erm whether it 's simple as that or not I do n't know . |
| 12 | ‘ Now I 've been told that I 've lost my place and I 'm very disappointed . ’ |
| 13 | I 've been told that a 486SX machine is faster than a corresponding 386DX machine . |
| 14 | I feel I 'm just regarded as a neurotic woman I 've been told that by Mr I 've found that is was very yes I have do n't deny it . |
| 15 | I have n't been referred to a rheumatologist , as I 've been told that I 'm very young and prone to worrying too much about becoming disabled . |
| 16 | I 've been told that these big old country houses are beautiful . |
| 17 | " I want you to go away , because I 've been told that Timothy is in love with you . |
| 18 | I 've been told that prices go to the publishers six weeks before publication , but in this instance the price had changed three months previously . |
| 19 | You know , I 've been told that I do n't like women . |
| 20 | I 've been told that men do n't like women , period . |
| 21 | Any subject er three seems to suit , all odd numbers , funny enough , seem to better than o even numbers , I du n no why , but erm maybe I 've been told that by so many judges I begin to believe it . |
| 22 | I 've been told when I do get settled into my new home , maybe that I 'll be able to have Darren home once a month . |
| 23 | As far as I 've been told and remember , Dad 's always been on the boat , yeah . |
| 24 | I know I 'm too thin , I do n't like what I look like and I 've been told if I lose any more weight I 'll have to give up work and be admitted to hospital . |
| 25 | As she saw movement near the doors Eleanor said , ‘ I have been told that you in America enjoy such freedom that socialism is not needed . |
| 26 | Lynch , who fell on Barney Maclyvie at the first 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have been told that a lot of good jockeys have fallen at the first fence in their first ride in the National and then gone on to win the race next time . |
| 27 | I have been told that fitting the larger tyres will give a better top speed , and a better ride , is that correct ? |
| 28 | I have been told that the only solution is to run with the hubs locked out all the time , but is there a better solution ? |
| 29 | I have been told that the torque converter locks up in low low . |
| 30 | I know what I see when I look at the grass and I have been told that the colour is called ‘ green ’ . |