Example sentences of "[verb] to [be] told the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people want to be told the truth , and to be given a clear lead towards the action needed for recovery . ’ |
| 2 | He did not even wait to be told the subject of the phone call . |
| 3 | He deserved to be told the truth to his face . |
| 4 | The señora now arrives to be told the story . |
| 5 | After his last visit , he had gone to her and begged to be told the truth . |
| 6 | ‘ That must have cost a pretty penny , ’ Mickey Aronson declared , not really expecting to be told the price . |
| 7 | He handed the plastic bag to the white-coated technician and asked to be told the moment the fingerprints were identified . |
| 8 | The second truism is one I shall need to answer the question : why should we want to be told the truth ? |
| 9 | Trainer 's wife , best friend — either way , she had to be told the truth . |