Example sentences of "but he have been told " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver looked from the Dodger to Charley Bates with great surprise and confusion , but he had been told not to ask questions . |
| 2 | Whitehall would have known , but he 'd been told nothing . |
| 3 | There is , he says , an old Lappish church near its eastern edge ; he has never seen it but he has been told of it by an old Lapp who lives near the lakes western edge . |
| 4 | There is a wealth of revealing evidence on the attitudes that affect reading : ‘ His daddy always takes him to bed , and he says ‘ Can I have a story ? ’ said an engineer 's wife , ‘ but he 's been told now that he 's getting a bit too old for stories ’ ’ [ ‘ He ’ is four ] ( Newson and Newson , 1968 , p.274 ) ; ‘ Then I read her a story , ’ said an actor 's wife , ‘ and Rupert listens , and then I show Rupert his little book ’ ’ [ Rupert being sixteen months old ] ( ibid . |
| 5 | But he 's been told he should have shaved if he 'd wanted the job . |