Example sentences of "told [to-vb] [pron] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | When Goanese Christians complained of this discrimination they were told to start their own order , which they did very successfully . |