Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] told " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the day before the I Love Lucy St Patrick 's Day , she 'd been told of a good job with the British Council in the Gilbert Islands . |
| 2 | Ari sat across from the man she 'd been told was her father , appraising him with a critical eye . |
| 3 | Go on and on , I 'd been told . |
| 4 | Murder was habit-forming , so I 'd been told . |
| 5 | It turned out the Australian 's baggage with much expensive equipment had never arrived in Quito , not even made it to the continent ( or so he 'd been told ) , and I sensed he had no sympathy left for any other 's misfortune . |
| 6 | I 'd been told about the Afon Por-Gilli but never got around to finding and paddling it so when I found that I had the first Wednesday of the month off we set off westbound across the border . |
| 7 | If he 'd been told to find her , he 'd wait . |
| 8 | Whitehall would have known , but he 'd been told nothing . |
| 9 | She 'd been told it was malignant and now , in a few minutes , a surgeon would remove it . |
| 10 | But what should I do now that I 'd been told about Belinda 's feelings ? |
| 11 | I 'd been told a lot of stories |
| 12 | He 'd gone and been impressed with what he 'd been told by the visiting medium , though he was n't convinced . |
| 13 | Keep your eyes open , he 'd been told . |
| 14 | It had n't been what they 'd been told to expect by the Daily Mail . |
| 15 | He would have felt no less if he 'd been told that Berowne was dead of a coronary or killed in a car smash . |
| 16 | We 'd been told by the guardian that the bolts on the climb were ‘ good . ’ |
| 17 | Two Spanish climbers above us were working on the overhanging 6b pitches and although we 'd been told you could aid the whole section it was obvious from the stance that the bolts were too far apart . |
| 18 | We 'd been told which room would be used for the meeting so we did n't have to search the whole building . |
| 19 | Some tenants to whom this happens every few months said they 'd been told that next time they 'd have to sort it out themselves . |
| 20 | Topaz Chilcott would give her a sly looks She 'd been told by Tipper , who would n't leave the subject alone , that all tinkers were sly . |
| 21 | There had been ‘ complications ’ and she 'd been told she could n't have children . |
| 22 | I wondered what she was doing , whether she was the eyeful I 'd been told , and whether she 'd appreciate a neighbourly call at two a.m . |
| 23 | I wish I 'd been told early on what I looked like and what I was doing to my body . |
| 24 | 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 ! |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But all the time I 'd been attending the doctor I 'd been told , first of all it was gall stones |
| 27 | Erin kicked Khaur over to where he 'd been told to sit when the pilot first landed at the burrow to ferry them back to headquarters . |
| 28 | She feared often that it might not fill the House , but it was true and strong and she 'd been told it was pleasing . |
| 29 | People with cats live longer , I 'd been told . |
| 30 | ‘ No , ’ replied Sorge , which was what he 'd been told to say . |