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The phrase "and be told" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to receiving information or instructions from someone else.
Example: "I would like to ask questions and be told the answers directly."
Alternatives: "and receive guidance" or "and get informed".
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"They shouldn't have to write to one organisation and be told it's not their responsibility.
It'll be headache to get there and be told you're missing one scrap of paper.
Instead, people would receive vouchers and be told to buy their own insurance.
I should phone and be told by some snippy little secretary that he's busy?
She would volunteer for charities and be told she was not needed.
"When I was little, I'd go to school and be told what to do.
A suspect can be shown a card bearing a latent fingerprint and be told: "This is your fingerprint.
We would ask for things when shopping and be told yes or no on a case-by-case basis.
I should phone and be told that, by law, a super PAC cannot coordinate or communicate with a candidate's campaign?
"We were woken up very early," she said, "only to arrive and be told the flight has been canceled".
"We were not about to have the president make a call and be told no," one official explained.
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