Sentence examples for been told when the from inspiring English sources

A clerk who answered the telephone there said she had not been told when the last day would be.

The detainee said he was being held with about 40 other Haitians, the lawyer said, and he had not been told when the government planned to deport him.

"I'm walking here, buddy," I've been told, when the fact of the matter was so was I, without inconveniencing anyone with my multitasking.

The two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the nature of the security measures, said, however, that they had not been told when the authority expected to have the system finished.

Coleraine had argued they had not been told when the suspension was effective.

It's handy to be told when the groceries we purchase most are on sale.

"We were told when the university was being built that we would never see the tops of the buildings.

"Not until spring," I was told, when the next batch of pigs will be fattened for the pot.

You have about one-fiftieth of a second to react, I'm told, when the fish strikes, which sounds impossible.

Pearl did as she was told; when the train reached Times Square, she followed Olga through the door, pointed the parcel at her, and pulled the wire.

He said another 10 people were also being held at Harmondsworth, waiting to be told when the deportation flight was scheduled to depart.