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Discover LudwigThe part of a sentence "told to wait" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a passive construction where the subject (the person who was told) is not mentioned and the focus is on the action (being told). It is often used to describe an instruction or request given to someone. Example: During their meeting, Amanda was told to wait outside while the boss discussed some urgent matters with her colleagues.
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Instead, corporate America was told to wait.
She was told to wait.
He was told to wait.
They were told to wait.
They have to be told to wait.
"We've been told to wait every year and nothing changes".
I was told to wait outside the imaging room.
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Often parents were not 'warned' or told that there could be potential cognitive and behavioural after-effects, others were told to 'wait and see'.
He said he was told to wait for a court date.
"We have been told to wait," she said.
The film crew was stopped, questioned and "told to wait at a nearby pool hall, in the middle of nowhere.
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