Example sentences of "have been laid [adv prt] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The underlying Lower Limestone Shale is also interpreted as a shallow water sequence , but some beds are believed to have been laid down in poorly aerated conditions ( George 1958 ) and may therefore contain source material . |
| 2 | The duties of the workhouse doctor had been laid down in 1868 by order of the Poor Law Board : |
| 3 | He had been working since the 1820s on his theory that ‘ grand geometrical lines ’ had been laid out in ancient times across the country and that these were indicated by old boundaries and markers . |
| 4 | ‘ Hitherto , their duties have been laid down in professional guidance . |
| 5 | Yes , Chair , I , I mean I support the criteria that 's been laid out in five two there , I think it 's very important that we do actually , important that we do actually highlight the issue of low pay , and where it 's occurring , and in , in some way that then prevents companies , the , the unscrupulous type of companies that would come in to exploit that , from actually doing it , since most people would then be aware it , and I think that the last speaker 's just suggested that it 's an extremely cheap way of obtaining masses of information about Shropshire 's erm , earnings levels , and I think that 's very important that we are , and do come to grips with that , and clearly could n't afford officer time to be spent on , on merely collating that all the time . |