Example sentences of "been [vb pp] by [art] [adj] forces " in BNC.

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1 The degree of dispersion away from these concentrations has been limited by the same forces that have prevented low-income people in general from moving into suburban environments , combined with a desire for being amongst their own people in an essentially alien culture .
2 Geologists , mapping the site , found it difficult to understand how they could have been shaped by the normal forces of erosion .
3 The next day reports indicated that all oil installation , ports and water desalination plants had been mined by the Iraqi forces .
4 He now emerged and joined Ras Yemer , whose lands had been pillaged by the Shoan forces .
5 Figures published in the Independent of Nov. 28 stated that 13 Palestinians had been killed by the Israeli forces during November ( compared with six in November 1991 ) , one Israeli had been killed by Palestinians ( as in November 1991 ) and four " collaborators " had been killed by Palestinians ( compared with six ) .
6 Two points are worth remembering from all this : perfect swims do n't last forever and for every one that declines another will have been changed by the same forces into an excellent one .
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