Example sentences of "'s been [vb pp] by a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not a frog that 's been kissed by a princess or whatever the fairy tale is . |
| 2 | It 's been caused by a delay in the operation to move a bridge crossing the M4 near the Severn estuary . |
| 3 | It 's been hit by a dose of fly spray ! |
| 4 | So we can now advise people that if they take a bird in that 's been injured by a cat , they give it a shot of antibiotics — great , cures the septicaemia . |
| 5 | And as for the delay in writing , do n't you have any idea how time-consuming it is , looking after someone who 's been paralysed by a stroke ? ’ |
| 6 | It 's been developed by a farmer 's wife . |
| 7 | It 's been developed by a consultant diabetologist , Dr S Greene , and his wife Alexandra , with cartoons by Barrie Appleby of Beano fame . |
| 8 | And Derek 's been replaced by a machine ! |
| 9 | That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real . |
| 10 | That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real . |
| 11 | Geoffrey is recuperating from er er an operation on his back , and Barbara , although not here this morning , hopefully may well be here this afternoon , but she 's been incapacitated by a fall which er , broke her leg . |
| 12 | It 's been owned by a church charity since the 17th century and a nice little earner it is too . |
| 13 | Not unless London 's been invaded by a bunch of fucking fire-eaters who have n't quite mastered the trick yet . ’ |