Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] been [vb pp] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After three centuries of decline , the first steps had been taken on the path to restoration . |
| 2 | The car had been chased up the M1 as far as Newport Pagnall by two Bedfordshire police patrol cars . |
| 3 | A plaque had been hung on the gates : ‘ Fierce Dog — Beware ’ . |
| 4 | Although some remedial work had been carried out the first major improvement was made in 1710 with the completion of a new stone pier . |
| 5 | The pulpit had been wreathed in holly , ivy had been twined up the lectern , garlands of leaves and berries hung from the gallery where 18th-century fiddlers had played before the organ came . |
| 6 | The US authorities claimed that the decision to evacuate Peace Corps workers had been taken on the basis of general intelligence concerning NPA intentions , and that Swanson 's abduction had only become known after the decision had been made . |
| 7 | Born in nearby Berkeley , Renee had been brought up the hard way . |
| 8 | Oyston had been brought up the son of a Durham miner and had moved to Blackpool with his parents when they went to open a boarding house . |
| 9 | The linoleum tiles in the middle area of the floor were rimmed by some new type of carpet , there was a false ceiling and false blinds had been hung on the walls . |
| 10 | As soon as these orders had been carried out the prisoners started to leave . |
| 11 | She said how the old people 's sitting room had been livened up when a few pictures of old Barnsley had been hung on the walls . |
| 12 | Even now , however , no decisions had been taken on the speed of emancipation or the form it should take . |
| 13 | He said more precise figures would not be available until decisions had been taken on the form of restoration . |
| 14 | A little mirror had been hung on the wall of the dressing area . |
| 15 | Charges had been brought in the USA in July 1991 against BCCI 's founder , Agha Hasan Abedi , and BCCI 's former chief operating officer , Swaleh Naqvi [ see p. 38355 ] . |
| 16 | There they had been born , their wicker bassinette had been bumped down the shallow flight of steps to the pavement by their trim nursemaid , young men had called , but not one of the three tall sisters had emerged from the house as a bride . |
| 17 | But Coun. Nicholas Thorne-Wallis ( Lab ) , chairman , said that no final decision had been taken over the proposals and Coun. Mrs Rose Davison ( Lab ) called for more options to be considered by the council . |
| 18 | When our mam died — our dad had been killed down the pit long before — he took me in and brought me up . |
| 19 | After he 'd been offered the job Archie had been taken over the new building to see the general layout . |
| 20 | The Pakistan skipper had been drawn down the pitch by Tufnell 's flight . |