Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [conj] have been [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It can not be an informed decision unless the person who has provided the specimens of breath knows that there are two possible specimens which can be substituted for them and has been given the opportunity of making representations as to which of the two types of specimen it should be .
2 Cotte ( pp. 71 – 2 ) distinguishes two main senses of let , the first of which is described as " the non-intervention of an agent in an action which has been initiated independently of him/her and has been going on already for a certain time " , and can be illustrated by : ( 214 ) He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party .
3 Well you know this next door neighbour of theirs that 's been driving cars all over the place ?
4 Then the fear of him that had been generated bred a will to resist .
5 As there were fewer of us than had been anticipated it was n't necessary to close any of the sections down .
6 Now I mean I am interested in this problem , and I have been involved in situations where teachers have sought help in trying to change their teaching style in the classroom , but in all these cases this help the initiative has been very much from the teachers themselves and they 've wanted to do it , they 've wanted to experiment with it and have been given a lot of support and help with it .
7 The next second the light was gone and Martin with it , and Joe stood in the yard oblivious of the fact that he was without a coat and that the cold was seeping through his pullover , for his outer self was no colder than the feeling within him that had been evoked by Martin 's last words concerning his mother .
8 Well I believe that the report that er is before us that has been moved erm actually sets out a framework which the social service committee is able to work to and to monitor and I see no point whatsoever in referring this back to social services erm to delay further what is the inevitable .
9 He would not state his business , but he had come here to find you , and came to me as having been advertised as executor of Lady Merchiston 's will . ’
10 SO MANY have praised Graeme Hick that there must be more to him than has been revealed .
11 T : That Grease album has got some break beats on it that have been used on loads and loads of stuff .
12 A number of ways are open to us and have been tried throughout the company but a possible answer to this teasing question of motivation
13 This has happened to us and has been reported to us by many other couples .
14 More people with incontinence seem to be consulting their doctors about it than has been found in previous studies , but the procedures carried out by general practitioners still seem to be suboptimal .
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