Example sentences of "[pron] have been [verb] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd been kicked by a horse and lost two front teeth and he took me out to lunch and gave me asparagus . |
| 2 | I felt like I 'd been kicked by a camel but I still needed food , so I polished off the eclair , belched with all the decorum I could , and started eyeing up a Danish pastry . |
| 3 | All this time I had been followed by a police car which now stopped . |
| 4 | By September , I had been joined by a director of studies and in November the first draft of a Development Plan for Banbury was published . |
| 5 | When I went through the Blackfriars underpass I felt as though I had been hit by a brick , ’ she said . |
| 6 | I 've been asked by a market research to do I 've got a tape on it 's for , dictionaries . |
| 7 | There 's things that we are doing like I 've been told by a couple of people this evening the autumn programme they think it 's very good very progressive very enjoyable I thi that that to me that reinforces the autumn programme by several people so people who here are people here this evening feel they we say something about what is n't on the agenda or what is on the agenda but I think that 's what the meetings for but I do n't think it 's a bad exercise to talk to the people who actually pay come in the building I mean I think that 's a valid exercise . |
| 8 | I do n't think I am taking this line merely because I have been corrupted by a philosophical training and can not come off the fence . |
| 9 | Ever since James brought me the clothes of that unfortunate young girl , I have been beset by a conviction that I failed to notice something of importance . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I have been contacted by a number of my constituents , who work for Clwyd County Council , expressing their concerns about the way they will be represented during the period of local government reorganisation . |
| 11 | ‘ In deciding where to look for additional revenue , I have been guided by a number of principles . |
| 12 | Dear Mr Kleiber , I have been requested by a client to approach you , concerning a matter of business . |
| 13 | Already I have been approached by a leading soft drinks manufacturer to host the world mountain skateboarding championships down a terrifying course on Sgurr Alasdair . |
| 14 | Tucker admits : ‘ I have been approached by a big Welsh club and I know at least four others in the team who have too . |
| 15 | I have been told by a friend that this is an early AA key , and that it is quite valuable . |
| 16 | This random sample will cover more than 10pc of the population of the inner city area which has been hit by a number of social and economic problems . |
| 17 | A village which has been hit by a big increase in crime has become the first in Britain to install video cameras on its roads . |
| 18 | For my purposes , it suffices if I say that one of the questions was whether an original lessee is liable to pay a rent which has been increased by a variation in the terms of the lease reached between the assignee and the landlord . |
| 19 | The group was formed by the concerted actions of a few individuals in the area of the Yellow Creek , near Middlesboro , Kentucky in an attempt to clean up and prevent further pollution in their local stream which has been contaminated by a local tannery sending the untreated waste from its chemical processing into the sewage treatment plant of the city of Middlesboro . |
| 20 | For a country which has been disabled by a generation of violence , forgetting may be impossible . |
| 21 | As the 3,200 workers leave the works for an uncertain future , British Steel will begin cooling down its three blast furnaces in a risky operation which has been attacked by a cross-party alliance , including the Scottish Secretary , Mr Malcolm Rifkind . |
| 22 | That scheme rests upon an interpretation of liberal ideals and the justice of the market order for the distribution of wealth and power which has been overshadowed by a rival interpretation of liberalism and a redefinition of legitimate market relations . |
| 23 | As a matter of principle , the bank in such circumstances should not be entitled to rely on the transaction and this is the view which has been taken by a series of authorities going back to the beginning of this century . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , this year 's rally looks set to gain from the St Lucia connection , which has been cemented by a three-year contract . |
| 25 | Yves Rocher 's Massage Glove , £9.95 a desc with rounded spokes and a handle which has been designed by a physiotherapist and promises an effective massage . |
| 26 | They have been replaced in many areas by an urban , overwhelmingly middle-class population which has been attracted by a combination of cheap housing ( until the late 1960s ) and by an idealized view of rural life which their ownership of a car has at last allowed them to indulge . |
| 27 | The distinction between implicit and explicit aspects is not a clear-cut one , which has been established by a sharp definition . |
| 28 | This may be the fact of their having been enacted by a specific body , or their long customary practice , or their relation to judicial decisions . |
| 29 | Despite — some would say because of — the cosy consensus which had been created by a powerful nuclear lobby with tacit political support , the development of nuclear power in Britain has not followed a smooth path . |
| 30 | Rod Richards , the Tory MP for Clwyd North West , was speaking at an impromptu Press conference called during a constituency surgery at Rhyl which had been picketed by a small group of demonstrators objecting to his stance over the issue of pit closures . |