Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] on [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have been spied on by the paparazzi , betrayed by trusted servants , embarrassed by indiscreet friends , and have had to endure a constant torrent of innuendo , gossip , lies and half-truths in newspapers , magazines and books — none of which are they able to repudiate . |
| 2 | On July 14 Ghozali gave evidence to the court about the events of June 1991 , when the army had been called on to the streets of Algiers to combat FIS supporters [ see p. 38312 ] . |
| 3 | Teresa , who has regularly been called on by the Clothes Show and TV-am as well as many famous faces , will demonstrate simple application tips and talk about how to choose make-up from the bewildering choice available . |
| 4 | Other events have been laid on for the old-timers , including a tour on Wednesday of Craigantlet hillclimb , one of the oldest events in the British championship , and an autotest at Ballywalter on Thursday afternoon . |
| 5 | Is he not ashamed that so many children have been thrown on to the streets of Scotland while he has been Prime Minister ? |
| 6 | Those costs have been passed on to the residents , so the gap has widened . |
| 7 | Years of close military co-operation , including joint work in missile development , have given Egypt valuable information about its former Iraqi ally , which has presumably been passed on to the Americans . |
| 8 | In a highly competitive market the returns would be a satisfactory performance measure ; for a monopolist it might merely reflect that any inefficiencies in service have been passed on to the customers who have no choice but to pay the higher prices . |
| 9 | The deputy chief of France 's air and border police , Mr Pierre Quilici , said the warning had been passed on by the Americans several days ago . |
| 10 | Just a few hours earlier British troops had been sent on to the streets of Northern Ireland . |