Example sentences of "[been] [adv] [vb pp] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So as not to arouse suspicion , they continued fishing as usual , and when one of the bodies was discovered on the beach of Predmouth Bay a week later it had been so battered on the rocks that the Justices at Fowey had no reason to suspect foul play . |
| 2 | Functionalist explanations of the role and rewards of professionals have been strongly criticized on the grounds that they make the following assumptions , all of which are questionable . |
| 3 | A practical consequence of this relationship has been that from the late nineteenth century onwards managerially and technically trained personnel have been well represented on the boards of major German companies . |
| 4 | But in visiting units who would shortly be involved in the repatriation of the Cossacks , and in discussions with Gen Keightley and his staff , we believe that McCreery would have been fully briefed on the plans for the Cossack repatriation operation which had been issued by 5 Corps to all divisional commands the previous day , 24 May [ KP 245 ] . |
| 5 | The glowering Moi had been rewarded by the French plantation director with five piasters for each of them , and he and his brother had been publicly beaten on the soles of their feet by a group of overseers wielding heavy staves . |