Example sentences of "already [been] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You have already been given a full briefing on the facts , ’ said the President . |
| 2 | The hypothesis is that we have now reached the end of the particular combination known as Fordism and are embarking on an as yet embryonic and relatively unknown period , but one which has already been given a name — neo-Fordism . |
| 3 | Chris had already been given a severe ticking-off when he 'd admitted to the box-office that he 'd lost count of the number of tickets and cheques he 'd stuffed into all his suit pockets . |
| 4 | ( In the Soviet Union a draft law allowing all citizens to obtain a passport quickly had already been given a first reading , and the Soviet delegate estimated that between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 Soviet citizens could decide to emigrate " in the first two to three years " . ) |
| 5 | But if he accepts integrity and knows that some victims of emotional injury have already been given a right to compensation , he will have a reason for deciding in favour of Mrs. McLoughlin nevertheless . |
| 6 | They had found a small table tucked in between three long ones , and had already been given a jug of iced water , a long loaf , a pot of butter and a plate of olives . |
| 7 | By late afternoon at least 50 passengers had called off their trips on Flight 51 , while French airport police stepped up security that had already been tightened a week ago because of a feared terrorist attack . |
| 8 | The judge said he 'd already been punished a thousand times . |
| 9 | Each of the words within the compounds has already been assigned a root-index as in table 4.5 . |
| 10 | We have already been using a few special words , and as we shall be using several more , let's define the meaning of some words and phrases connected with pruning . |
| 11 | Patients randomised to the tablet groups were advised to continue their pre-trial diets — unless they had already been taking a high fibre diet — in which case they were encouraged to reduce their fibre intake during the trial . |
| 12 | More than a third of the population — almost 20 million — watched the compilation of clips from earlier shows , which had already been screened a year before . |
| 13 | He says they 've already been allowed a judicial review over the ban on deer hunting by Somerset Council and we 've requested one in the case of Hampshire . |
| 14 | And I 've already been offered a job as buyer for a group of chain stores which have each got a radio department . |
| 15 | If you have already been offered a job and have agreed on a job description with your future service manager , then you may like to analyse it in the same way . |
| 16 | But I mean , my dad always invites his staff to have a drink at the end of the evening and I mean , most of them have already been bought a drink during the course of the evening , anyway , so they 're entitled to it . |
| 17 | Barcelona had already been refused a penalty , but they soon drew level through Julio Salinas , the deceptively inelegant striker who has taken Gary Lineker 's reluctant ill-fitted role on the right wing and , on Saturday , made such a good job of it that he might have had a hat-trick but for Francisco Buyo 's reflexes . |
| 18 | At any point of the communication process , there will have already been established a certain linguistic and non-linguistic environment . |
| 19 | The defects of the present set-up were inherited from the previous regime and those who see Prean 's point of view and are aware of the dissatisfaction of many players at the way in which computer points are calculated had already been planning a more advanced system . |