Example sentences of "have [been] [verb] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their friendship has been called a unique political ménage à trois . |
| 2 | Oak has been given a rich honey-toned stain for a kitchen with a cosy farmhouse feel . |
| 3 | A CLEAN sweep at the Treasury , where Norman Lamont has been given a whole new team of ministers . |
| 4 | It has been given a signed framed photograph of Gary Lineker and a football signed by all the Tottenham Hotspur players . |
| 5 | The standard glow switch , as it is known , has been given a paradoxical new life by the recent arrival of energy-saving lamps . |
| 6 | ‘ She paid her own ticket from Australia for the interview , and has been running a much-respected heavy metal magazine there , ’ said Dave . |
| 7 | The approach of the project has been to develop a computable disaggregated model of the economy which differs from , for example , the Treasury model of distinguishing as many as 39 industries and a comparable level of detail in other sectors of the economy . |
| 8 | She said she 'd been following a higher moral law . |
| 9 | ‘ If Debbie had lost a leg she would have been given a customised artificial limb and provided with physiotherapy at the hospital and at home , ’ says Mrs Finni . |
| 10 | The effect of such a marriage , had it ever taken place , would have been to create a substantial English-dominated fief on France 's northern and eastern borders which would have been a northern equivalent of Aquitaine . |
| 11 | So your ideal system would have been to have a few strategic Cabinet committees beneath the Cabinet that would have done all the most controversial business ? |
| 12 | Duncan 's small room , with a metal-framed cot , small table and two chairs , was one of the best in the hotel , having been repainted a sickly pale green only six months earlier . |
| 13 | One of his ideas had been to take a small naval party with him who would attempt to scuttle a ship in the harbour mouth . |
| 14 | The initial aim in forming the DUP had been to create a united unionist party which would be as orthodox in its constitutional position as the Unionist Party of Craig and Brookeborough . |
| 15 | Haroun had been given a small separate room at the end of the hut , as befitted a VIP . |
| 16 | He had been to Martin Finkelstein 's bar mitzvah and had been given a small white hat , which was still on his mantelpiece at home . |
| 17 | She had been given a plain black dress with a crisp white apron and a mob-cap . |
| 18 | To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off . |
| 19 | A few days ago , some hooligan or other walked into our bedroom , mine and Jane 's — and lifted " Suddenly , as the thought struck him , he jerked back in his chair , as if he had been given a minor electric shock , and stared at Alice , his jaw literally dropping . |
| 20 | In view of future events it is important to note the absence of detail on agriculture , even though this had been designated a special economic activity which would be handled completely at the supranational level . |
| 21 | While the area had been designated a National Archaeological Reserve , he expressed fear of looting from the site . |
| 22 | He turned out to be an inspector of taxes with whom I had been conducting a mini back-duty enquiry and which was in the concluding stages . |
| 23 | Only then did he fully realize that he had been experiencing a mild dull pressure in the head , as well as the nausea , physical and mental fatigue . |
| 24 | This significant increase in industrial concentration through merger activity would not have been possible if the government had been operating a tough anti-merger policy . |
| 25 | The king 's original intention , goaded by the Pope 's refusal to grant him a divorce , had been to effect a greater lay control of an uncertain church . |
| 26 | The Harp , who had been chasing a fifth consecutive Division One title , were also thrown out of the Queensferry Sports Challenge Cup and this decision was upheld by the Coast FA . |
| 27 | At the end of October , we learned that WGEC had been awarded a major new contract with BP . |
| 28 | Matthew had been making a detailed fire-protection plan for the acres which Fairfax had wanted to replant or afforest . |
| 29 | At one minute it seemed that he had been having a fine old dream about Humans and banquets and the Frost Giantess frying on a spit . |
| 30 | She had been having a little innocent fun . |