Example sentences of "he [verb] been [verb] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disappointment that Feargal was n't the man she had thought him had been replaced by a sadness for things not to be . |
| 2 | When the last goodbyes and blessings on him had been murmured by the ladies , two dimmed lanterns were provided by Mrs Prynn the housekeeper , and the priest was led down to the kitchens and into the stables , under the floor of which a tunnel led steeply down to the shore . |
| 3 | If the NRPB gets the contract to conduct the survey , Reissland wants to compare death rates among servicemen and scientists present during the tests with records of their individual exposure to radiation — as recorded by the film badges which , he has been assured by the MoD , all those present wore . |
| 4 | The German academics very prudently ignored him for forty years ; but lately , to the disgrace of Germany , he has been discovered by an English critic . |
| 5 | He has been wanted by a string of clubs , including Manchester United , who last season saw Pearce as the final piece in a title jigsaw . |
| 6 | He has been seen by the police surgeon who certified him fit to be detained . |
| 7 | Since then he has been seen by the right-wing as Maggie 's prince-in-waiting , but his skill has been that he has remained very much in favour with the Major Government where his ability and amiability won him respect . |
| 8 | He has been goaded by the obstacles to expansion and the punishing VAT rate of 18.6 per cent that is imposed on imports in his own country . |
| 9 | One BGS officer is in post and he has been supported by a consultant editor . |
| 10 | Recently , he confesses , he has been plagued by a recurring dream in which all these Hollywood types he barely knows are asking to borrow his toothbrush . |
| 11 | ( d ) Warnings Section 2(4) ( a ) states : Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger of which he has been warned by the occupier , the warning is not to be treated without more as absolving the occupier from liability , unless in all the circumstances it was enough to enable the visitor to be reasonably safe . |
| 12 | ‘ He has been hit by the recession like everyone else . ’ |
| 13 | The Magistrate will record the complaint in the words of the party — as he has been instructed by the outdoor proctor — and the case will then go on , subject to the same conditions as at present . ’ |
| 14 | Fluent in English and Spanish , he has been seconded by the Japan External Trade Organisation ( JETRO ) and recruited from the Sumitomo Corporation where his career spans over 30 years . |
| 15 | After trading for some months , he has been approached by a company which says it owns the rights to the trade name Pizza Parlour and that he must desist from using it . |
| 16 | He has been described by The Times as ‘ the key figure among Labour 's communications advisers ’ . |
| 17 | He has been helped by a generous dollop of hype . |
| 18 | Mr Bush , a former US diplomat in Beijing , has countered by hinting that when his traducers were fully acquainted with the facts , his actions would be justified — and typically he has been angered by the ‘ personal ’ nature of the criticism . |
| 19 | While Edwards claims he has been encouraged by the response to his proposals from a National Trust officer who visited the site , his scheme — due to be put into effect next summer — were immediately condemned by the British Mountaineering Council 's general secretary Derek Walker . |
| 20 | He has been succeeded by the equally hard working Ken Lake , whose job among other things is to co-ordinate the various partnerships with the regional secretaries and keep ESCA 's profile high amongst the school cricket fraternity . |
| 21 | He has been protected by a team of Special Branch officers , moving him from location to location . |
| 22 | Even he has been drugged by the system and anaesthetized against the perception of his own misery . |
| 23 | ( a ) As leader of the party in power , he has been chosen by the electorate , has control over the party machinery and can normally rely on the strength of party loyalty to maintain his position . |
| 24 | ‘ They pretended that Paul was hit by a ricochet , but the evidence was clear that he 'd been hit by a direct shot . |
| 25 | Told Tyler Beck he 'd been hit by a truck . |
| 26 | He 'd been hit by a car three weeks before , and he had a broken arm and pelvis . |
| 27 | Hugh was not an absolutely brilliant solicitor but he knew when he 'd been out-manoeuvred by a ruthless opponent . |
| 28 | ‘ I think he 'd been fascinated by the wooden leg banging on the floor . |
| 29 | He 'd gone and been impressed with what he 'd been told by the visiting medium , though he was n't convinced . |
| 30 | Mr was well aware because he 'd been told by the plaintiffs solicitors that the plaintiffs received terms for cover or to obtain interest on their costs , the plaintiffs solicitors wrote specifically to Mr enquiring was his offer in , in the sum of forty two thousand pounds , that 's er the possible agreed settlement figure for costs , er if it was inclusive or exclusive of interest erm there were some delay but er Mr wrote back in due course making clear that interest was n't included , I should also say that in Mr er proposed bill of costs he had disallowed interest for a fairly short period in respect of both the plaintiffs bill of costs and the defendants bill of costs and the plaintiffs solicitors do n't appear to have erm taken any point on that , but as I say it , the point as to interest was specifically raised by the plaintiffs solicitors letter and er I 'm quite satisfied on the correspondence that they when it came to the matter were seen , were desires of obtaining interest in respect of their costs . |