Example sentences of "that [noun] have been [adj] by " in BNC.

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1 Punch published two harsh cartoons and , when at the end of February 1858 the government was defeated , The Times , with possibly a touch of exaggeration , declared that Clanricarde had been able by his ‘ mere presence ’ in the cabinet to destroy an exceptionally strong administration .
2 She put her head on one side , trying to make him understand from the look in her eyes that Stephen had been upset by the references to his mother 's death .
3 Health watchdogs such as Hereford Community Health Council , say that patients have been confused by the NHS reforms .
4 Though none of the hearing details were revealed by the BAF , it is believed that Johnson had been impressed by the evidence delivered by the sprinter .
5 Kuzmitch did mention that Blake had been unimpressed by the American and British intervention in South Korea but so too were a lot of other people .
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