Example sentences of "that they have [be] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The solitude and the almost palpable darkness combined to create the feeling that they 'd been draped in a blanket . |
| 2 | But beware — the Black Night 's ghoulish cohorts are everywhere , and rumour has it that they 've been dabbling in the dark arts … |
| 3 | Could she come to terms with the knowledge that they had been conceived in that dreadful place ? |
| 4 | But she did confirm that they had been deposited in the Kazachi Aquarium , which is surrounded by military bases , and not open to the public , before their bid for freedom . |
| 5 | Yesterday , when the Government were defending their postition at the United Nations in Geneva on interrogation procedures and denying that anything untoward was happening , settlements were being awarded in Belfast courts to people who had claimed that they had been assaulted in just those circumstances . |
| 6 | To settle in America they were forced to sign documents stating that they had been persecuted in Russia and were seeking political asylum . |
| 7 | On Feb. 5 lawyers for two Palestinians convicted following the October 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro [ see pp. 34077-79 ] announced that they had been released in December 1990 and had left for Algeria . |
| 8 | But besides being improbable in itself , it can scarcely be true , for Eadmer had mentioned that they had been produced in the royal court after Anselm 's death in 1109 . |
| 9 | Some of the women who were followers of Jesus had returned from the tomb where Jesus had been buried , saying that it was empty , that they had been told in a vision that Jesus had risen from the dead . |
| 10 | Most people refused to believe them and said that they had been faked in Hollywood . |
| 11 | She was surprised to find that it was still not too late , only lunchtime actually , and she was further surprised when Felipe merely informed the other two that they had been driving in the mountains . |
| 12 | The majority of doctors are simply not aware of the dangers attached to Depo-Provera and other injectable contraceptives , nor that they have been prohibited in other countries . |
| 13 | Danie Visser took the opportunity of his selection to South Africa 's first Davis Cup team to be announced since 1978 , to protest that they have been placed in the bottom Group , so that it will take them at least three years to qualify for the World Group . |
| 14 | In view of developments it might be argued that they have been justified in this view . |
| 15 | I am sure that , subject to Mr. Speaker 's ruling , it will be in order to discuss these matters — I know that they have been raised in previous autumn statement debates . |
| 16 | Animals arrive with forged documentation which claims that they have been bred in captivity , and which therefore entitles them to be taken on to other western destinations . |
| 17 | The second area requiring legislation is where older people have been discriminated against to such an extent that they have been put in jeopardy . |
| 18 | Many techniques for stress reduction can be appropriated by the same injunctions to succeed that got you stressed in the first place , and should be discontinued if you spot that they have been subverted in this way ( unless your goal has also changed along the way from stress reduction to record-breaking ) . |