Example sentences of "we have been [vb pp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd been told by the guardian that the bolts on the climb were ‘ good . ’ |
| 2 | Heather Watts , buying and merchandising controller for High Street chain Sock Shop says ‘ We 've been affected by the shift in hemlines and women are now buying sheers rather than opaques . |
| 3 | If these figures are right that we 've been given by the department and I 'm not saying them whether they 're right or whether they 're wrong but well we have to r rely on what we 're getting this is why Mr is sending this lot to the Chief Executive for him to do some work I think it 's very important that it is done independently , not by the independent sector but by done independently . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've been asked by the Cancer Research Campaign to press on as fast as possible . ’ |
| 5 | At least that 's what we 've been told by the seat-cover suppliers , Courtaulds Textiles , which produces the terribly natty ‘ Renaissance ’ decor for Rover 's new Metro . |
| 6 | We had been defeated by the surreal , mock execution and chocky bickies . |
| 7 | But anyway , the railways there was a spurt on between in the late sixties on the railway and that 's when I think I was sure , not only because I was a branch secretary at the time but I 'm sure that all the British Railways there was a greater awareness of the fact that we had been deceived by the word nationalization . |
| 8 | For fourteen years we have been bashed by the Tories , we have been led by a pound of poof T U C and as now it 's time to stand up and be counted . |
| 9 | But Birmingham secretary Alan Jones said : ‘ We have been instructed by the receiver to call an EGM with the resolution that the Kumar brothers be removed from their office as directors . ’ |
| 10 | We have been instructed by the Malawian authorities who are responsible for our fees and nobody else is . ’ |
| 11 | We have been asked by the County Council to do these works and as far as we are concerned we will comply with them . |
| 12 | WE have been asked by the owners of the Lal Qila restaurants in Bath Street , Southport and Red Lion Buildings , Liverpool Road North , Maghull , to make it clear that they have no connection with a takeaway of the same name which was the subject of court proceedings reported in Wednesday 's Echo . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend identifies precisely the problem with which we have been landed by the Government and British Rail . |
| 14 | But Mr. Dean said : ‘ Like many businesses in the leisure industry , we have been hit by the recession . |
| 15 | Did it relate in some way to the fact that millions of years ago our gill-bearing ancestors crawled out of the pond , and ever since we have been paralysed by the thought of a return to it ? |
| 16 | I remember running on the rolling lawns of Kikuyu grass before dinner , the night noises of the exceptionally vocal African insect life striking up as it quickly grew dark , night unrolling from the ground upwards ; bullfrogs — in fact all manner of rana and bufo-frogs the size of a pair of roiled-up rugby socks , toads with great horned eyebrows , and tiny , reddish , darting amphibians , starting to howl , shriek , growl , and purr , a backdrop to our dinner on the terrace to which we have been summoned by the stirring , thrilling , beating of a gong hung from a pair of tusks . |
| 17 | Again , we have been fooled by the CAA , who have left off the quarter mill what the half mill guys have n't — the wartime airfield of Chedburgh ( M ) whence 214 and 620 Squadrons flew Short Stirlings during World War Two . |
| 18 | Davenport added : ‘ There is no doubt we have been affected by the FA Cup success and a hard schedule . |
| 19 | The the words which we have been given by the product engineer , is that the Department of Transport , and that was his words , committed to this scheme . |
| 20 | ‘ We have been overwhelmed by the response . |
| 21 | In the four months that have elapsed since we asked for your help in the aftermath of the Jason Donovan libel case , we have been overwhelmed by the show of goodwill and support from friends of THE FACE around the world . |
| 22 | We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and help we have received , the generous gifts , and the people who have made extra contributions on this , our special day . |
| 23 | However , as we become more emotionally mature , we begin to see that we have been hurt by the inconsistencies of our parents . |
| 24 | In our approach to those negotiations , we have been guided by the views expressed in debates in the House . |
| 25 | We have been told by the Cotswold Pig Development Company that they believe the ‘ White F1 hybrid sows ’ would stand up to outdoor conditions . |
| 26 | As my hon. Friends the Members for Wyre ( Mr. Mans ) and for Thurrock have said , people expected to be protected by central Government , but we have been told by the Labour party that there will be no limit whatsoever on spending . |
| 27 | Those of you who were present at the AGM will be aware that we have been told by the GAP that the Society 's grant will be drastically reduced during the next few years and will cease after 1991 . |
| 28 | We have been approached by the leader of a Youth Club who organises displays by the young girls in flag waving and club swinging . |
| 29 | We have been retained by the board of Acquiring Client plc ( ‘ Client ’ ) , a client of KPMG [ Office ] , to act as lead financial adviser and to make an offer on behalf of Client to the holders of shares in Target plc ( ‘ Target ’ ) . |
| 30 | What we think of as us has been fashioned by the years of work . |