Example sentences of "they have [adv] been [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd just been told the George Hotel was n't important enough to be listed , but the protestors vowed to physically stop the demolition team if necessary and it looked as if they had the backing of the Planning Authority . |
| 2 | He says they 've already been allowed a judicial review over the ban on deer hunting by Somerset Council and we 've requested one in the case of Hampshire . |
| 3 | They were n't real officers , they had just been given a military rank to sit on the tribunal . ’ |
| 4 | But we did n't want to cause embarrassment — after all , they had just been awarded a ‘ Proddy ’ award for services to dogs ! |
| 5 | She assured us they had only been worn a few times . |
| 6 | They had always been fed a diet of worksheets which led them along step by step — now they were thinking and making decisions for themselves . |
| 7 | A year later and they had all been given a rise of one penny a day . |
| 8 | In these withdrawal classes they have frequently been offered an inappropriate , low-level curricular experience accompanied by low teacher expectation — just as many disruptive children have . |
| 9 | In the midst of the proceedings , when they have already been given the Ten Commandments and much besides , and Moses is on the summit of Sinai receiving more torah to relay to them , they rebel . |
| 10 | They have all been voted the most boring people in America , according to a poll in Mademoiselle magazine . |