Example sentences of "had be [verb] [adj] [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an estimated 5.5 million Jaguar shares changed hands , Ford confirmed that it had been granted early approval by US regulatory authorities to begin building its stake , immediately prompting speculation that it had entered the market . |
| 2 | Set up in 1979 [ see p. 29817 ] , the primary aim of the SADCC had been to counter economic destabilization by , and regional dependence on , apartheid South Africa . |
| 3 | ( Common safety standards for engineering products had been given final approval by the Council on June 14 . ) |
| 4 | There could hardly be a more serious accusation than these particular killings and they had been given renewed publicity by the secretary of state 's broadcast of only four weeks earlier . |
| 5 | Ashrawi had said on Jordan on Nov. 9 that she and her fellow delegates had been given diplomatic protection by the USA and the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | BMW acknowledged that work on its " E1 Concept Car " had been given added urgency by California 's restrictions on petrol-fuelled and pollution-emitting vehicles . |