Example sentences of "had been turn [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growth hormone gene had been turned on in all the cells throughout the body and the increased production of the growth hormone had resulted in increased growth . |
| 2 | By midday the Common had been turned over with meticulous care , the pools dragged and the frogmen sent down . |
| 3 | When he had broached the subject — tentatively — he had been turned down with surprising sharpness . |
| 4 | His was a series which I selected , one which had been turned down by one of my more ‘ authentic ’ colleagues , but it was a wonderful success . |
| 5 | It denied , however , that the reactor was one of two which had been turned off after particular criticism . |