Example sentences of "been [verb] with [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | In Asia , the miracle rice was wiped out in many areas because it had not been treated with the necessary chemicals . |
2 | as has been done with the two examples in the previous section . |
3 | The problem with the mixtures is that they have never been proved in the classical homoeopathic way , as had been done with the original remedies . |
4 | It was not until the political and economic Thatcher revolution of the 1980s , in which the creation of wealth was given priority over its equitable distribution , that a start could be made in reestablishing British influence in world affairs , although this process has been beset with the economic problems of the late 1980s . |
5 | Rifle Range No more progress has been made with the necessary repairs . |
6 | Rifle Range No more progress has been made with the necessary repairs . |
7 | Avoid cheap job lots which are usually left-overs after the large units have been supplied with the best birds . |
8 | In case ( a ) , it could be concluded that equilibrium in the balance of payments might only have been accomplished with the existing policies by accepting higher levels of unemployment . |
9 | This is a very laborious and exacting technique and , to date , it has only been used with a few plants . |
10 | The Christian neglect of the gods , indeed the propensity of the more militant to hiss in disapproval as they walked by a temple , offended polytheists , who feared that heaven would not be propitious : floods , plagues , famines , earthquakes were sent by angry spirit-powers who had not been placated with the customary offerings . |
11 | It had been bought with a United Nations grant of 1980 on the understanding that all the profits would be channelled discreetly into a numbered Swiss bank account to be used exclusively by UNICEF . |
12 | With a gloomy wantonness of imagination I had been coquetting with the hideous possibles of disappointment . |
13 | The Lay Observer has been replaced with a Legal Services Ombudsman with rather wider powers than the Law Observer under provisions contained in Part II of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 . |
14 | The Charismatics — part of this evangelical upsurge — feel they have been blessed with the direct gifts of the holy spirit , and one of the main ways in which this manifests itself is speaking in tongues . |
15 | Ted jerked up like a man who 'd been zapped with a thousand volts . |
16 | The transmission has undergone a major change to a four-speed unit , sourced from General Motors , and has been provided with the now-obligatory sports and economy programmes , plus a winter mode which allows the system to start off in second gear . |
17 | It 's been toyed with a few times but as far I 'm aware , this is probably the first serious attempt — certainly at the sort of scale we 're talking of — to use a perched beach to provide coastal protection . |
18 | I won the U-Bix Copiers massive ten-man race at Birmingham , so I asked Frank Dick if there was a chance for me to get in the relay team , which had n't been announced with the main selections . |
19 | The point that I 've been making with the various percentages is that those negotiations will become unrealistic if on average , you 're talking about forty some percent of sites having to go for affordable housing on a negotiated basis . |
20 | Although the March general election failed to produce an outright winner , it ended the political chaos which had been associated with the final months of Blaize 's administration . |
21 | What disturbs me about the wording of this resolution it 's quite clear that it 's it has not been discussed with the relevant officers here and yet it seeks to instruct those officers to prepare a report . |
22 | It turned out that she lived in some place called Romford and as she was due to take me back there the day after the funeral I had only been left with a few hours to make a decision . |
23 | While Dawkins can not be blamed for it , modern enthusiasm for the ‘ enterprise society ’ may explain why his parable of selfish genes has commonly been elided with the selfish intentions of individuals . |
24 | The radios of the 1940s being comparatively delicate valve affairs prone to water damage , radio contact had been lost with the forward Troops , so the Colonel walked boldly down the road to see the position for himself . |
25 | Studies for the £1bn Mersey Barrage scheme have been shelved with no immediate plans for further work . |
26 | Lucille diverted the old lady by showing her the supper room which , like the ballroom , had been draped with the Belgian colours of black , gold and scarlet . |
27 | Paul reminded Timothy " how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus " . |