Example sentences of "been [verb] from [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was further revealed that after their arrest the Clarkes had been prevented from seeing a lawyer for two days . |
2 | On June 25 they had been prevented from visiting a site at Abu Gharaib , near Baghdad , and on June 27 the UN Security Council ordered Iraq to disclose the whereabouts of nuclear bomb-making equipment after viewing US reconnaissance photographs which suggested that nuclear-related material had been removed from the research site of Tuwaitha to Abu Gharaib . |
3 | Peres later told reporters that the Cabinet had been prevented from making a decision on the peace process and that this had " stopped the peace process itself " . |
4 | Teesside Development Corporation , which has planning powers over the site , said it had considered doing something with the site but had been deterred from making a bid because of site access problems . |
5 | Hayling had been excluded from becoming a Founder first because of his job policing the project for the GLC grant , and then because he was working for the company . |