Example sentences of "has been [vb pp] by [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole museum has been built by one man , our membership secretary , Philip Field , over a period of more than a decade . |
| 2 | A common strategy to help clean up Central and Eastern Europe has been adopted by 50 environment ministers from Europe , the US , Canada and Japan . |
| 3 | The evil wind that bombed Manhattan 's World Trade Center nevertheless blew some good to the disaster recovery specialists : SunGard Data Systems Inc says it has been contacted by four subscriber companies seeking disaster recovery services following the blast — two in Four World Trade Center , one in Two World Trade Center and one in One World Trade Center ; and Comdisco Inc said it is providing disaster recovery services to three financial services companies hit by the blast , while IBM Corp 's disaster recovery unit said it had been in touch with ‘ a lot ’ of its customers , but that so far none of its customers had had to declare their workplaces to be disaster areas . |
| 4 | Vellayati said afterwards , however , that " it has been impossible to propose any plan as each attempt has been rejected by one side or the other " . |
| 5 | Ealing LEA 's syllabus , which has been challenged by one parent for failing to give sufficient attention to Christianity , apparently states that , ‘ whilst our children need to understand that Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history , institutions , art and culture of Britain , they also need to explore the other living faiths in our borough so that the richness of our religious experience can be shared and appreciated ’ . |
| 6 | It has been cited by one analyst as ‘ the green stock par excellence ’ . |
| 7 | The budget act has been characterized by one scholar as ‘ the most important piece of domestic legislation since the Social Security Act of 1935 … ( bringing about ) a marked shift in the substance of domestic policy and in American federalism . |
| 8 | The line is funded by the county council and has been sponsored by two Building Societies , The Chelsea and The Halifax . |
| 9 | The database has been used by one group of learning support pupils who have used the printouts not only to find the books they want but also to organize their projects , using the questions as section headings . |
| 10 | It has been suggested by one author that , for instance , written records of staff training should be kept . |
| 11 | A plastic hand has been left by one party |
| 12 | Indeed , increased exchangeable sodium in diabetics has been reported by one group of research workers who also showed that diuretic therapy lowered blood pressure while reversing the 10 per cent increased exchangeable sodium to normal ( De Chatel et al , 1977 ; Weidmann et al , 1979 ) . |
| 13 | A hard-hitting campaign to cut down on accidents , and save lives AND money , has been launched by five safety and rescue services . |
| 14 | The effect of this policy has been described by one writer in the following terms : |
| 15 | For example , the monarch was not spared by the pseudonymous critic Junius , who has been described by one historian as ‘ perhaps the ablest and most devastating political commentator ’ that England has ever produced ( Plumb , 1966 : 118 ) . |
| 16 | The Government wants to reduce productivity payments to dentists because it says they 're treating too many patients.The move has been described by one dentist as appalling.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 17 | The Government wants to reduce productivity payments to dentists because it says they 're treating too many patients.The move has been described by one dentist as appalling.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 18 | And the value of a distant relative of maize has been estimated by one company at $1,000 million dollars . |