Example sentences of "and had [adv] been [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Katz Motel was a klick out of town , and had n't been touched by the firefight . |
| 2 | Topaz had Amossy 's fierce , unyielding spirit and had n't been broken by the indifference and contempt shewn to her since she was old enough to understand such treatment . |
| 3 | The left-wing news magazine Análisis , in a special report a week after the reburial , claimed that the examination of Allende 's body after it was exhumed on Aug. 14 had substantiated eyewitness claims that he had committed suicide , and had not been shot by soldiers . |
| 4 | A post mortem showed he had been hit by five bullets and had also been struck by a number of shotgun pellets . |
| 5 | Particularly when it was discovered — as it would be — that she was the mother of a bastard child , the daughter of a man who had left Frizingley heavily in debt , and had already been dismissed by Miss Ernestine Baker for her loose behaviour in a public street . |
| 6 | She heard voices as soon as she opened the glass-panelled door , and had already been warned by the four cups that Faye 's husband must be home . |
| 7 | The draft had been published on Nov. 24 , and had already been approved by the USSR Supreme Soviet on Dec. 3 . |
| 8 | It belongs to a Hindu family that entered comparatively late into a treaty relationship with the Portuguese , and had subsequently been ennobled by them . |
| 9 | Strictly speaking , the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was a new state , yet most of its components were ancient and had long been ruled by the same family . |
| 10 | She was called Lucky Lady and had originally been bought by grandfather Alec , some forty years ago . |
| 11 | One thing was clear : he had certainly meant to kill him , and had only been stopped by the officer 's determined and intelligent fighting . |
| 12 | What 's more , she was on top of the Poll , and had obviously been supported by many men members . |