Example sentences of "i [verb] been [verb] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd been kicked by a horse and lost two front teeth and he took me out to lunch and gave me asparagus . |
| 2 | I felt like I 'd been kicked by a camel but I still needed food , so I polished off the eclair , belched with all the decorum I could , and started eyeing up a Danish pastry . |
| 3 | All this time I had been followed by a police car which now stopped . |
| 4 | By September , I had been joined by a director of studies and in November the first draft of a Development Plan for Banbury was published . |
| 5 | When I went through the Blackfriars underpass I felt as though I had been hit by a brick , ’ she said . |
| 6 | I 've been asked by a market research to do I 've got a tape on it 's for , dictionaries . |
| 7 | There 's things that we are doing like I 've been told by a couple of people this evening the autumn programme they think it 's very good very progressive very enjoyable I thi that that to me that reinforces the autumn programme by several people so people who here are people here this evening feel they we say something about what is n't on the agenda or what is on the agenda but I think that 's what the meetings for but I do n't think it 's a bad exercise to talk to the people who actually pay come in the building I mean I think that 's a valid exercise . |
| 8 | I do n't think I am taking this line merely because I have been corrupted by a philosophical training and can not come off the fence . |
| 9 | Ever since James brought me the clothes of that unfortunate young girl , I have been beset by a conviction that I failed to notice something of importance . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I have been contacted by a number of my constituents , who work for Clwyd County Council , expressing their concerns about the way they will be represented during the period of local government reorganisation . |
| 11 | ‘ In deciding where to look for additional revenue , I have been guided by a number of principles . |
| 12 | Dear Mr Kleiber , I have been requested by a client to approach you , concerning a matter of business . |
| 13 | Already I have been approached by a leading soft drinks manufacturer to host the world mountain skateboarding championships down a terrifying course on Sgurr Alasdair . |
| 14 | Tucker admits : ‘ I have been approached by a big Welsh club and I know at least four others in the team who have too . |
| 15 | I have been told by a friend that this is an early AA key , and that it is quite valuable . |