Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been by " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You mean those kids have been by themselves all the afternoon — just for the sake of a tea — or curling ? ’ |
| 2 | But some of the most fruitful findings at ancient sites have been by those such as the researchers on the Dragon Project discussed later in this chapter , trained in disciplines other than archaeology . |
| 3 | In recent years , virtually all domestic issues of bonds have been by means of a placing . |
| 4 | Our exchanges have been by telephone or Royal Mail , so I readily acknowledge that there may be some problems there . |
| 5 | One minute Patsy 's hands had been by his side , the next moment Mike 's nose was split and the blood was gushing down his face and flooding the back of his throat . |
| 6 | But several readers had pointed out that if evil could not create , was only good perverted , then presumably the orcs had been by nature good and might in some way be saved ; Tolkien certainly balked at calling them ‘ irredeemable ’ , see Letters , pp. 195 , 355 . |
| 7 | ‘ His other wins have been by a head , so two lengths is a bit of a bonus . |
| 8 | Although the report was not published , it convinced Mosley of Jewish dominance in British society and that over half the assaults committed on fascists had been by Jews . |