Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been stopped loads of times and had my bag searched |
| 2 | I asked him how long he had been with the Republicans and he said , ‘ Three weeks — I 'm a sales manager and I 've been given leave of absence by my company just to produce last night 's rally . ’ |
| 3 | A piece of ham has been given pride of place in a butcher 's window . |
| 4 | He would have done better to hoard a fast , independent ship with good signalling equipment , for on the Queen Elizabeth , which had been given tasks of her own , he became a virtual prisoner , unable to respond to events or give directions . |
| 5 | Two policemen who helped convict a fraudulent investment consultant have been given certificates of commendation . |
| 6 | Third , more recently , local government auditors have been given powers of early intervention when a local authority has taken a decision which would involve unlawful expenditure or a course of action which would lead to unlawful loss . |
| 7 | It was to prevent such problems that the Central Land Board had been given powers of compulsory purchase at the ‘ correct ’ price . |
| 8 | After the death of Mumtaz Mahal , Jahanara had been given charge of the Imperial harem . |
| 9 | They have never been given equality of status with the other ‘ nations ’ of Yugoslavia , and even under the benign 1974 Constitution they are conscious that they are regarded as inferiors , barely tolerated by the Slav peoples of Yugoslavia , and especially by the Serbs . |
| 10 | He had been given command of a cavalry brigade , a mere twelve hundred sabres , while men he thought less talented than himself commanded whole divisions . |
| 11 | They had not been given details of the legislation and so were unable to counter opposition scaremongering . |
| 12 | Insurers currently approved by the Inland Revenue to offer tax relievable private medical insurance contracts have been given details of how to proceed . |
| 13 | However , the buy-in or redemption may be carried out if it is approved by shareholders in general meeting and they have been given details of the offer in the circular . |
| 14 | COUNCIL tenants on the Branksome estate , in Darlington , have been given details of a series of home improvements . |
| 15 | Gloucester opened negotiations with the dowager almost immediately , apparently claiming that he had been given custody of her and her land by the king , and by January 1473 the countess and her feoffees had agreed to make an estate to Gloucester in all the dower lands . |
| 16 | Gloucester opened negotiations with the dowager almost immediately , apparently claiming that he had been given custody of her and her land by the king , and by January 1473 the countess and her feoffees had agreed to make an estate to Gloucester in all the dower lands . |
| 17 | The costs and risks involved indicated that it would have been very difficult to convince investors to invest in the generating company National Power if it had been responsible for the nuclear power stations , even though it had been given control of the majority of the generating capacity in order to compensate for this . |
| 18 | The founders include the Russian Museum which , following a decision by the mayor 's office , has been given control of three of St Petersburg 's palaces : the Marble Palace , a monument to early Russian classicism , the Mikhayl ( Engineer ) Castle and the Stroganov Palace , built by the architect Rastrelli . |
| 19 | It is therefore advisable to delete clause 9.1.6 , or if that fails , at least ensure that it is amended to refer to the distress or execution being levied at the premises ( 5 ) Consider adding the following two provisos : PROVIDED HOWEVER that in the event that this Lease is mortgaged at the time of the proposed re-entry and the Landlord has been given notice of the existence of the mortgage then prior to such re-entry or proceedings therefor the Landlord will serve a notice of such proceedings and proposed re-entry on the mortgagee at the mortgagee 's last known address AND PROVIDED FURTHER that if the Tenant ( being an individual ) becomes bankrupt or ( being a company ) enters into liquidation ( whether compulsory or voluntary save for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction of a solvent company ) or has a receiver appointed the Landlord shall not exercise the right of re-entry by virtue of such bankruptcy liquidation or receivership unless neither the Tenant nor its mortgagee shall pay the rent hereinbefore reserved on the days and in the manner provided or there shall be any breach or non-performance or non-observance of any of the other covenants or agreements on the part of the Tenant herein contained |
| 20 | Many parts of the estuary have been designated sites of special scientific interest ( SSSIs ) and the government is bound by international treaties to protect large stretches of it . |
| 21 | Allan Lamb , the England vice-captain presently on duty in India , has been reappointed captain of Northamptonshire for 1990 . |
| 22 | The court had heard evidence that the woman making the accusation had been nominated slut of the year at the college a reputation she claimed was undeserved . |
| 23 | During the Second World War most Italians were interned as enemy aliens , even though they may have been respected members of the community for 30 or 40 years — and even had relatives serving in the British forces . |
| 24 | SINGER Sam Sorono , who appeared on the last series of Granada TV 's Stars in their Eyes competition impersonating Tom Jones and again last Saturday has been voted Vocalist of the Year by readers of the national club magazine Club Mirror . |
| 25 | The England international 's wonder strike against Pescara earlier this month has just been voted goal of the season so far by top TV station RAI and earned him £9,000 , which he has donated to a charity helping Brazilian schoolchildren . |
| 26 | BEAT bobby PC Ged Kirkbright has been voted man of the match by a group of schoolchildren on his patch . |
| 27 | But Murphy knows he can run a successful business — PRCS has been voted consultancy of the year by its peers — and the odds must be on him wanting to play on a bigger stage once he is free to do so . |
| 28 | THE Royal Family have been voted bores of the year — ousting 1991 's top yawn Madonna . |
| 29 | ’ He should have been voted broadcaster of the year . |
| 30 | AC MILAN 'S Marco Van Basten has been voted player of the year by World Soccer magazine ahead of Dutch team-mate Dennis Bergkamp and Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel . |