Example sentences of "[vb past] be [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Those I mentioned are taking place currently at Sussex , yes .
2 Fresh tests on milk samples released last night showed 70 per cent of 238 dairy farms analysed were producing milk with lead levels above the Department of Health 's recommended safety limit , although 72 farms were within the limit of less than 0.05 milligrams of lead per litre .
3 The two boys involved were awarded silver medals for bravery , and damage was kept to a minimum through their courageous actions .
4 Glancing down the list of runners , I saw to my astonishment that one of the horses entered was called Soixante-Neuf ( sired by Coronation Year out of Bewildered Anne ! ) .
5 At the County Ground this morning John Gorman took over the crown as Swindon Town manager … down in London at Stamford Bridge Glenn Hoddle … the man whod abdicated was taking charge of his new kingdom Chelsea …
6 They felt they 'd been made fools of … and the ring is some sort of family heirloom and his father went on as if it was all Rick 's fault that Angy had made off with it . ’
7 ‘ Actually I was really happy about that , not just because we 'd been made Singe Of The Week , but because it was a woman reviewing the singles — and they 're a lot harder to please .
8 ‘ He looks as if he 'd been made King of the Harem . ’
9 He 'd been slashing car tyres when approached him with a hammer .
10 There had been a few times , with my accent , I 'd been called names , but as soon as they knew I was Jewish I had a hundred mothers and brothers and fathers to take care of me .
11 Up till then I 'd been using Rickenbackers , and a ‘ 65 Telecaster I 'd bought which had been my main instrument for writing the material .
12 When we talked about it at length , I realised that I 'd been using clothes to buoy myself up emotionally , ever since my father left when I was 10 .
13 ‘ Up until then I 'd been using gas and air and they were just about to give me some pethidine when all this serious discussion began .
14 How dared he believe that she 'd been taking money from Travis to pay her way ?
15 I mean when you 're on picket line it 's very depressing it 's very heart breaking unless you get some comedian or something you know it gets er y you do n't know what to do with yourself and perhaps they 'd been taking pots of this paint I 'm not saying .
16 I mean I think er , when your blood pressure was found out and you 'd been taking tablets ever , so , I think it 's kept it all under control and you 've , you , we eat a sensible diet .
17 ‘ She 'd been taking hush-money for the last ten years . ’
18 At the Court of Appeal today , Rachael 's solicitor explained that he 'd been frightened of losing the children , and that for several weeks before the killing he 'd been taking medication for depression .
19 Oh she 'd been taking Matthew to work .
20 ‘ She said she 'd been peeling onions .
21 I mean even if you did provide reassurances , just because the peasants were well aware of the fact that hardl although they 'd been given lands and their had been er the lan you know the previous been destroyed , the Communist Party could take back their land tomorrow if they wanted to .
22 It had happened up and down the land , and Steve White said even he 'd been given £10,000 for an earlier move between Luton and Charlton Athletic .
23 I had been in trouble before , but then I 'd been given probation and community work .
24 The only other thing that you heard Sergeant say that some how at the briefing he 'd been given information that was likely to be in the master bedroom .
25 I 've often puzzled over whether , if I 'd been given guidance , would I have chosen differently ?
26 They 'd been given names by the local people — the Grand Canyon , the Great Wall of China — on account of the strangeness of their formations .
27 Erm in short Adam had been given erm lordship over the earth and all its creatures and with that he 'd been given lordship over all human beings and the kings of this earth have inherited that lordship , that dominion .
28 Until then he 'd been expecting Blagg , and he might know exactly what he 'd left . ’
29 Somehow she 'd been expecting resistance , something she had frequently encountered with Graham Rowell whenever she had attempted anything new , and it came as a shock to find that she and David Markham were on the same wavelength .
30 From Jeff 's description , she 'd been expecting horns and cloven hoofs !
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