Example sentences of "[v-ing] been [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had showered and put on a tracksuit , having been called down to help in the kitchen before getting into something more elegant . |
| 2 | He saw service in both world wars , having been called back to the RAF reserve when the Second World War broke out and stayed in until 1947 . |
| 3 | Perhaps the most entertaining tale came late afternoon , with anonymous telephone calls stating that a nosey employee of Marks & Spencer ( down 1 at 329p ) having been called in to deputy chairman Clinton Silver 's office , saw a piece of paper suggesting the retailer was set to bid the debt-laden supermarket group , Asda ( off ½ at 31p ) . |
| 4 | In spite of the charter having been called in and the old Puritan ruling party apparently crushed , he rapidly attained considerable influence , as was sourly noted by the ardently imperialistic customs official , Edward Randolph [ q.v . ] . |
| 5 | Indeed , Glenure 's relationship with the Camerons of Callart and of Lochiel was more fraught , troops having been called in to collect rents and effect evictions while he factored these forfeited estates . |
| 6 | THE doors of the Queen 's dressmaker Norman Hartnell opened as normal yesterday despite receivers having been called in . |
| 7 | Certain sections , when they fall into deep shadow , give the effect of having been gouged out in order to show the interior as well as the exterior structure of the head . |
| 8 | For example , on a second camera pass a projector was run along with the Discovery model to project action within the craft , seen at the windows , the windows having been blacked out the first time . |
| 9 | Having been placed on to three lengths of webbing , six men would be required to lift the shell and put it into the case ; the webs were then cut , as it would not have been possible to withdraw them . |
| 10 | One night we had a crash landing , when a plane from another air field had to land at Bourn in a bit of a hurry , having been shot up rather badly on the way back from Germany . |
| 11 | The men , all of whom had been captured after having been shot down over enemy territory , gave their names , sent greetings to their families and made statements critical of the war . |
| 12 | Only three of Armenia 's fleet of seven helicopters remained , the rest having been shot down by Azerbaijani forces claiming that they were used for military purposes . |
| 13 | The actual payment or receipt of the option premium is effected when the position is closed , at the rate prevailing at that time , with the difference between that and the option price at the outset having been made up by payments of variation margin . |
| 14 | Clearly the Order was prepared in some haste , but it can not be brushed aside as having been made out of an excess of caution . |
| 15 | TUESDAY 'S play in the first round singles events having been rained off were played yesterday in the 31st Dun Laoghire Bowling tournament in Dublin . |
| 16 | Such specimens represent the diversity that exists both between and within species from all regions of the earth , from the deep sea to the tropical rain forest ; and , by virtue of having been collected over hundreds of years , they provide a record of past patterns of biodiversity that can be used to interpret environmental change . |
| 17 | Spring 's actual goods , doubtless including his stock-in-trade , were appraised at precisely £1,800 , a further £1,400 consisting of money owed to him , £800 having been written off as ‘ desperate ’ debts . |
| 18 | He has started just two matches so far , having been pushed down the pecking order by the arrival of £2 million David Rocastle from Arsenal . |
| 19 | Angel One had argued in vain that the actual heroin loss involved was negligible , most of it having been moved on , and that the setting up of a new base was only a matter of time and resourcefulness . |
| 20 | If liberty and equality were birth-rights , it remained only to establish fraternity. : for , fear having been cast out not by perfect love but by plenty , all men could now become brothers and women sisters . |
| 21 | Dr Neil had been busy with a small epidemic of low fever which had fortunately missed Vetch Street , and Matey had decided to do some summer cleaning , spring cleaning having been missed out , due to the deficiencies of Sally-Anne 's predecessor . |
| 22 | Behind them he saw a pair of horses , obviously having been warned off , turning to ride through a field , the colours of the riders ' helmets very bright against the pale , cold , February sky . |
| 23 | Maurice suggested that an attempt had already been made , after Eliot 's separation from her , to have her committed but that Vivien , having been warned about , or suspecting , such a move , went to Paris — certainly she recorded on 19 June 1935 some plan to have her " arrested " but nothing happened ; then , six days later , she is writing from Paris to a friend , Louise Purdon . |
| 24 | The other man was in no particular rush to be anywhere , being newly-divorced and having been thrust back into bedsit-land alone and at the age of forty-two , but out of a range of possibilities the prospect of hanging around on a station platform with Joe Lucas had to rank among the lowest . |
| 25 | For the first time since 1951 the marchers were allowed to wear hoods in public , Georgia 's anti-mask law having been struck down by the Supreme Court on May 25 as unconstitutional . |
| 26 | Apparently the mill only had a short working life as a corn mill , having been turned over to saw milling by the 1920s . |
| 27 | In 822/1459 , Molla Fenari performed the pilgrimage ; and , on his return , having been sought out by Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Sayf al-Din Shaykh ( 815–24/1412–21 ) , he entered Egypt . |
| 28 | The steady increase in the number of complaints against members of the Bar mentioned in last year 's report has continued ; 262 complaints having been received up to the end of September . |
| 29 | The steady increase in complaints against members of the Bar mentioned in last year 's Report has continued , 262 complaints having been received up to the end of September . |
| 30 | His loneliness had recently been underlined by the fact that Ramsay MacLure , having been kicked out by the painter and critic Robin Ironside , had moved in with Vaughan , forming with him a steady relationship that caused Minton to talk of finding his own house . |