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

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1 But what is equally incredible is that the inhabitants of Seascale had been suffering from the Windscale piles for several years before the fire .
2 However , if Ross had been suffering from boredom , he managed to hide the fact very well when , only a few days later , he contacted her at the small London flat she was temporarily sharing with some friends from university , and invited her out to dinner .
3 ( b ) As the deceased had been suffering from clinical depression which impaired his judgment , his act had not been voluntary and the defence of volenti failed .
4 Darlington magistrates were told Mr Siddle had been suffering from clinical depression triggered by business problems .
5 Darlington magistrates were told Mr Siddle had been suffering from clinical depression triggered by business problems .
6 Mr John Goldring , QC , prosecuting , said Allitt had been suffering from the attention-seeking illness Munchausen 's Syndrome by Proxy .
7 Arguably the only practical advantage in embalming was that it could reveal whether or not a person had been suffering from catalepsy .
8 ‘ The woman had been suffering from radiation sickness , but there was also evidence that she had been tortured . ’
9 Dr Bob Cooper gave medical evidence and , according to my shaky shorthand outline , the dead man had been suffering from sexual depression .
10 An autopsy revealed that the pilot had been suffering from severe coronary artery disease .
11 A brain scan showed extensive bleeding around the brain , and the specialists concluded that Guy had been suffering from internal bleeding since his accident on the previous day .
12 He said that Dodman had been suffering from a mental illness which could have affected his behaviour .
13 He said that Dodman had been suffering from a mental illness which could have affected his behaviour and asked that Dodman be sent for psychiatric help .
14 While the specialist was examining her legs , Janet mentioned that Lisa had been suffering from aches in her neck .
15 Evidence was also given that Ward had been suffering from a personality disorder and was highly suggestible at the time of her arrest and trial .
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