Example sentences of "[pron] have [been] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also remember proudly coming home to tell Dad I 'd been made head prefect of my grammar school . |
| 2 | Like the other women , I 'd recently left my own home because I could n't carry on there any longer and I 'd been given safe spaces by friends with room to spare . |
| 3 | I used to have quite a complex about being beaten , but I met Liz after I 'd been beaten hollow all year and she still married me . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If I 'd been educated proper , I expect I 'd be able to talk more , ’ said Dolly , ‘ specially if I 'ad good looks and not just a sort of orphanage face . |
| 5 | could n't I have been left alone |
| 6 | A telephone call to establish whether I had been made redundant or , if not , to inform me of the administrative delay , would have been far more appropriate , and possibly cheaper , than a typed letter announcing the uncleared cheque and the administrative charge . |
| 7 | It was called in 1974 , just after I had been appointed Chief Inspector of Accidents . |
| 8 | The other was a notification from the Foreign Office that I had been appointed Honorary Attache to HRH the Duke of Gloucester who would attend the coronation as the representative of his father , King George V. |
| 9 | Suppose that in my wife 's absence I had been knocked unconscious by a burglar . |
| 10 | I 've been made redundant . |
| 11 | In newspapers I 've been called bland and ‘ smoothy-chops ’ so often that it almost goes over my head now , and people go on about my baggy eyes as if I made them that way myself — which I suppose I did , in a way . |
| 12 | It was Charlie 's worst nightmare , he had to go through the public humiliation of denying he had a drink problem and retreated from the court saying , ‘ I 've been found guilty so there 's nothing anyone can do . |
| 13 | ‘ Carrington , I must admit I never much believed in any of this malarkey , but it looks as if I 've been proved wrong . |
| 14 | I have been declared innocent . |
| 15 | Does n't bother me You , Stu and I have been broken hearted a few months ago and I 've cried over him not coming to see me but not any more . |
| 16 | She says ; I have been made redundant that is why I have all this in my hands . |
| 17 | The prime site out of the above-mentioned locations is , in my experience , London , and the worst the railway stations , but there are far better places than even the City of London and I have been made aware that the airports are an example of sites that fall into this category . |
| 18 | ‘ I have been made privy to the wisdom and knowledge of the Galactic Great Folk , and have returned here to solve all the world 's problems . ’ |
| 19 | I have been given free catalogues , invited to try any guitar I wished — not just the cheapo imports either but vintage stuff too — actually got useful information from people who , without exception , seem to be knowledgeable and often talented players , and generally made to feel welcome . |
| 20 | I said playing the European Championships in Sweden would later take its toll on players and I have been proved correct . ’ |
| 21 | However , once again , I have been proved wrong ! |
| 22 | I have been shown real ‘ good Samaritan ’ help by people in prisons here , and without their help I have found things a whole lot tougher than they were . |
| 23 | They looked like they acted quite properly erm and er unfortunately someone 's been shot dead . |
| 24 | And then the bucket too which has been kept full of water to keep it from expanding and leaking which otherwise it would do . |
| 25 | Why should the Tory rebels vote for a wrecking amendment which has been rendered futile ? |
| 26 | Then there are the eyeshadow compacts with squares of immaculate , untouched shades — except for one per tray , which has been brushed bare . |
| 27 | One example of an hypothesis which has been given serious attention in recent years is the possible link between electromagnetic fields generated by high-voltage power lines or supply cables and ill health . |
| 28 | Another facet of the problem of rural services , which has been given considerable publicity in England , is the demise of the village retail store due to economies of scale and retailing and stringent food hygiene regulations . |
| 29 | ‘ On the question of whether the material which has been made available is sufficient to justify the initiation of a prosecution against Patrick Ryan he ( Mr Barnes ) has come to the clear conclusion that it is not sufficient for that purpose and that a prosecution would not be justified , ’ the statement said . |
| 30 | ( R had , incidentally , one of the finest collections of African music , much of which has been made available on commercial disc . ) |