Example sentences of "[pron] have [been] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , erm I I have been accosted a few times to do a few things , you know erm like I say , prostitution , they think probably because you 're on your own , everybody else , because one , say one person in the block is one , then you are one as well , you know . |
| 2 | I am to be dominated by the truth because I have been made a Christian by the operation of the Holy Spirit within . |
| 3 | I have been made a wet-nurse , |
| 4 | Not only am I forced to share bed and board with a woman for whom I feel nothing but disgust , but for my pains I have been branded a disreputable opportunist by all and sundry . |
| 5 | I have been asked a thousand times for the deep cultural explanation of all sorts of profound differences between ‘ us and them ’ in the last few months . |
| 6 | I have been given a beautiful abutilon plant , and I wonder if you could advise me on how to look after it . |
| 7 | Finally I have been given a gearbox with the number 26107266 on top , 22 stamped on the right between gearbox and transfer box and Marshall 219467 on the side of the transfer box . |
| 8 | Q I have been given a poinsettia as an early Christmas present which I am determined to keep healthy . |
| 9 | I am disabled with arthritis and I have been given a Singer KE2400 , the green one . |
| 10 | ‘ February 10 — I have been given a dog — a mongrel pup called ‘ Lady ’ , and I have bought a wizard little pony and trap for £70 — a trim grey called ‘ Lucky ’ . |
| 11 | I have arrived , I have been given a number by the Church of Scotland |
| 12 | I have been given a large quantity of fabric and I would like to know if it would be suitable for painting in oils or acrylic . |
| 13 | Members of Schedule I have been given a choice of remaining in that Schedule with an NRA of 60 , or of opting for the new , improved , Schedule II . |
| 14 | I HAVE been given a new camera but have lost the instructions . |
| 15 | I have been sent a Leeds United 1993–94 squad picture from the Evening Post and this now adorns my office wall , much to the amusement of my colleagues . |
| 16 | I have been helped a great deal just through playing for Dundee High . |
| 17 | As though to counteract any criticism I have been shown a colour photograph of the prototype from which this livery was created . |
| 18 | ‘ Middlesbrough face the exciting prospect of the Premier League and I have been offered a new contract . |
| 19 | I really resent the fact that I have been labelled a bad mother because I smoke . ’ |
| 20 | Sadly , all too often they end up shelling out for mechanical write-offs which have been given a quick paint job and put up for sale at outrageous prices . |
| 21 | Since the new constitution was enacted in 1937 , the prohibition on divorce has become so strict that couples who have been granted a nullity decree by Roman catholic canonical tribunals have found that they may still not be recognized as single by the state , and are thus unable to remarry in the Republic . |
| 22 | Virgin had , to a large extent , been built on Branson 's abilities at man-management and manipulation — his unrivalled capacity , as one friend put it , ‘ to get people to do things for him , and feel that they are the ones who have been done a favour ’ . |
| 23 | Striding out for charity FIVE unemployed people who have been given a place on a training scheme at British Aerospace Airbus , Broughton , have decided to give something back to the community by a sponsored walk from Bangor to BAe Broughton over two days starting on June 24 . |
| 24 | They have teamed up with Instem Computer Systems , who have been awarded a sub-contract worth £3 million . |
| 25 | By contrast the most depressing problem is the large number of people who have been sold a new tank set-up and a complete stock of fish virtually simultaneously … |
| 26 | The ‘ Adults Learning ’ session with me in March will help marry some of the theory of adult education to the Medau teaching method — this has been part of the Teacher Training Course for some time , and we thought that some of you who have been qualified a little longer might like some theory to back up your practical experience . |
| 27 | Make everyone stand in a circle and explain that you have been granted a special power which places people under your spell . |
| 28 | As a book reviewer of some 25 years experience I am not , and never will be , of the school that thinks that because you have been given a free book , you should give a good review . |
| 29 | ‘ I said to him ‘ Is n't that because you have been labelled a gangster who fights , and is a total embarrassment . |
| 30 | It is possible that your local authority may ask you to audition for them after you have been offered a place . |