Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [been] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erwin Guzmán Gutiérrez , one of the country 's leading drug traffickers thought to be closely linked with the Colombian Calí cartel , surrendered on July 11 after having been given a guarantee of " juridical security " . |
| 2 | Its Dominican monastery is where the Czech protestant reformer John Huss was imprisoned in 1415 , despite having been given a safe conduct to appear before the Council of Konstanz . |
| 3 | Consulting sex manuals might help , but one of the benefits of having been married a number of years should be a deeper understanding of your partner and of what will give pleasure . |
| 4 | Answering a question is a reaction to having been asked a question . |
| 5 | Eden was so angry at having been made a fool of that the Director General of MI6 , Sir John ‘ Sinbad ’ Sinclair , was obliged to retire prematurely and was replaced by the head of MI5 , Sir Dick White . |