Example sentences of "[been] [verb] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vast majority of obese people have been eating a normal unhealthy diet , and changing is a matter of education and attitude as well as trial and error . |
| 2 | Duncan 's small room , with a metal-framed cot , small table and two chairs , was one of the best in the hotel , having been repainted a sickly pale green only six months earlier . |
| 3 | Oak has been given a rich honey-toned stain for a kitchen with a cosy farmhouse feel . |
| 4 | Haroun had been given a small separate room at the end of the hut , as befitted a VIP . |
| 5 | He had been to Martin Finkelstein 's bar mitzvah and had been given a small white hat , which was still on his mantelpiece at home . |
| 6 | All these strategic arguments in favour of nuclear power , from the military imperative through national pride to the need for an alternative to fossil fuels , have also been given a powerful institutional base . |
| 7 | ‘ If Debbie had lost a leg she would have been given a customised artificial limb and provided with physiotherapy at the hospital and at home , ’ says Mrs Finni . |
| 8 | A CLEAN sweep at the Treasury , where Norman Lamont has been given a whole new team of ministers . |
| 9 | To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off . |
| 10 | She had been given a plain black dress with a crisp white apron and a mob-cap . |
| 11 | The standard glow switch , as it is known , has been given a paradoxical new life by the recent arrival of energy-saving lamps . |
| 12 | It has been given a signed framed photograph of Gary Lineker and a football signed by all the Tottenham Hotspur players . |
| 13 | A few days ago , some hooligan or other walked into our bedroom , mine and Jane 's — and lifted " Suddenly , as the thought struck him , he jerked back in his chair , as if he had been given a minor electric shock , and stared at Alice , his jaw literally dropping . |
| 14 | Chris had already been given a severe ticking-off when he 'd admitted to the box-office that he 'd lost count of the number of tickets and cheques he 'd stuffed into all his suit pockets . |
| 15 | We have already been using a few special words , and as we shall be using several more , let's define the meaning of some words and phrases connected with pruning . |
| 16 | During six weeks of intensive pre-tour training at Lilleshall , Graham Gooch 's batsmen have , for the first time , been using a special indoor mat in the nets that has spun like a sub-continental wicket . |
| 17 | The hills around the city are held by Serbian forces , and the Hercules have been using a special steep landing technique , to keep them out of range of the rebel guns until the very last minute . |
| 18 | In view of future events it is important to note the absence of detail on agriculture , even though this had been designated a special economic activity which would be handled completely at the supranational level . |
| 19 | While the area had been designated a National Archaeological Reserve , he expressed fear of looting from the site . |
| 20 | Gullible had n't been driving a great big lorry around the place and putting down rat poison . |
| 21 | The effect of such a marriage , had it ever taken place , would have been to create a substantial English-dominated fief on France 's northern and eastern borders which would have been a northern equivalent of Aquitaine . |
| 22 | The initial aim in forming the DUP had been to create a united unionist party which would be as orthodox in its constitutional position as the Unionist Party of Craig and Brookeborough . |
| 23 | This significant increase in industrial concentration through merger activity would not have been possible if the government had been operating a tough anti-merger policy . |
| 24 | Although he has agreed personal terms with Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish and been offered a lucrative four-year contract , Arsenal and Manchester United are also chasing the young star . |
| 25 | But there was one piece of good news for Anne Henderson tonight.She 's been offered a three bedroomed home to rent … and could be ready to move in by the weekend . |
| 26 | But there are grounds for scepticism : there has not been produced a clear coherent overall plan which places significant values , skills and , characteristics at the forefront of the curriculum . |
| 27 | Their friendship has been called a unique political ménage à trois . |
| 28 | In 1935 , the very same Neville Chamberlain , who ten years earlier had even been considering a contributory earnings-related scheme , could tell the Conservative Party annual conference that better retirement pensions would be prohibitively costly , would release only a paltry number of jobs and would create grave legal and administrative problems in enforcing the retirement condition : ‘ Are you going to create a new penal offence — the offence of doing work ? ’ he asked . |
| 29 | He turned out to be an inspector of taxes with whom I had been conducting a mini back-duty enquiry and which was in the concluding stages . |
| 30 | Only then did he fully realize that he had been experiencing a mild dull pressure in the head , as well as the nausea , physical and mental fatigue . |