Example sentences of "had be disposed of " in BNC.
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1 | A source close to Mr Saatchi confirmed yesterday that between 70 and 100 works from the collection — the largest of its kind in the world — had been disposed of through the New York art dealer Larry Gagosian for up to $1m per painting . |
2 | I have already discussed the improbability of the entire aircraft , its crew and its troops disappearing totally over land ; though , of course , had it come down in enemy-occupied territory , nothing might ever have been known of the matter if all the occupants had perished , and certainly not if any survivors had been disposed of ( which , given the purpose of their mission , would have been highly probable ) . |
3 | For example , Britain lost just over one-third of her shipping tonnage ; pre-war overseas income had paid for one-quarter of imports , whereas , during the war one-quarter of overseas assets had been disposed of and other substantial assets were put out of commission ( such as plantations in the Far East ) . |
4 | In December 1969 , after Conservative protests had been disposed of that Parliament was being asked to reach a decision at an unnecessarily early stage ( a General Election was in the offing ) , both Houses agreed that the 1965 Act should not expire . |
5 | Indeed , the authorities upon which Mr. Collins relied in support of his submission proved on examination to be cases in which the possibility of a defence had been disposed of in that way . |
6 | In McEwan v. Fort William JJ. , November 18 , 1898 , a licensing court was ordained by the Court of Session to hear and determine , of new , an application for a certificate which had been disposed of out of its proper order . |
7 | He wanted to know how the damaging package had been disposed of . |
8 | His sacristine robe had been disposed of , being totally ruined , and his veil had disappeared with it . |
9 | Many of his acquisitions had eventually bored him and had been disposed of by auction , but the most accomplished and entertaining individuals were rewarded , once they became too old or unattractive to perform their requisite duties , by unconditional liberation from the household and a generous pension . |
10 | At its meeting in May 1974 the Council agreed that when the respective premises of the NCDAD and the CNAA had been disposed of , the newly-combined organization would move into premises in Gray 's Inn Road . |