Example sentences of "that have been [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 He may have some that he did not use last year , or he may have become interested in a topic in the syllabus that has been given a new twist by some research ( perhaps his own ) .
2 One approach that has been given a lot of importance is distinctive feature analysis , which is based on the principle that phonemes should be regarded not as independent and indivisible units , but instead as combinations of different features .
3 I think Klute is a superb film and I think he ( his father ) set an acting style in that film that has been mimicked a great deal since .
4 The representatives of nations and organizations that had been preserving a cautious neutrality now swelled the flock , gabbling about friendly relations and mutual benefit .
5 welcomed everyone with the news that had been awarded a GL&SE Sports Council Award for Services to Sport , in the category of ‘ Raising Standards of Performance ’ for her work with the National Display Team .
6 He thought of his dam that had been to make a lake .
7 He 's right , he has the body of a whippet topped by the face of a bulldog that 's been given a severe kicking .
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