Example sentences of "they have been [vb pp] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could not ‘ observe ’ until they had been given an idea of what to look at and what to look for . |
| 2 | Their claim for an indemnity from the manufacturers failed as they had been given an adequate warning and ignored it . |
| 3 | Some of the 120 rebels claimed that they had been granted an amnesty , but an official spokesman stated that all had surrendered unconditionally and could face charges of treason , a capital offence . |
| 4 | If a group of young people , from all races , all countries and bearing all creeds were gathered together after having been introduced to the concept of the Created God , and were able to set aside , for the time being , their own taught beliefs , they would find that they had been offered an area of religious discussion which would be on completely neutral ground . |
| 5 | Since 1970 they have been given an allowance for secretarial and research assistance . |