Example sentences of "been [verb] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you end the contract for any reason during the trial period , you will be treated as having been dismissed on the date when your original job ended . |
| 2 | More than one appeal concerned solely with the scale rather than the principle of whether there should be any development , has been dismissed on the grounds that the site was unsuitable for any development at all . |
| 3 | Dogan , a nephew of the President and a leading conservative in the ruling Motherland Party ( ANAP ) , was described by official sources as having been dismissed on the President 's orders " apparently over a rift in domestic politics " . |
| 4 | The middle-aged married couple who had been caretakers before him had been dismissed on the spot for gross drunkenness . |
| 5 | BILL Wade , the Lib Dem in Bishop Auckland , has been joined on the stump by an out and out Tory his brother Harry . |
| 6 | They had been joined on the site by the police marksmen . |
| 7 | The presentations had been delayed on the NATO side by the re-emergence of a Greek-Turkish dispute on the inclusion or non-inclusion of the Turkish port of Mersin in the treaty . |
| 8 | In late August , however , only days before the body was due to be transported , Imelda Marcos announced that the burial had been delayed on the grounds that she would not submit the body of her husband to the " indignity " of being transported on the cargo aircraft which had been offered by the Philippines ' government . |
| 9 | This meat has been grazed on the summer grass and herbs and so develops a more complex flavour , darker colour and , while remaining tender , a slightly coarser texture . |
| 10 | A curt notice had been posted on the door — it gave a number to phone in case of enquiries . |
| 11 | Nonetheless cries of ‘ Kill them [ the Communists ] ’ have been heard on the fringes of the Leipzig demonstrations as protesters stormed the offices of the hated secret police . |
| 12 | But Lord Justice Woolf has written that , as a result of this case , usually it is not until the application has been heard on the merits that it can be decided whether the applicant has sufficient interest , and it is rare in cases which may otherwise be meritorious for leave to be refused on the ground of lack of standing . |
| 13 | Former geothermal discharge areas have recently been recognized on the flanks and summits of several of these volcanoes . |
| 14 | Shaking off the nostalgia that threatened to overwhelm her , she went to the window and threw it open , startling a tiny robin that had been resting on the sill . |
| 15 | I did n't need a pee because I 'd been pissing on the Poles during the day , infecting them with my scent and power . |
| 16 | May I associate myself with the praise that has been heaped on the know-how fund ? |
| 17 | Shortly before this development , three magistrates who had been seconded to assist Sica had been withdrawn on the grounds that they were working too closely with the police , thereby prejudicing their independence as magistrates . |
| 18 | No evaluation has yet been undertaken on the effects of this on the fetus . |
| 19 | The above analysis has been undertaken on the assumption that individuals have similar tastes and similar incomes ; i.e. we have used the assumption of a ‘ representative ’ individual . |
| 20 | Due to the need for internationally qualified managers in the German economy , an emphasis has been placed on the development of international management programmes . |
| 21 | The wholesale slaughter of these magnificent animals by poachers has been averted to a considerable degree since embargoes have been placed on the exportation of their skins and on products manufactured locally for the Indian tourist industry , such as briefcases , wallets , belts and handbags . |
| 22 | Vines shaded it , and pots of brilliant flowers had been placed on the balustrade . |
| 23 | Particular emphasis has been placed on the Law Society 's practice management standards , the Legal Aid Board 's franchising specification and BS5750 which are referred to collectively as quality standards . |
| 24 | HARTLEPOOL United 's leading scorer Paul Baker has been placed on the transfer list at his own request . |
| 25 | The apocalypse of the Cold War had been placed on the agenda . |
| 26 | In particular , emphasis has been placed on the position of women teachers in secondary schools — their status , the processes involved in their appointment and the implications of feminism and a gender perspective being brought to bear upon teachers ' work with pupils . |
| 27 | When the Secretary of State was helping to draft the declaration on the middle east peace process , did he have in mind the curfew that has been placed on the Nablus and Hebron areas and on the Al-Bireh area and did he have in mind the illegal occupation of the houses in the Silwan area of Jerusalem ? |
| 28 | Although in trying to arrive at a definition of schizophrenia much emphasis has been placed on the disturbances that are found in cognitive functioning ( perception , thinking , and attention ) , abnormal emotional response is almost universal . |
| 29 | The names of the other two workers have been placed on the waiting list for the test to permit them to drive a mini bus . |
| 30 | The names of the other two workers have been placed on the waiting list for the test to permit them to drive a mini bus . |