Example sentences of "been [vb pp] in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Law and Order Minister Hernus Kriel announced on Aug. 27 that 13 police generals had been dismissed in a reorganization of the SAP . |
| 2 | Defeated presidential candidates Ion Ratiu ( Christian Democratic National Peasants ' Party — CDNPP ) and Radu Campeanu ( National Liberal Party — NLP ) listed irregularities in the process and complained that the campaign had been waged in an atmosphere of violence ; both , however , stated their intention to participate in the new parliament . |
| 3 | Personal preference has been examined in a number of statistical ways . |
| 4 | These relations have been examined in a cohort of 46000 women followed for up to 19 years during the Royal College of General Practitioners ' ( RCFP ) oral contraception study . |
| 5 | As has already been indicated , the planning processes of each company had previously been examined in a research study carried out at the London Business School . |
| 6 | If she 'd been stopped in a car with this level of alcohol in her , she would have lost her licence for a year at least and got a hefty fine . |
| 7 | Each of the rooms has been furnished in a manner which combines the elegant traditions of Thailand with the relaxed style of an international resort . |
| 8 | The passivity of the wronged girl is a trait she shares with the hero of Guy Newell 's Fox Farm ( 1922 ) , a sensitive farmer abandoned by his go-getting wife after he has been blinded in an explosion . |
| 9 | He was widely believed to have been interned in a labour camp in the mid-1930s ( a fate shared by the greater part of the clergy ) , and again for a year immediately after the Second World War , following military service . |
| 10 | A tradition implies continuity , and the historical origins of collectivism have been traced in a variety of ways . |
| 11 | The threat has since been withdrawn in a statement issued to the local Press . |
| 12 | Glasgow 's Health chief has been sacked in a row over a newspaper article . |
| 13 | Glasgow 's Health chief has been sacked in a row over a newspaper article . |
| 14 | Top : These roses have been placed in a pot of water prior to being pressed gradually as the petals open . |
| 15 | Further improvements in graphics handling include the ability to manipulate both TIFF and paint images after they have been placed in a publication . |
| 16 | Fortunately , Rees had that very morning been placed in a position to help . |
| 17 | Only one stood out ; Robin , who had been placed in a corner . |
| 18 | Epictetus said that we have been placed in a festival and we must enjoy it and be full of delight in it . |
| 19 | According to a report the next day on Soviet television a powerful home-made bomb had been placed in a carriage of the train , which was travelling from Georgia to Moscow . |
| 20 | The Council , as Eadmer describes it , was arranged round the tomb of St Peter , with Urban II and the cardinals ( among whom Anselm had been placed in a seat of honour ) sitting in the apse behind the altar , and the remainder of the Council spread out in front of them . |
| 21 | He was underweight for age at birth and had been placed in an incubator for ten days after a difficult delivery . |
| 22 | George Bush 's three-year-old grandchild , Marshal , has been enrolled in an etiquette class , Petite Protocol . |
| 23 | His leadership has been criticized in a number of particulars : the timing of the movement 's creation ( too early or too late ) ; the adoption of anti-communism , which had short-term benefits but turned Gaullism into a right-wing preserve ; the systematic hostility to parliament and refusal to negotiate with the parties ; the tactical mistake of refusing apparentements in June 1951 . |
| 24 | Similar findings on the decline in the strength of trade unions has been highlighted in a report on labour performance in the North-West — an area traditionally strong in trade union organization . |
| 25 | This has already been highlighted in a report commissioned by the Scottish Office which found serious alleged failures in the region 's practices . |
| 26 | This has already been highlighted in a report commissioned by the Scottish Office which found serious alleged failures in the region 's practices . |
| 27 | An increased risk of developing gastric cancer in the smoking population has been highlighted in a number of large scale prospective cohort studies and there is increasing evidence accumulating from postlabelling studies that DNA adducts can be correlated with smoking history . |
| 28 | Fortunately there are now many people who think this is wrong , and they do so mainly for the same reason , that is , because the ‘ god ’ spoken of has never been explained in a manner which they themselves can easily understand and believe in . |
| 29 | It is generally the case , nevertheless , that in the 30 years since the signing of the Treaty , EC policies have only rarely been developed in a framework which explicitly evaluates the spatial impact of those policies . |
| 30 | A plaintiff could proceed by means of the actio iudicati if he wished , although this was available only where the judgment had been given in a sum of money . |