Example sentences of "been [verb] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In previous years her job has been filled by a preregistration house officer . |
| 2 | Here , the intergranular pores have been filled by an anhydrite cement leaving only leached porosity , and the sonic log displays a very clear downward-decreasing porosity profile in the uppermost unit of oolitic grainstone ( Fig. 18 ) . |
| 3 | In the second well , however , the sonic log indicates that the upper unit is much tighter and the core descriptions suggest that the pores have been filled by an anhydrite cement . |
| 4 | Ms Plouviez commented : ‘ The hoard must have been hidden by a wealthy family around 1,600 years ago . |
| 5 | THE cache of Semtex explosive and suspected bomb making equipment discovered on Hampstead Heath in London may have been hidden by an IRA cell for a bombing attack , it emerged yesterday , writes Terry Kirby . |
| 6 | The book had been published in March 1990 , and the case against Hamid had previously been dismissed by a civil court in May 1991 . |
| 7 | Appeal lost AN APPEAL against a decision by Ynys Mn Borough Council to refuse planning permission for the change of use of a building at Brackendene , Llanfair NB , to a riding school has been dismissed by a Welsh Office inspector . |
| 8 | AN APPEAL against a decision by Ynys Mn Borough Council to refuse planning permission for the change of use of a building at Brackendene , Llanfair NB to a riding school has been dismissed by a Welsh Office inspector . |
| 9 | Richard Crossman , for one , in 1965 lamented , ‘ How much more humane and imaginative our post-war reconstruction would have proved if government departments had been invigorated by an influx of experts with special knowledge , new ideas and a sympathy for the Government 's domestic and foreign policies ’ .3– George Brown 's National Plan of 1965 represented a belated attempt to recapture the ground perceived to have been lost since the war ended . |
| 10 | The boy had been examined by a surgeon , Thomas Chapman , who found numerous wheals , bruises and lacerations , and his report to the guardians led to proceedings being taken against the tailor before the County magistrates ; he was convicted and fined £5 . |
| 11 | That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real . |
| 12 | That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real . |
| 13 | Captain Bob Sclater , the Orkney island 's harbours director , said attempts to refloat the ship would stop until she had been examined by a team of salvage specialists . |
| 14 | Det Sgt Pat Lewis , of the child protection team , confirmed she had been examined by a doctor and added : ‘ We will be speaking to her in the morning . |
| 15 | In the 1989 case , magma was forced into two arms of an underground fissure network ( northeast and south-southeast of the southeast crater ) but may have been stopped by a structural boundary ( the caldera del Piano ) seen on the surface as a break in slope and encompassing the southeast crater and stations Belvedere and TDF ( Fig. 1 ) . |
| 16 | On the way to Eric 's first hiding place there had been an uncomfortable few minutes when the doctor 's car , in spite of its prominently displayed red cross , had been stopped by a carabinieri patrol . |
| 17 | The woman has turned down the offer of a caravan , and an attempt to buy her a seventy thousand pound house has been stopped by a public outcry . |
| 18 | This hare has been aroused by an exchange of letters between Donald Riegle , chairman of the Senate banking committee , and the SEC 's ambitious chairman , Richard Breeden . |
| 19 | Fundamental policies have been overturned by a remote headquarters ( ie the Scottish Office ) in a fashion that is neither accountable nor responsive . |
| 20 | The discovery of mistakes and the taking of remedial action have been propelled by a powerful correcting mechanism . |
| 21 | They have been joined by a host of small ‘ micro brewers ’ producing a limited barrelage but adding variety and choice in the genuine free trade . |
| 22 | These traditional cheeses have now been joined by a host of other British cheeses , some based on ancient recipes but others on new ideas , and British cheesemaking is enjoying a glittering renaissance . |
| 23 | By September , I had been joined by a director of studies and in November the first draft of a Development Plan for Banbury was published . |
| 24 | Membership of the Founders ' Trust had changed frequently in the quest to find more women , working-class people and blacks , but at the time the prospectus was issued the original five Founders — Lowe , Walsh , Cooper , Sadgrove and Power — had been joined by a mixture of others . |
| 25 | Myeloski had been joined by a young woman in her early twenties . |
| 26 | The elder Despenser was left in charge at Bristol , but on the approach of the queen 's forces , who had now been joined by a group of northern magnates led by Henry Percy of Alnwick and Thomas Wake of Liddel , he surrendered and was tried and sentenced to death . |
| 27 | By early 1945 the " Caucasians " ( with a large number of women , children and camp followers ) were also in north Italy , near Tolmezzo and had been joined by a number of emigres , one of whom , Gen Sultan Kelich Ghirei , took command in April 1945 after the departure of their former German commander . |
| 28 | When he looked back he saw that Burun had been joined by a crowd of aides and counsellors . |
| 29 | It has now been joined by an attractive estate model , also available with automatic . |
| 30 | However , in recent years Conservative ministers have been irritated by a steady trickle of government defeats in the Upper House . |