Example sentences of "been [verb] by an " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It has now been joined by an attractive estate model , also available with automatic . |
| 7 | The company , relying on the arbitration clause , argued that the action should be stayed until the case had been heard by an arbitrator . |
| 8 | The delicate fondant decorations look like they have been crafted by an expert , yet they are surprisingly easy to master if you follow our simple step-by-step instructions . |
| 9 | One of West Somerset 's leading attractions , the West Somerset Railway , has been recognized by an award in the annual Holiday Care Awards for facilities for disabled holidaymakers . |
| 10 | Even when the installation has been undertaken by an expert , the inclusion of a circuit breaker is a wise precaution . |
| 11 | Having completed a tour of the museum , Elisabeth and Svend found themselves back in Svend 's office , where fresh coffee had been placed by an unseen hand . |
| 12 | Even the first printed edition of a text may have been altered by an editor , printer or typesetter . |
| 13 | It is a rare but recognised phenomenon that headaches as a result of sexual intercourse might indicate his condition which could have been treated by an operation regularly performed by neurosurgeons . ’ |
| 14 | So : your Uccello has been skewered by an assegai-wielding sociopath convinced that some noxious item of legislation will be reversed once he Goths a valuable masterpiece . |
| 15 | The chances are that her shock has been compounded by an unexpectedly extreme reaction . |
| 16 | This has been explained by an increased number of transient sphincter relaxations after a meal . |
| 17 | A prized garden which has been tended by the same family for sixty years has been wrecked by an out-of-control car . |
| 18 | The new artificial pancreas has been developed by an American company called Biohybrid Technologies , and the Harvard University Medical School . |
| 19 | Obviously personal inclination is very important , but personal inclination can often arise from having been taught by an exceptional teacher , or having a scientist parent who helps with homework . |
| 20 | It could mean the recovery for the communal purposes of the monastery of land which had previously been regarded by an aristocratic family as a private-property share in its endowments . |
| 21 | In Germany , the Social Democrats ' caution about reunification has been punished by an enthusiastic electorate . |
| 22 | They had apparently been contaminated by an oily radioactive slick . |
| 23 | At this moment she looked to Joe like a witch and her voice and words sounded as ominous as any that could have been uttered by an authentic witch , as she hissed at him , ‘ I am more concerned about what happens to you than what a lot of stupid men do in their aim to kill each other . |
| 24 | Turkey claimed that its action had been provoked by an escalation of Kurdish attacks on the armed forces in the south-east of the country . |
| 25 | It was even claimed that she had been poisoned by an African wife by whom Maclean was credited with having had several children . |
| 26 | The city of Tokyo has been shaken by an earthquake . |
| 27 | She was a thin , long-waisted girl of about thirty , with a bony , intelligent face and a cap of dark curling hair which had been layered by an obvious expert , and no doubt expensive , hand to lie in swathes across the forehead and to curl into the nape of her high-arched neck . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll believe that when I 've seen the boat 's log , ’ said Neil drily , ‘ and only then after it 's been checked by an expert . |
| 29 | Last week Julian discussed cross-dressing , his eye having been caught by an article in Family Circle headlined ‘ I Found My Husband Wearing My Nightdress ’ . |
| 30 | His circle had been penetrated by an informer . |