Example sentences of "'s been [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The man who 's been called a reincarnation of the legendary James Deans sighs and admits :
2 It 's been made a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its strength as a habitat for a wide range of grasses and rare plants .
3 Well it was a town then but since then it 's been made a city , you see , and I got to know all kinds of people and one gentleman came in there , used to come every evening and write a book and er , I used to look after him if I happened to be that end and er , you see , and then he 'd say , oh just an exchange you know about the weather and just in general thing and then I 'd leave him and he 'd get on with his writing and one day he said to me .
4 She 's been made a ward sister .
5 Gareth Furby 's been given a sneak preview .
6 He says Anna is n't the right wife for a Plunkett — especially one who 's been given a university education so he can become a spokesman for our people .
7 I 'm a bit less pissed off about selling Batty now since a ) we did n't loose on Saturday ; b ) Rocky played well ( I bet he 's been given a run in the 1st team and a confidence boost with it ) ; c ) I heard Batty saying things like ‘ he did n't have to sell the club ( rovers ) to me ’ , with no hint of remorse at leaving Leeds .
8 erm She 's been given a reward , if you like .
9 That 's the thing , the thing is like , and like er , he 's Billy 's been given a lot of scope though , erm , to just go out and do his own thing and he thinks like a , as a , I was speaking to like his er course tutor and it is erm Councillor and Katie was saying that Billy thinks that because he 's got , he 's got this , this wee job now that like , he 's er he 's the street cred you know , he 's cool .
10 He 's been gone a month or more . ’
11 She 's been offered a job in London . ’
12 ‘ Thessy says he 's been offered a lot of money for a charter ? ’
13 Now he 's been fined a record £7,800 for telling the truth — £5,000 and £1,000 costs yesterday , in addition to an earlier £1,800 by Northants .
14 Right well just that er it 's been resolved a bit since I handled it cos er got this meeting set up which I do n't know whether , whether you need to come , it 's on the second of February
15 Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good
16 This one 's been used a lot of times .
17 It 's been judged a success by its organisers and a disaster by some of its neighbours .
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