Example sentences of "[verb] they 've been [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 During their 2 year study of the site , Thames Water have been at pains to co-operate with local action groups , but environmentalists say they 've been misled about the plans for the reservoir .
2 They 've also blocked off the railway line , and British drivers say they 've been threatened at knife point .
3 But hospital staff say they 've been vindicated by the inquest verdict .
4 Workers at a Grand Prix racing team which is facing receivership , say they 've been betrayed by their management .
5 is the space like he , he says they 've been woken by .
6 They do n't feel they 've been robbed of anonymity .
7 When someone discovers they 've been betrayed by their partner they get angry .
8 Oxford ca n't grumble they 've been winning for 15 years … its Cambridge 's turn but Oxford will be back on top next year
9 he feels they 've been treated in a shabby way .
10 They claim they 've been taken for a ride .
11 But ever since you 've gone they 've been conspiring against me , plotting , and — ’
12 Maybe just some Iranian hotheads getting upset because they think they 've been subjected to a con trick by the arms dealers .
13 The Hunt Saboteurs have admitted they 've been infiltrated by neo-Nazi groups .
14 Sorry if it 's the first thing you see in the morning , still it 's not everyone who can say they 've been sleeping with a Jesuit .
15 If someone knows they 've been contaminated by a needle or a knife , for instance , then I think the testing certainly is available . ’
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