Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] been [noun] by the " in BNC.

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1 Dicta referred to above suggest that a court is entitled , indeed , obliged to be satisfied that there has been enactment by the monarch with the advice and consent of Lords and Commons ( except in the case of the Parliament Act procedure dealt with above , pp.98–9 ) .
2 The Court of Appeal has taken the matter a step further in Shomer v B&R Residential Lettings Ltd [ 1992 ] 453 Industrial Relations Legal Information Bulletin 2 , by holding that in making the comparison with a hypothetical sick man , all relevant circumstances must be taken into account so that where , as in this case , there had been misconduct by the pregnant woman , the correct comparison was with a sick man who had also been guilty of misconduct .
3 There had been visits by the Royal couple to several foreign countries also , including Communist countries at a time when there existed grave doubts about relationships with those countries .
4 Mr Griffiths also claimed there had been interference by the DTI as far back as December , when it pre-empted the OFT by giving the bid the all-clear at an early stage in the proceedings .
5 I have agreed with the Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North that there have been criticisms by the Scottish Consumer Council as to information about bus services .
6 In Austria there have been sales by the holding company for state companies , Obesterreichissche Industrien , and in Sweden also .
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