Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [been] [vb pp] with [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An altar to the side had been decorated with flowers and large candles now lit up John 's photograph . |
| 2 | Her mind had been occupied with things like the freezing point of soda water or the melting point of cheese ; later on it became the non-revolutionary redistribution of the means of production and the alternate vote . |
| 3 | Because every entrance had been blocked with trees . |
| 4 | The cafe had been pelted with tomatoes and eggs but that had not been premeditated . |
| 5 | In February the Institution sub-committee reported that a meeting had been held with representatives of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board : Sir Frederick Messer , M.P . |
| 6 | Might the Rangers in the Philippines have saved the fleet if the approaches to Leyte Gulf had been studded with mines controlled from the shore ? |
| 7 | Opposition parties , clearly suspicious that the conference had been packed with supporters of President Mobutu Sese Seko , hoped that the postponement would allow time for delegates to arrive from rural areas . |
| 8 | Although the 200 soldiers and police officers in the Fort had been supplied with provisions by the Sri Lankan Air Force throughout the siege , conditions had been harsh and in addition a number of soldiers had fallen victim to LTTE snipers . |
| 9 | The voyage had been frought with problems ; waves swamped the vessel and the navigation system broke . |
| 10 | All the same , his anger had been tempered with thoughts of Claudine with Bernard , and Jenna sat silently , moodily contemplating the trees until they turned into the track to the house . |
| 11 | Before the start the lawns in front of the building had been dotted with runners encamped in pools of shade . |
| 12 | The surface of the helmet was almost totally covered with figural and interlaced ornament applied to the surface of the iron cap in the form of tinned bronze sheeting into which the ornament had been stamped with dies . |
| 13 | The expedition had been rewarded with trophies beyond his greatest dreams , and he returned to Yarrundi , sometime in mid-January , laden down with booty . |
| 14 | Carpenter Gordon Brettell was told the van had been discovered with tools worth £2,500 intact . |
| 15 | Since before dawn the White House had been deluged with calls for information , and once again the Press Spokesman was at his wits ' end . |