Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [adv] been [vb pp] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the beer keg I 'd been tied to and the length of wire I 'd probably been tied with lay on the floor . |
| 2 | Spoiled by the fact that I had always been treated with respect because I was a veterinary surgeon , a member of an honourable profession . |
| 3 | It turned out that she lived in some place called Romford and as she was due to take me back there the day after the funeral I had only been left with a few hours to make a decision . |
| 4 | I reflected that I was not sure if I had ever been filled with the Holy Spirit , let alone spoken the word of God boldly . |
| 5 | ‘ Since I married my husband I 've only met two men , that 's in seven years , that I 've even been tempted with , ’ said the voice above her . |
| 6 | I 've also been presented with two awards , although I 'm not sure whether I deserve them . |
| 7 | I have n't been too bad over the past few years but I 've certainly been left with the legacy of my habit . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've always been fascinated with science fiction … just that feel . |
| 9 | ‘ Because that 's the impression I 've always been left with . |
| 10 | ‘ Besides , I 've never been consumed with lust for the caress of a grey woollen glove . ’ |
| 11 | No , not at all , I 'm not nervous , no I 've never been bothered with things that go bang in the night . |
| 12 | He placed Jock Lewes in charge of training , describing him as ‘ the best training officer I have ever been associated with or heard of during the war ’ . |
| 13 | David Profumo wrote in the Daily Telegraph : ‘ Heresy as it is in literary circles , I have to say I have never been taken with the work of the late Angela Carter . |
| 14 | While Diana has inherited her mother 's sparky , strong-willed nature she has also been blessed with her paternal grandmother 's qualities of thoughtfulness and compassion . |
| 15 | On page one Harlow radio , I have written to them and erm with the nomination of Pauline and she has already been communicated with |
| 16 | Due to her innovatory use of the stream-of-consciousness technique , she has often been juxtaposed with James Joyce and A. Virginia Woolf [ qq.v. ] , who claimed that Richardson had invented ‘ the psychological sentence of the feminine gender ’ . |
| 17 | She had always been touched with religion , but as Rory had grown out of boyhood into his teens , she had been content to let him follow down his father 's road to politely concealed indifference . |
| 18 | Driver Number : You will only have a Driver Number if you have already been issued with a New Style ( 10 Year type ) licence . |
| 19 | ‘ So far she 's just been infaturated with him . |
| 20 | We have kindly been provided with a VHS copy of the above stock footage by ART films with regard to an educational non-broadcast video entitled Project Video which we are currently filming and which will be for use in teaching English as a foreign language to secondary school age students throughout the world . |
| 21 | So , at one and the same time , we have been provided with a new characterisation of the British party system that challenges the cogency of the responsible party government model , and we have also been provided with an explanation for economic policy-making and for the decline of Britain 's economy . |
| 22 | My wife and I have travelled P & O from Dover to Oostende and Dover to Zeebrugge many times in the past and we have always been issued with separate tickets . |
| 23 | If someone wants to pay 3.0 mil for Deane god help them — are then any quoted values on Rush and Ferd — both players we have recently been linked with . |
| 24 | The idea of the country 's international economic standing is well established , for over several decades we have all been confronted with frequent and regular comparisons between the UK and other countries . |
| 25 | ‘ The fact that we have now been blessed with two little ones must not blind us to our obligations , nor cause us to lower our standards . ’ |
| 26 | His insults had been no less cutting than the American 's , they 'd just been delivered with more urbanity . |
| 27 | For they have just been faced with the prospect of losing £1 million of the money they have to spend on research this year . |
| 28 | They have also been connected with the running of the cursus publicus , the empire-wide postal system created by Augustus for carrying official goods and despatches , and the intermediate stations mansiones and mutationes — along its routes . |
| 29 | They have also been associated with a variety of approaches such as self-build schemes , renovations and housing trusts . |
| 30 | However , thanks to the efforts of Fred , Bob and a host of well-wishers , they have since been equipped with all the basics they need to start rebuilding the civilised kind of lifestyle they are obviously used to . |