Example sentences of "[subord] they 've been [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rolling bream are not frightened bream , nor do they hang around in the swim if they 've been spooked by an escaping fish . |
| 2 | Thames Valley Police say they ca n't comment on the figures until they 've been discussed by the relevant committee next week . |
| 3 | Does it make them any weaker because they 've been adopted by young women who dislike the feminist label or by the ‘ I 'm not a feminist but ’ brigade ? |
| 4 | Already because they 've been approved by the board . |
| 5 | A group of families living beside one of the region 's busiest commuter routes are facing a five-mile detour to get home , because they 've been marooned by roadworks.They say it 's making their lives a misery , and want engineers to make them a special short cut to improve things . |
| 6 | Equitable treatments must be devised that recognize economic sacrifices ( whether they 've been made by men or women ) as well as economic achievements . |