Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] by [adj] people " in BNC.
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| 1 | A £2,000 reward had been raised by local people after the killings for information leading to those responsible . |
| 2 | Northumbrian Water offices have received telephone inquiries and Labour 's Stuart Bell said he had been contacted by numerous people claiming they were having to pay more . |
| 3 | She added that the festival had been attended by more people than ever before , and that by celebrating it in a smaller town , away from the more sophisticated attractions of Bogotá , the festival had a more genuine , grassroots character . |
| 4 | Believing still that the catastrophe had been caused by other people and the actions of other people , believing it as firmly as Kate believed that it had been caused by devils and Quentin that it was part of God 's mystery , Lavinia saw a spark in the gloom . |
| 5 | She said the spending had been criticised by some people as irresponsible . |
| 6 | Days before the explosions the water company had been told by local people of the strong smell of gas in the district , but it had not ordered an evacuation . |
| 7 | She had been guaranteed by several people and entered Michael Hall School . |