Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [v-ing] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cecil made it quite clear that in his opinion , at least , the " strangers " in charge of the works were pretending to act simply and fairly towards the society but were thought to be dealing more for their own " private lucre " than for the benefit of the society , " … this despite diverse great sums of money due by them for rent having been remitted for their better encouragement to carry on the work … " |
| 2 | Despite the referendum result , opponents of the change argued that the vote was only an opinion poll and had no legal force ; the original decision to name the city after Lenin having been taken by the USSR Supreme Soviet , they claimed , it could only be rescinded by its modern equivalent — the USSR Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 3 | Compared with the case in which A and B have not been pre-trained , the consequence of A-X and B-Y associations having been pre-established would be that a new response could be acquired very readily by stimulus A without any increase in the extent to which generalization occurs to stimulus B. |
| 4 | The village is a typical ‘ street ’ type of community , with the original single line of houses having been augmented in recent years with additional housing developing along the back lanes , behind the Main Street . |
| 5 | The instances of large numbers of birds having been shot or trapped for food , or rare specimens collected , is well documented , and in Sussex was often carried out on a very considerable scale . |
| 6 | The aerial ‘ Battle of Britain' having been won by RAF Fighter Command in August-September 1940 , the German Luftwaffe switched its attention to the bombing of London and industrial towns . |
| 7 | The formal mature of organisation structure reflects the fact of goals having been identified and the criteria of achievement specified . |
| 8 | I had the strong feeling of help having been given so I clasped my hands and said a prayer , half mentally , half vocally , of thanks to God . |
| 9 | P&O Group Head Office and Central Services staff who have completed one years service at 1 April following the year to which the incentive relates and who are in company service on the payment date , will be eligible for a bonus subject to a set target of profitability having been achieved by the Group . |
| 10 | Capron talked about hundreds of lives having been lost . |
| 11 | The neurophysiological parameters of LTP having been mapped with exquisite precision , the question of interest became its cellular mechanism . |
| 12 | Mary Storey had been admitted from the parish of Kempston in August without a change of linen having been provided . |
| 13 | It is no doubt a consequence of sterling having been overvalued within the ERM and the relatively weak position of manufacturing industry . |
| 14 | It is no doubt a consequence of sterling having been overvalued in the ERM and the relatively weak position of manufacturing industry . |
| 15 | Astonished neighbours of Capricorn , a Halberg Rassy 45 owned by Norwegian Sigurd Ruud-Pedersen , reported six full bin bags of oranges having been taken aboard . |
| 16 | Ace was lounging on the sofa next to her , his shoeless feet now resting on the table next to the coffee , Kate 's glances of distaste having been completely ignored . |
| 17 | In some cases it is , if one is to retain the historical character of the religion , impossible : for example the fact can not be altered of Jesus having been a male human being . |
| 18 | Despite a good number of studies having been undertaken in the first half of the century it was not until the late 1950s that the particular decrements in performance of sleepy subjects were established . |
| 19 | Geoff gave no impression of offence having been transmitted or received . |
| 20 | There is widespread disbelief among Germany 's camp followers , then , that tonight 's match may not be a complete sell-out at Ibrox in spite of thousands of tickets having been given away to youth organisations . |
| 21 | Erm the the particular case of Richmondshire having been referred to I I felt I ought to point that er we 're quite content with the concept of Policy E two as giving the strategic weight to the question of protecting the open countryside and the balance , the very difficult balance , decisions that we and other authorities are going to have to come to in preparing our local plan . |
| 22 | Recent vault clearances of over 2,000 coffins of the period 1729–1865 from St Marylebone Parish Church and Christchurch , Spitalfields , 18 exhibit a change in attitude ; for here , whilst it was not unusual to find wedding rings and dentures in situ , there were two instances — both men — of day-clothes having been used in place of the shroud : one in military uniform , the other an octogenarian macaroni with his walking stick , sporting an outfit more suited to a man sixty years his junior , as did the coiffure of his wig . |
| 23 | Later , at a meeting held at Calais in October , the two clauses were removed to form a separate treaty whose implementation was to depend upon the clauses concerning the cession of land having been properly carried out . |
| 24 | Zambia had dreaded Tammuz seeing hir battered flesh , feeling sure he would be sickened by the thought of others having been intimate with hir so recently . |
| 25 | THE doors of the Queen 's dressmaker Norman Hartnell opened as normal yesterday despite receivers having been called in . |
| 26 | From here we return to Funchal , a total distance of 63km having been covered . |
| 27 | There is no record of John having been apprehended and/or fined at that time , but it is almost certain that he would be dealt with in some way . |
| 28 | If you are a woman , what do you feel about Jesus having been a man ? |
| 29 | If you are a man , what do you feel about Jesus having been a man ? |
| 30 | The prefect was more concerned that we and everyone should keep quiet about Daniel having been here ; the last thing he wants is word to get out that a wanted renegade came and went on his demesne without hindrance . |