Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] be [adv] involved [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In an interview in Washington on May 6 , however , Bani-Sadr acknowledged that , as he had not been directly involved in the negotiations , he had no first-hand knowledge of the alleged deal . |
| 2 | He had kept a discreet close watch on Miranda , who , he knew , had not been seriously involved with any other man since she broke off their engagement . |
| 3 | No male member of the Royal family had ever been directly involved with the hospital before , but she feels strongly that when children are in hospital it is the parents ' problem , not just the mother 's , and so the request was specifically for them both to be patrons . |
| 4 | He had also been heavily involved in setting up their extensive Prestel operations . |
| 5 | Bristol had previously been heavily involved in the Iceland trade , but had been coming under pressure from increasing Hanse power there , and its merchants may well have been looking for alternative supplies of fish — it is worth stressing that the ships sent out in 1481 in search of the ‘ Isle of Brasil ’ were carrying a large quantity of salt ( 45 , pp.188–9 ; 94 , pp.177–82 ) . |