Example sentences of "have be [vb pp] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has been explained by analysis of the metal which reveals that copper is also present in the alloy . |
| 2 | Thrombus has been recognised by angiography and angioscopy in the clinical syndrome of severe unstable angina , even in individuals without critical stenosis . |
| 3 | Oxygen has been omitted because nearly all the oxygen in a planet resides in non-volatile oxides and silicates and it is extremely difficult to estimate how much of this oxygen has been liberated into more volatile forms and conversely how much oxygen originally in volatile forms has been lost by combination with various oxides and silicates . |
| 4 | Marandet in Niger , 1200 kilometres due north of Igbo Ukwu , has been dated by radiocarbon to between the 6th and the 10th centuries AD . |
| 5 | The Hereford and Worcester Fire Service headquarters has been struck by lightening . |
| 6 | Since then , the proposal has been developed by theology and development studies staff both at Leeds and at Edinburgh universities . |
| 7 | Kuhn 's demarcation criterion has been criticized by Popper on the grounds that it gives undue emphasis to the role of criticism in science ; by Lakatos because , among other things , it misses the importance of competition between research programmes ( or paradigms ) ; and by Feyerabend on the grounds that Kuhn 's distinction leads to the conclusion that organized crime and Oxford philosophy qualify as science . |
| 8 | Gibson , who won her fifth successive Scottish title at Meadowbank last month but whose season has been ravaged by injury , faces an unknown quantity in Denmark 's Maiken Mork in the first round of the women 's singles . |
| 9 | PRINCE has been blasted by chart rival David Was over his raunchy stage antics . |
| 10 | Estate duty reliefs carried forward to CTT include freedom from tax where an interest in settled property comes to a end during the settlor 's life and the property then reverts to him ( unless , of course , the reverter is by reason of his purchase of the reversionary interest ) ; and an allowance analogous to the old Quick Succession Allowance where within four years there has been more than one chargeable transfer il which the value transferred has been determined by reference to the value of the same settled property in which an interest in possession subsists . |
| 11 | The decision to go ahead was made two years ago , but has been prevented by opposition led by the local Anchuranas Defence Co-ordination . |
| 12 | As we saw was true of Durkheim , much of this analysis and terminology of Weber 's has been adopted by radical and Marxist theorists ; thus we find radicals such as Fitzgerald and Sim ( 1992 ; see Chapter 1 ) identify-ing a ‘ crisis of legitimacy ’ in the penal system . |
| 13 | The drain-all , strip-out approach to land has been adopted by insurance firms investing in agriculture precisely because it requires no more thought than it takes to fill in a form for the subsidy . |
| 14 | The result of acquiring literacy , they conjecture , ‘ is not an ordinary language … it is the language of analytic thinking and explicit argument and it is the tool that has been adopted by science and philosophy and to a large extent by the formal school system ’ ( ibid. p. 10 ) . |
| 15 | ‘ This controversy has been tainted by racism parading as a concern for the adolescents ’ welfare , ’ says Boudjema . |
| 16 | This momentous decision — it is the first time a former Greek prime minister has been indicted by parliament — was complemented by measures the left coalition in particular regards as vital to prevent abuse of power by single-party governments in future . |
| 17 | And he said the boy has been done by Budget for hiring a Sierra from them and taking the engine out |
| 18 | Much of this research has been done by TV advertising agencies and TV organizations themselves — so we can only assume that they have used it to shape their programs to appeal to that level of consciousness . |
| 19 | Much of this has been done by alcohol advertisers , such as Bacardi and Gordons Gin , but there have been plenty of others . |
| 20 | Tramway track on straight sections has a life of 25–30 years , but on sharp curves has to be renewed every 2–3 years , although this life has been extended by ribbon welding ( see p. 101 ) . |
| 21 | With sexual crossing , however , an individual whose life has been extended by grafting , although not enabled to go on itself , can give rise to a new individual with a new lease on life . |
| 22 | He has lost twice , to Michael Watson and Eubank , but at the increased poundage he has been extended by Sugar Boy Malinga and Lenzie Morgan . |
| 23 | The king 's need has been calculated by M. Prestwich : between 1294 and 1297 , to fight in Gascony and Flanders and to pay bribes to such allies as the king of Germany and archbishop of Cologne , some £615,000 was required . |
| 24 | Local-based Hardman , who was originally at Warrington before spells at Runcorn and Altrincham , has been sidelined by injury since pre-season , but played for Warrington 's reserves at the weekend . |
| 25 | Runcorn midfielder Ian Brady , who has been sidelined by injury since the second game of the season , is set to make a return to action in a friendly against Poulton Vics at Canal Street tonight . |
| 26 | In that country membership is relatively low , unionism has been characterised by weakness and instability and has failed to achieve a mass base comparable to the union movements in Germany , Britain , Belgium and Scandinavia . |
| 27 | There is a consistent view that Britain 's history has been characterised by stability and decency , and that the moderate ‘ British way of life ’ is being undermined by the upsurge in delinquency . |
| 28 | Since then , EEC policy has been characterised by inactivity , timidity , and a total failure to halt the fighting , the atrocities or the refugee crisis . |
| 29 | It has been characterised by dictatorship , lack of respect for human rights and corruption . |
| 30 | This unattractive and socially divisive reaction has been reinforced by government publications ( DHSS , 1985/86 ) on the ‘ reform ’ of social security in which the potential burden on the tax payer of pension provision was put forward as a primary reason for the changes . |