Example sentences of "by [noun prp] [adj] [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time Gloucester took control , the cash left by Edward IV had been absorbed by these military costs and there was relatively little money coming in . |
| 2 | By the time Gloucester took control , the cash left by Edward IV had been absorbed by these military costs and there was relatively little money coming in . |
| 3 | Lancaster 's objections to the regime , however , were concerned just as much with domestic affairs : he criticized the queen for her greed and acquisitiveness , singling out for special mention her appropriation of the lordship of Pontefract which had been held by Earl Thomas in right of his wife , He complained that the treasure left by Edward II had been ‘ wastede and born away withouten the wille of Kyng Edwarde his sone , in destruccioun of him and of his folk ’ , and proposed that Mortimer ‘ shouldd dwelle oppon his owen landes ’ . |
| 4 | In a letter to the Secretary of State , I outlined my deep concern over the case and over the way in which the allegation by Mrs. X had been investigated . |
| 5 | The company had agreed an overdraft facility with the bank that by December 1986 had been raised to £40,000 . |
| 6 | By October most had been transferred to ordinary prisons but had not been tried . |