Example sentences of "they have [been] [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , people have always wanted to do violence to those who stood in their way when they were attempting to commit robberies ; but they have been bound by certain conventions of which they were unaware . |
| 2 | Just because they have been disowned by Labour has not stopped them hitching their star to its bandwagon . |
| 3 | They have been inspired by a reverence for the so-called ‘ feminine ’ , an essentially patriarchal construct which participates in the whole Madonna/whore syndrome . |
| 4 | Our ties with them still matter , though they have been weakened by Australasia 's dependence on the United States for security and by our entry into the EEC . |
| 5 | They have been joined by a host of small ‘ micro brewers ’ producing a limited barrelage but adding variety and choice in the genuine free trade . |
| 6 | Though it used to be thought that internationalism was the preserve of the large , private corporation , today they have been joined by small firms and many state enterprises . |
| 7 | Many of these pioneer voluntary bodies still exist , and they have been joined by large numbers of organizations that have arisen in recent years to tackle the needs of particular groups among the disabled , so that voluntary effort continues to play a major part in meeting the needs of the handicapped . |
| 8 | In the public sector , both Queen 's University and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland remain our staunch and indispensable friends — as they have been since the Festival started , and since last year they have been joined by the Belfast City Council . |
| 9 | In the meantime , however , many old breeds have already become extinct , largely because they have been absorbed by other breeds . |
| 10 | The delicate fondant decorations look like they have been crafted by an expert , yet they are surprisingly easy to master if you follow our simple step-by-step instructions . |
| 11 | They have been rewarded by what may be the most remarkable statistic of this election : for the first time since 1966 the party in office has improved its position in Scotland . |
| 12 | They have been adopted by the Kite Society who undertook to organise a Rokkaku League for 1987 in the UK , coupled with a supplementary challenge for solo flyers using a smaller Sanjo . |
| 13 | The scale of many more recent industrial disputes , together with the manner in which they have been regarded by workers , employers and the state , have made explanations based on pluralism seem less and less plausible . |
| 14 | This means they have been inspected by a team of professional experts and the standard of their work has been approved . |
| 15 | ‘ Even if I do n't succeed in having the Royal Prerogative exercised in favour of the 307 men , they have been vindicated by the most important court in the land British public opinion , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Byelaws made by a local authority are not in force until they have been confirmed by the Secretary of State . |
| 17 | They have been confirmed by many other sources since . |
| 18 | Furthermore , the auditors can only report on the information which they have been given by the Vendor and if that information is inaccurate ( causing the Accounts to be wrong ) the auditors will not be at fault . |
| 19 | They have been savaged by Alice Coleman et al . |
| 20 | Damp , cold , rot , decrepitude are as ‘ natural ’ in St Ann 's as is the smoky atmosphere : for all most people know , they have been sent by Providence and must be endured . |
| 21 | They have been examined by experts in many different parts of the world . |
| 22 | Not only is the official not complaining of the handicaps with which they have been saddled by Howard 's fellow-countrymen — he 's apologizing that they have n't overcome them ! |
| 23 | Wolverhampton has already submitted two proposals for surplus places and they have been rejected by the Government . |
| 24 | And they have been characterized by a Western bias that permeates education in general . |
| 25 | They have been written by organisations and individuals including the Women 's Institute and the soroptomists . |
| 26 | They have been replaced by lawyers , academics and people with social sciences degrees . |
| 27 | Allowances such as the Married Man 's , Single Person 's and Wife 's Earned Income all reflected judgements about different family responsibilities and income requirements , The estimated cost in 1989/90 of these allowances was £26.7 million , but since April 1990 they have been replaced by Independent Taxation ( see below ) . |
| 28 | Bad policies in the past may continue to cause problems , long after they have been replaced by good ones . |
| 29 | The mythical beasts on the edges of the map have been dispelled , but they have been replaced by the personal dragon of self knowledge ; how will the traveller deal with the test of physical and mental endurance and face the challenge of adventure and danger ? |
| 30 | In this upgraded version — 1.2 — not only are Typographica fonts not supplied , but they have been replaced by Adobe Type Manager 2. x and ATM fonts of the same style of the originals . |