Example sentences of "been [verb] by some [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , fortunately , new ground has been broken by some of our novelists , ground which can be husbanded by new writers . |
| 2 | EDUCATION chiefs in the Southern Education and Library Board have been stumped by some of the questions on the 11-plus exam ! |
| 3 | The Second World War has been seen by some as a kind of watershed , with the post-war period being morally inferior to the ‘ full rich back street life and culture of pre-war England ’ . |
| 4 | A titled but non-executive chairman has always been seen by some as a desirable ornament on the company 's board , and even more so on its stationery . |
| 5 | What might have been anticipated by some as a passage of tedious monotony was welcomed by Gould as an opportunity lull of excitement and discovery . |
| 6 | We have been accused by some of having too many features about the south of England , by others of having too many about Scotland and Wales ; of having too much mud on our boots , of romanticising the countryside , of being too green , too blue , too red , too expensive and aspirational in our tastes , too harshly realistic in our coverage of controversial issues . |
| 7 | In recent weeks the force has been accused by some in the Protestant community of being ineffective in the fight against the IRA , and by some Catholics of being less vigorous in tackling loyalist violence . |
| 8 | However , the Commission did not find evidence of deaths having resulted from deliberate brutality by police or prison officers , as had been alleged by some of the victims ' families . |
| 9 | This school was to have been patronised by some of the first noblemen and gentlemen of the country , and Clark had the fullest assurance that the government would aid and support his venture . |
| 10 | There are no objections to this application , though an alternative to the flat roof would have been preferred by some of the councillors . |
| 11 | Quinn has been interpreted by some as suggesting that his form of incrementalism leads to a steady emergence of change . |
| 12 | So ‘ bureaucratic ’ pluralism has been used by some in recognizing the more important role of Japanese civil servants ; this has been further qualified as ‘ bureaucratic-inclusionary ’ pluralism to suggest that the widest possible range of citizen consultation is used to assess the national interest . |
| 13 | A kind of ‘ halfway house ’ between the area system and the reference departments/area system has been reached by some of the authorities which do not have a large city collection within their boundaries , but feel that the needs of the ‘ serious ’ reader should nevertheless be given special attention . |
| 14 | The main potato store had been found by some of the humans , which was perhaps why the poison had been put down . |
| 15 | In the absence of reliable evidence about their attitudes and behaviour , the trade union officials have been viewed by some as a force for moderation and conservatism , by others as faithfully reflecting the views of their members , and by others as industrially and politically more militant than the members . |
| 16 | The existence of a stable political culture in Britain has been ascribed by some to the effectiveness of government . |
| 17 | This intake of children from ethnic minority groups has been associated by some with difficulties within the school , such as ‘ declining standards ’ and ‘ discipline problems ’ . |
| 18 | Admittedly , the politically radical implication of poststructuralist and deconstructive theory is a highly problematic idea , and has been resisted by some on the Left such as Terry Eagleton and Frank Lentricchia , and the contributors to a largely Marxist collection of essays , The Theory of Reading . |
| 19 | They 've been described by some as the ugliest dogs in the world . |
| 20 | Or perhaps Miss Hopper should speak to the women who 've been raped by some of the men in here . |
| 21 | Virgin Records is t starting up new groups who ac you know have been scorned by some of the big companies . |