Example sentences of "who [verb] [been] [vb pp] through " in BNC.

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1 ‘ A workman , who had been injured through the breaking of a defective part in the machine with which he was working , brought an action of damages against his employers , and later convened as second defenders the manufacturers of the machine , who had supplied it to his employers , on averments to the effect that the accident had been caused by the fault of the manufacturers in that they failed to supply his employers with a machine which was safe for use by their servants .
2 Inside was the body of a man who had been shot through the mouth .
3 The only real hospital case was a travelling salesman who had been shot through the foot .
4 We attempt to assist , however , and the total number of people who have been helped through our sheltered employment programme has increased substantially during the past 10 years .
5 The number of people who have been helped through assessment and rehabilitation centres has also risen and expenditure on special assistance schemes has increased substantially .
6 ‘ That shows the level of our commitment to those with the greatest needs who have been protected through the worst of the recession , ’ Mr Lilley said .
7 These actions have created large numbers of refugees and displaced people , who have been spread through most of the countries in the region .
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