Example sentences of "they [verb] [been] found [prep] " in BNC.

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1 However , none of them has been found in an archaeological context and they have aroused considerable suspicion : they could be relatively modern copies loosely based on Italic originals ; they could be genuine prehistoric imports ; or they could be perfectly genuine figures brought to Britain relatively recently as curios and since discarded or lost .
2 They had been found in the royal palace , where most had served as altar furnishings .
3 He had cut off the girl 's head and put it next to her father 's on the garden path , where they had been found by a neighbour .
4 A number of dimensions of child rearing emerged from this material , and of these two are worth special mention because they have been found by other investigators too .
5 There are many people in that position , and they have been found by hon. Members and by social workers and others involved in welfare matters .
6 They have been found inside nest boxes with tiny entrance holes designed for tits , as well as in the delicate domed nests of such species as the wren .
7 Their earliest known appearance was at Mochlos , around 2500 BC ( Early Minoan 11 ) , and large numbers of them have been found at later Minoan sites .
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