Example sentences of "his family have [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might appear that Mynne and his family had been ruined by a combination of the forest laws , the drive against exacted fees , and finally by backing the losing side in the civil war : yet their liquid assets must have been very considerable . |
| 2 | Mr Wilson , a forty seven year old accountant , was shot through the head twice after his family had been tied up and held captive . |
| 3 | This replica handgun , complete with blank cartridges and this airpistol were taken from 3 youths after a father complained to police that his family had been fired at from a car , as they drove down Barton Street in Tewkesbury . |
| 4 | Before he was sentenced , Tony McGeorge , defending , said Clarke 's wife had divorced him and his family had been threatened since the tragedy . |
| 5 | An unemployed man who caught pike out of season to feed his family has been given a conditional discharge by magistrates . |
| 6 | Such a reaction is most likely if the glastyn or his family has been hurt or injured when the farmer was clearing land . |
| 7 | My parents have never been racist , have always preached toleration and moderation , even though , I believe , my father and his family have been abused and dishonoured by the police . |