Example sentences of "[noun] and have been [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was from Camilla Parker-Bowles and had been written several days before the engagement was officially announced . |
| 2 | Ken Stewart , MEP for Merseyside East , has met EC commissioners and has been told that German and French objections to Merseyside gaining a large slice of the European structural fund are no longer a problem . |
| 3 | It embraces the remains of a mediaeval well and has been made most aesthetic use of by the present owners of the manor as an interesting garden feature where flowering colours splash against the solid , more sombre stonework . |
| 4 | The latter has a chequered history and has been altered several times within its life in Poland . |
| 5 | We also felt that Zephyr had been under pressure due to her immense popularity and had been given little opportunity to show off the gentle side of her nature — in the same way the more extrovert patients had dominated the evening while those of shy and retiring nature had slightly missed out . |
| 6 | He admired his father-in-law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met . |