Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My eyes had been glared dark . |
| 2 | I do n't appreciate the fact that my grandmother has been taken advantage of . ’ |
| 3 | My trousseau had been taken care of already — underwear , nightgowns and some light dresses for my honeymoon . |
| 4 | Studies in which rats have been fed ethanol have suggested that there is reduced ability of hepatocytes to bind to laminin , type I collagen , and fibronectin ; a possible explanation for which is that there is reduced expression or activation of specific receptors for these matrix components . |
| 5 | Mrs MacDonald was a Calgarian by birth , and her husband had been moved north by his firm to run the huge refinery that was now the pride of Tollemarche . |
| 6 | From the North West , Mary Paterson reports that the Annual Rally and four teacher-training days came and went successfully , and that they have reluctantly exported Chris Oakes to the Isle of Man , where her husband has been appointed Chief Constable . |
| 7 | Her portion had been painted apricot , its front door a few tones darker than its walls . |
| 8 | He was one of the last people to leave the old town of Wadi Halfa after its inhabitants had been transported south , and he has left a chilling account of the empty town 's last days . |
| 9 | The issue was mastery of western Christendom , over which Charlemagne had been crowned emperor on Christmas Day 800 . |
| 10 | In some circumstances , the course of the trial will be such that a witness whose affidavit has been received will after all be required to attend for cross-examination ; this applies no less to witnesses abroad as to those within the jurisdiction . |
| 11 | The resignation of Richardson , then Minister of Justice and National Security , tendered on Sept. 18 for failing to prevent the attempted coup and the ensuing looting , was not accepted at the time by the Prime Minister , with whom Richardson had been held hostage during the crisis . |
| 12 | The man who listened into an alleged conversation between the Princess of Wales and a male friend says only parts of his tape have been made public , and that far more damaging sections may soon be revealed . |
| 13 | Ian knew perfectly well that his father loathed being called prof , disliked intensely the way the boy went between the bathroom and his room with his towel flung over his shoulder so that he could flaunt his nakedness . |
| 14 | The upper part of his tomb had been made part of the perimeter by a grill of fine arches behind . |
| 15 | His life had been spent building empires . |
| 16 | The only lodgings James had been able to afford were so squalid he had scarcely been able to concentrate on his studies for the cold each winter , and the thought of a house and a wife to warm his bed had been added incentive to pursue marriage plans with Maud Rollerson . |
| 17 | His hands had been bound togewther and his watch and wallet were missing . |
| 18 | Although he had kept up his reading — particularly in Greek and French — and written some stories for the Speaker , he believed his intellect had been let sleep . |
| 19 | Our home had been turned upside down , our little boy , who we now loved so much , was diagnosed as retarded and Andreas was told he would be jailed for up to seven years in Cyprus . |
| 20 | When your life has changed but your looks have been left way behind , you need an image update . |