Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been [vb pp] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shown as a single work of art at the Tate Gallery and three other European museums in 1962–63 , those six canvases were subsequently divided and sold separately , and none of them has been included in any recent exhibition of Bacon 's art . |
| 2 | Well no before that , I mean I 'd been told before all this Pete business yesterday night , I was told Elliot fancied me and that was true you know ? |
| 3 | ‘ I felt I 'd been caught in some street scam . |
| 4 | I tried to remember when I 'd been held like that before , and by whom . |
| 5 | Should I have been told before this ? |
| 6 | I had been warned of this , and was therefore able to take the extra engagements in my stride , and to enjoy the opportunity to visit varying institutions and talk to people of all positions on the academic scene . |
| 7 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 8 | It was not however , until I arrived in the country , and found myself surrounded by objects as strange as if I had been transported to another planet , that I conceived the idea of devoting a portion of my attention to the mammalian class of its extraordinary fauna . ’ |
| 9 | In the past year I 've been invited by many of you to meet branch members and to make shop visits all over the United Kingdom . |
| 10 | This month I 've been inundated with more questions about dog foods , and feeding in general . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been hired for some zany roles in this metropolis , and a few of them leaned towards the crooked . |
| 12 | All I 've been introduced to that bloke as Sally 's friend ! |
| 13 | Perhaps I 've been infected by those damned journalists . ’ |
| 14 | He said he lost them about a week ago and heard today that a set which might have been his had been used by that psychic woman . |
| 15 | I have always thought that we entered the ERM at a rate of exchange that was much too high , and I have been reinforced in this view by Britain 's poor showing in international trade during the past 18 months . |
| 16 | Speaking immediately after his election , John Young said : ‘ I am honoured and delighted to be elected Deputy Vice President and I see it as an opportunity to contribute to some of the serious issues facing the profession , and to represent a body with which I have been involved for much of my life . |
| 17 | I have been involved for many years with the channel tunnel project as a whole and its associated terminal at King 's Cross . |
| 18 | I have been sought by this remarkably beautiful creature who is offering herself to me … |
| 19 | ‘ I have been asked on many occasions if we could have more modern replacements for our 12-year-old sail designs . |
| 20 | I have been asked by several Society members what it was like to take a ride on the Bishop 's Castle Railway , and the best description that I know of is the account by the late Sir Jasper More in his book , ‘ A TALE OF TWO HOUSES ’ , published by Sir Jasper in 1978 . |
| 21 | my vocation — the work , ministry , roles I am called to and the gifts I have been given for these . |
| 22 | I have been intreated during these weeks , cajoled , wheedled , almost caressed , tortured , threatened , brow-beaten and all but blackmailed to step in as the saviour of society . ’ |
| 23 | I have been approached on many levels , from stripograms in the office to packages arriving at reception with worms and a message inside threatening even worse if I did n't see the band ( I did n't ) . |
| 24 | You know , I , I have been put in that situation before , when I 've actually seen , you know , and most reporters are working secondhand , but , you know , I have been in the position where I 've actually seen , part of a police operation take place , mainly because I 'd got stopped coming out on the Huntingdon Road after the , the Mill Road Post Office was , was knocked over a year or so ago . |
| 25 | WHILE we are about it , I have been told of another effect that , for heaven 's sake , could not have been stumbled on by Francis Bacon . |
| 26 | I have been told by many other breeders that they have experienced a similar thing in their own kennels and so we can assume that the pecking order is not always maintained through physical strength . |
| 27 | ‘ I HAVE been portrayed as some sort of tyrant landlady . |
| 28 | I have been accused of many things , but never of being a papal legate . |
| 29 | She carries in her wings great power and mystery even though she has been cast in these Cages for so long . |
| 30 | She has , you see how she has been pushed into this position . |