Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] been [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was understood that the car was one reported to have been stolen some days earlier from a car park in Colchester . |
2 | The only sane response to a complaint in some circumstances is a firm ‘ no ’ but it is important that the complaint is seen to have been given serious consideration and that those that have complained are not made to feel foolish . |
3 | The 38 lenders are also thought to have been told that trading is worse than at any time since the current owner took over in the late 1980s . |
4 | The others acknowledged us cheerily , clearly relieved to have been allowed 30 seconds for a sit-down . |
5 | Mr Li is believed to have been criticised last year by China 's senior leader , Deng Xiaoping , for his caution on the economy . |
6 | Detectives say it could be another six weeks before they can formally identify the body of a woman believed to have been murdered twenty years ago . |