Example sentences of "have just [been] [vb pp] [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before the idea is condemned out of hand , let us remember that the price of petrol has just been brought down by 18p a gallon . |
| 2 | This hotel has just been taken over by Herr and Frau Sulzur , and already there is a friendly atmosphere . |
| 3 | He 'd just been shown in by a messenger , and the moment the uniformed official had withdrawn , had expressed surprise and displeasure at finding her to be his interviewer . |
| 4 | Now before Neil starts panicking and worrying about that , bear in mind that that is spread over the whole spectrum of operations , including things like heart transplants and the like , and also , for example , an elderly person who 's just been smashed up by er Astra G T E |
| 5 | It 's just been taken over by you know , it 's gone into the big big time er Oh dear me , I forget his name now . |