Example sentences of "[v-ing] be [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was something that you had to swallow whole , like a stone of uncomfortable size , and the act of swallowing was called Faith . |
| 2 | An exhibition entitled ‘ The world of Fabergé ’ has opened in the exhibition hall of the Kremlin Belfry , this having been designated Fabergé Year by Unesco , and the collection of works by this famous firm being in the Kremlin Museums . |
| 3 | It was after the Revolution , however , that Herne , having been elected MP for Dartmouth on 28 November 1689 ( representing the constituency until his death ) , and knighted on 15 September 1690 , emerged to some prominence . |
| 4 | On Sept. 19 Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan , appointed by Pérez de Cuéllar to take charge of humanitarian aid , abandoned an attempt to assess the humanitarian needs of foreign refugees in Iraq and Kuwait , having been denied entry to Iraq . ) |
| 5 | Fred Owens was re-elected Secretary and Hugh Young holds the money for another year , having been re-elected treasurer . |
| 6 | The office of " Field Officer " remained vacant after Jimmy Hudson 's retirement in 1978 , and Margaret Moore , having been appointed Headmistress of the Hamilton Lodge School in Brighton , also left without being replaced immediately . |
| 7 | Having been appointed warden of Wadham College Oxford in 1648 , he was criticized by less moderate puritans who objected to the manner in which he turned the college into a haven for those with Anglican and Royalist sympathies . |
| 8 | In 1834 he resigned his office because he felt slighted by the ministry ( another Irish peer , the second Marquess Conyngham , having been appointed postmaster-general ) . |
| 9 | Almost all Western nuclear operating utilities are involved , with each having been appointed lead company for particular projects . |
| 10 | He retired from the army in 1924 , having been appointed CB in 1919 and KCB in 1922 . |
| 11 | The Majlis now had 268 members , the results in two single-member constituencies having been declared invalid by the Council of Guardians ; re-runs for these two seats would be held by means of mid-term by-elections . |
| 12 | Leon Trotsky himself arrived in Mexico in early January 1937 , having been granted asylum by president Cárdenas . |
| 13 | Following them was Kim Philby , who escaped to Moscow just ahead of MI5 in 1962 , and Anthony Blunt , who finally confessed in 1964 to being a long-time and important Russian spy only after having been granted immunity from prosecution . |
| 14 | Having been offered shelter by one of the Armstrongs , Hector of Hardlaw , whom he had helped some years previously , he was treacherously handed over to the Earl of Moray , Regent of Scotland since Mary 's enforced abdication . |
| 15 | Such payments are often described as having been demanded colore officii . |
| 16 | After eleven o'clock some of them , having been refused drink , gathered around the ‘ Bullers ' Arms ’ , whereupon ‘ … the police were then called in , when several of the ring-leaders were taken into custody ; upon this a general cry of ‘ One and All ’ was given and a party of nearly 200 speedily gathered around the house , which they attacked , demolishing the doors and windows and succeeded in rescuing their companions ’ . |
| 17 | Above all we should resist it because it is really intended to allow legalised Euthanasia to sneak in by the kitchen window having been refused entry at the front door . |
| 18 | having been promised love , |
| 19 | Beyond these , who are almost automatically involved in the process , stand librarians who make efforts to ensure that early reading is given prominence in both public and school library collections , social workers who know the importance of gearing the mind and interest of parents to the needs and interests of their children , and health visitors who encourage new mothers to talk and play with their babies in ways which allow growth and development to be marked by natural milestones of awareness and understanding . |