Example sentences of "[to-vb] been [art] work [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pointed out to the magistrates that the people of the parish had previously been law-abiding , that riotous demonstrations and the destruction of property were rare , and even now were believed by many of the farmers and traders ( and the poor themselves ) to have been the work of gypsies . |
| 2 | The attack was believed to have been the work of right-wing elements opposed to Cristiani 's investigation into the murder on Nov. 16 , 1989 , of six Jesuit priests [ see p. 37038 ] , which had already resulted in the arrest of nine soldiers [ for charging of soldiers with murder of Jesuits see p. 37181 ] . |
| 3 | The Oct. 12 assassination of the Speaker of the National Assembly , Rifaat al-Mahgoub , was initially believed to have been the work of the Palestinian Abu Nidal group , sponsored by Iraq [ see pp. 37794-95 ] . |
| 4 | This latter attack , widely held to have been the work of a Tamil Tiger suicide squad , again called into question India 's desire after the IPKF withdrawal to remain at arm 's length from the Tamil conflict in Sri Lanka — a major security issue , with India such a short journey from the LTTE 's Jaffna stronghold across the Palk Strait , or from Mannar along the string of islands at Adam 's Bridge . |
| 5 | It is unlikely to have been the work of Asclepiodatus , who can scarcely have worked for Chlothar before 613 , given his association with Childebert II , and is equally unlikely to have been active after that date . |