Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] by local [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite a number of endangered buildings have been saved by local people who have set up a building preservation trust , acquired the building , restored it and sometimes resold it . |
| 2 | Days before the explosions the water company had been told by local people of the strong smell of gas in the district , but it had not ordered an evacuation . |
| 3 | A £2,000 reward had been raised by local people after the killings for information leading to those responsible . |
| 4 | Sarah Sabin , 27 , who has a studio in Trinity Street , Colchester , has been assisted by local people in creating a map of the area , including roads , buildings and other major landmarks . |
| 5 | Laos radio reported that , on Aug. 25 , 1989 , 68 " fully armed exiled Vietnamese reactionaries " of the National United Front for the Liberation of Vietnam ( NUFLVN — see pp. 32674 ; 33154 ; 35902 ) had been captured by local militia while crossing from Thailand into Laos . |