Example sentences of "part [prep] it [verb] [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present owners purchased the mill in 1976 after part of it had been used to house chickens and the mill-pond had been used for fish-farming . |
| 2 | The prosecution was allowed to sum up its evidence in secret hearing as part of it had been given in camera . |
| 3 | He left England on 27 October and two days later he lectured at Hamburg on " The Idea of a Christian Society " ; the tour , which he made with Arnold Toynbee , included visits to nine cities , but he complained later that not the least exhausting part of it had been the expectation from his hosts that lie was some kind of oracle as well as a poet . |
| 4 | Within a few minutes the picture was effervescing as part of it had been painted on gesso . |
| 5 | No part of it had been exercised at 31st March 1991 . |
| 6 | Indeed she did , for having sacrificed herself for this damnable dress material it was no more than commonsense to make certain that no part of it had been damaged or soiled , that she could go to Miss Dallam presently , when she found the strength to get up out of this bed and tidy her hair and her cuts and bruises , as if absolutely nothing had occurred . |
| 7 | Erm , it , perhaps part of it has been that a lot of the job creation mentioned has actually been of female and part-time work , and a lot of the er , new businesses in erm , Telford actually employ a lot of women in , in those areas . |
| 8 | My sense of honour and enjoyment in taking part in it has been enhanced by one sentimental memory . |
| 9 | Parts of it have been taken over for a secondary motor road , but much of it remains remote and quiet , rarely disturbed by a human voice . |