Example sentences of "they 've be [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | he feels they 've been treated in a shabby way . |
| 2 | they 've been cooked in the microwave for twelve minutes |
| 3 | All we would like to do in the lab is make that same compound in a different way , and many of the compounds which are used are the same as those found in nature , the only difference is they 've been prepared in a test tube instead of being prepared in a plant . |
| 4 | Allow your tiles to acclimatise at room temperature for at least 24 hours before laying — especially if they 've been stored in cold conditions |
| 5 | But beware — the Black Night 's ghoulish cohorts are everywhere , and rumour has it that they 've been dabbling in the dark arts … |
| 6 | Well I think there is , there are n't many problem with the trained people because they 've been trained in the same areas as oneself and therefore understand what you 're on about . |
| 7 | His face had an unpleasant shine to it , the kind of shine you get on the walls of places where they 've been cooking in cheap fat since for ever . |
| 8 | Brighter are so deeply drippy that they make Blueboy look like the English Metallica , Brighter sound like they 've been locked in a bedroom for the past six years and are still trying to come up with that ‘ C86 ’ audition tape . |
| 9 | Yeah , they 've been advertising in the Echo |
| 10 | It was a red Transit , one of the new designs which look like they 've been punched in the nose , but there were no markings on it and the rear windows had been painted out . |
| 11 | A resident of the North Shore will look at a wave and say , ‘ Bad weather they 've been having in Alaska ’ , or ‘ I see Siberia is in trouble again ’ . |
| 12 | I 'm a teacher myself and if my children come home and tell me things they 've been doing in maths which might seem very perplexing to somebody who knows about modern maths , I understand the educational reason for them doing so . |
| 13 | Wash chopping boards , knives , other equipment and your hands after they 've been used in the preparation of raw food . |
| 14 | They 've been used in Australia since 1952 , working for an airline founded by the father of the new owner . |
| 15 | Most shops are prepared for your to do this with expensive boots , but do n't expect them to be exchanged if they 've been marked in any way or worn outside ! |
| 16 | If learners can see and recognise the language they 've been studying in use in realistic situations this has two benefits : |
| 17 | " Yes , they 've been entered in the book . |
| 18 | ‘ They 've been arriving in scores , each delegation with one appointed English speaker ’ said an official . |
| 19 | They are the way forward now for the British mining industry erm they 've been coming in very steadily and now they are at virtually every pit in the country . |
| 20 | They 've been sitting during this meditation on her short useless history as a Socialist , they 've been sitting in the dark and now the moon rises , full and amber against a bar of cloud and Harriet 's face is bowed ; a drink at one hand ; and a cigarette droops glowing from the other . |
| 21 | But as you say , switch off first and then still use a stick or something to get them away because it maybe the switch does n't work and maybe that 's why they 've been electrocuted in the first place . |
| 22 | It 'll be alright cos they 've been sealed in a plastic bag |