Example sentences of "been [vb pp] by three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the few hours since she had brought the house down she had been interviewed by three tabloids , Sky Television and by Tony Howard for ‘ Newsnight ’ . |
| 2 | Traditionally the criminal work in the busy city magistrates ' courts had been dominated by three firms . |
| 3 | America , like Spain itself , had been ruined by three centuries of theological intolerance and political despotism ; if a unitary liberal constitution was the remedy in Spain , it must also be the remedy in America . |
| 4 | The German defences north of South Vaagsö had been bombed by three Blenheims an hour or so earlier , no doubt adding to the confusion at the German 181 Division 's headquarters for they had no clear picture of events and a patrol sent down from the northern defences lost two men at the road-block . |
| 5 | If he is anything like me , he will have been struck by three things . |
| 6 | However , his candidature in 1911 had been aided by three factors : he was a Conservative rather than a Liberal Unionist , but he was the sort of Conservative who would be acceptable to Liberal Unionists as well ; he was a diehard in opinion , but he had remained loyal to Balfour 's policy throughout the recent twists and turns ; and he had staked a claim by his abandonment of his safe London seat to fight North-West Manchester in December 1910 ( at no real risk , for an alternative safe seat was always available to him if and when he lost ) . |
| 7 | Martina , the greatest woman player of all time , has now been beaten by three Maleeva sisters . |
| 8 | Lady Dawn Kennedy , 31 , was remanded in custody accused of falsely claiming she had been raped by three men . |