Having been + PAST PARTICIPLE – English Grammar Profiler
Here’s an example of the preposition ‘after’ complemented by a non-finite perfect form of the passive ‘having been p.p.’
Roughly a month and a half after having been laid, the surviving eggs hatch.
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In the English Grammar Profile, there are two similar C2 points in the category of passives:
Point 38:
non-finite ‘-ing’ perfect forms of the passive as the complement of prepositions.
Point 40:
passive non-finite ‘-ing’ perfect forms in subordinate clauses to give explanatory background information.
EXAMPLE:
I feel like the luckiest person in the world,
having been born at the intersection of great needs and great injustices and great opportunities to change them.
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. having been _VVN
1 . HAVING BEEN RAISED 256
Having been raised with the self-esteem movement so popular in schools,
I used to expect my needs to be considered.
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2 . HAVING BEEN BORN 230 3 . HAVING BEEN TOLD 91 4 . HAVING BEEN BROUGHT 81 5 . HAVING BEEN EXPOSED 78 6 . HAVING BEEN GIVEN 75 7 . HAVING BEEN ESTABLISHED 67 8 . HAVING BEEN TRAINED 60 9 . HAVING BEEN INTRODUCED 56 10 . HAVING BEEN DIAGNOSED 54 11 . HAVING BEEN MADE 52 12 . HAVING BEEN FORCED 47 13 . HAVING BEEN USED 44 14 . HAVING BEEN INSPIRED 40 15 . HAVING BEEN NAMED 40 16 . HAVING BEEN AWARDED 39 17 . HAVING BEEN BUILT 38 18 . HAVING BEEN CAUGHT 38 19 . HAVING BEEN INVITED 36 20 . HAVING BEEN RELEASED 34 21 . HAVING BEEN SELECTED 31 22 . HAVING BEEN DESIGNED 29 23 . HAVING BEEN TAUGHT 27 24 . HAVING BEEN EDUCATED 26 25 . HAVING BEEN CALLED 25 26 . HAVING BEEN GRANTED 24 27 . HAVING BEEN INFORMED 24 28 . HAVING BEEN INVOLVED 24 29 . HAVING BEEN ASKED 24 30 . HAVING BEEN APPOINTED 24 31 . HAVING BEEN BURNED 24 32 . HAVING BEEN WARNED 24 33 . HAVING BEEN SENT 23 34 . HAVING BEEN BEATEN 23 35 . HAVING BEEN FOUNDED 23 36 . HAVING BEEN ELECTED 23 37 . HAVING BEEN DENIED 23 38 . HAVING BEEN REJECTED 23 39 . HAVING BEEN NOMINATED 21 40 . HAVING BEEN MARRIED 20 41 . HAVING BEEN LEFT 19 42 . HAVING BEEN DESCRIBED 19 43 . HAVING BEEN EMPLOYED 18 44 . HAVING BEEN FEATURED 18 45 . HAVING BEEN CREATED 18 46 . HAVING BEEN TAKEN 18 47 . HAVING BEEN TESTED 17 48 . HAVING BEEN PROMOTED 17 49 . HAVING BEEN SEEN 17 50 . HAVING BEEN BLESSED 16 51 . HAVING BEEN BASED 16 52 . HAVING BEEN ABANDONED 15 53 . HAVING BEEN ACQUIRED 15 54 . HAVING BEEN BITTEN 15 55 . HAVING BEEN SHOWN 15 56 . HAVING BEEN TURNED 15 57 . HAVING BEEN TREATED 14 58 . HAVING BEEN RANKED 14 59 . HAVING BEEN PRESENTED 14 60 . HAVING BEEN PLACED 14 61 . HAVING BEEN PUT 14 62 . HAVING BEEN DEVELOPED 14 63 . HAVING BEEN BETRAYED 14 64 . HAVING BEEN ARRESTED 14 65 . HAVING BEEN BOUGHT 13 66 . HAVING BEEN ACCEPTED 13 67 . HAVING BEEN FOUND 13 68 . HAVING BEEN IMPRESSED 13 69 . HAVING BEEN IMMERSED 13 70 . HAVING BEEN HANDED 13 71 . HAVING BEEN LINKED 13 72 . HAVING BEEN PROVIDED 13 73 . HAVING BEEN REFUSED 12 74 . HAVING BEEN RECOGNIZED 12 75 . HAVING BEEN REARED 12 76 . HAVING BEEN RESTORED 12 77 . HAVING BEEN STUNG 11 78 . HAVING BEEN SHOT 11 79 . HAVING BEEN SEPARATED 11 80 . HAVING BEEN REMOVED 11 81 . HAVING BEEN KNOCKED 11 82 . HAVING BEEN INSTRUCTED 11 83 . HAVING BEEN HELD 11 84 . HAVING BEEN DEFEATED 11
85 . HAVING BEEN CHOSEN 11
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1 OF HAVING BEEN BORN 116 2 AFTER HAVING BEEN GIVEN 107 3 AFTER HAVING BEEN CONVICTED 82 4 AFTER HAVING BEEN TOLD 72 5 OF HAVING BEEN USED 70 6 OF HAVING BEEN MADE 65 7 AFTER HAVING BEEN FOUND 64 8 AS HAVING BEEN MADE 62 9 AFTER HAVING BEEN EXPOSED 57 10 OF HAVING BEEN WRITTEN 55 11 AFTER HAVING BEEN SHOT 52 12 AFTER HAVING BEEN SENT 50 13 AFTER HAVING BEEN DIAGNOSED 50 14 OF HAVING BEEN EXPOSED 49 15 DESPITE HAVING BEEN BORN 46 16 OF HAVING BEEN DESIGNED 46 17 TO HAVING BEEN KILLED 45 18 DESPITE HAVING BEEN TOLD 42 19 AFTER HAVING BEEN NOTIFIED 41 20 AFTER HAVING BEEN ARRESTED 40 21 AFTER HAVING BEEN USED 39 22 FOR HAVING BEEN BORN 39 23 AFTER HAVING BEEN CLOSED 38 24 AFTER HAVING BEEN FORCED 37 25 AFTER HAVING BEEN INFORMED 35 26 AFTER HAVING BEEN RELEASED 34 27 AFTER HAVING BEEN REMOVED 33 28 AFTER HAVING BEEN TAKEN 33 29 AFTER HAVING BEEN TREATED 31 30 AFTER HAVING BEEN CAUGHT 31 31 OF HAVING BEEN CREATED 31 32 AFTER HAVING BEEN MADE 30 33 FOR HAVING BEEN GIVEN 30 34 OF HAVING BEEN RAPED 30 35 AFTER HAVING BEEN PUT 29 36 OF HAVING BEEN TAKEN 29 37 AFTER HAVING BEEN REQUESTED 28 38 AFTER HAVING BEEN ADMITTED 28 39 AFTER HAVING BEEN PLACED 27 40 DESPITE HAVING BEEN GIVEN 27 41 OF HAVING BEEN CHOSEN 27 42 AFTER HAVING BEEN ASKED 26 43 AFTER HAVING BEEN SERVED 25 44 AFTER HAVING BEEN APPOINTED 25 45 AFTER HAVING BEEN DENIED 25 46 AFTER HAVING BEEN WARNED 25 47 OF HAVING BEEN ABUSED 25 48 AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN 24 49 AFTER HAVING BEEN DECLARED 24 50 FOR HAVING BEEN CONVICTED 24 51 OF HAVING BEEN BEATEN 24 52 AFTER HAVING BEEN TURNED 23 53 AFTER HAVING BEEN STRUCK 23 54 AFTER HAVING BEEN SUSPENDED 23 55 AFTER HAVING BEEN BROUGHT 23 56 AFTER HAVING BEEN LOST 23 57 OF HAVING BEEN TAMPERED 23 58 AFTER HAVING BEEN GRANTED 22 59 AFTER HAVING BEEN RAISED 22 60 AFTER HAVING BEEN SELECTED 22 61 OF HAVING BEEN SENT 22 62 WITHOUT HAVING BEEN TOLD 22 63 OF HAVING BEEN GIVEN 21 64 WITHOUT HAVING BEEN EXERCISED 21 65 WITHOUT HAVING BEEN SEEN 21 66 AFTER HAVING BEEN STUCK 20 67 AFTER HAVING BEEN CHARGED 20 68 AFTER HAVING BEEN EMPLOYED 20 69 AFTER HAVING BEEN DEPORTED 20 70 AFTER HAVING BEEN ORDERED 20 71 AFTER HAVING BEEN REJECTED 19 72 AFTER HAVING BEEN INTRODUCED 19 73 AFTER HAVING BEEN HELD 19 74 AFTER HAVING BEEN BITTEN 19 75 AFTER HAVING BEEN CALLED 19 76 AFTER HAVING BEEN FIRED 19 77 AFTER HAVING BEEN TORTURED 19 78 AFTER HAVING BEEN SUBJECTED 19 79 AFTER HAVING BEEN SET 19 80 OF HAVING BEEN CAUGHT 19 81 OF HAVING BEEN INFECTED 19 82 OF HAVING BEEN STRUCK 19 83 WITHOUT HAVING BEEN TAUGHT 19 84 AFTER HAVING BEEN SEPARATED 18 85 AFTER HAVING BEEN DESTROYED 18 86 AFTER HAVING BEEN ATTACKED 18 87 AFTER HAVING BEEN KNOCKED 18 88 DESPITE HAVING BEEN WARNED 18 89 FOR HAVING BEEN MADE 18 90 OF HAVING BEEN ABANDONED 18 91 OF HAVING BEEN BUILT 18 92 OF HAVING BEEN SUBJECTED 18 93 WITHOUT HAVING BEEN ASKED 18 94 AFTER HAVING BEEN MOVED 17 95 AFTER HAVING BEEN NOMINATED 17 96 AFTER HAVING BEEN BURNED 17 97 AFTER HAVING BEEN SEEN 17 98 OF HAVING BEEN AWARDED 17 99 OF HAVING BEEN ELECTED 17
100 OF HAVING BEEN SHOT 17
C1:
appointed, infected, instructed, nominated, notified, ranked, reared
C2:
convicted, diagnosed, subjected, tortured