Example sentences of "[verb] that [noun prp] have been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His wife had disapproved of this development at first — he suspected that she had paired off Damien and Clare in her mind — but when it transpired that Mark had been baptized a Catholic , and when he started to go to Mass again , she had become favourably disposed to the idea of their going out together . |
| 2 | Anyway , ’ he went on , ‘ I made some further enquiries and it transpired that Len had been convicted on a drink-driving offence and had lost his driving licence . |
| 3 | I did n't know that Ben had been following me around for the last five years ! |
| 4 | She did n't know that Aisling had been born with a severe ‘ port wine stain ’ . |
| 5 | Soon after 6 a.m. the rebels took control of Radio Nigeria ( situated 300 metres from the barracks ) , announcing that Babangida had been deposed and the governing Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) dissolved , and stating their political objectives . |
| 6 | Anna chattered on and on , explaining that Nicolo had been called away early on business . |
| 7 | Kochen maintained that DEC had been taking a worldwide census of ‘ hundreds of customers ’ recently to ascertain whether OSF/1-on-MIPS was a viable policy . |
| 8 | Some people have been surprised and relieved to discover that HIV has been suspected by friends and relatives who have been anxious to help , yet afraid to ask . |
| 9 | There is a report on CEEFAX that say that Wilko has been approached by Lazio re : the sale of one fat Geordie ! |
| 10 | While the specialist was examining her legs , Janet mentioned that Lisa had been suffering from aches in her neck . |
| 11 | He went instead to the City Press office , only to find that Catherine had been sent home . |
| 12 | We were not very happy to find that Hillsborough had been chosen and even less so when we were allocated the Leppings Lane End . |
| 13 | It was reported that Boloña had been replaced by the Foreign Minister , Augusto Blacker Miller , one of his bitterest critics , but it was subsequently learned that Fujimori had persuaded Boloña to withdraw his resignation [ see below for Cabinet changes ] . |
| 14 | Physicians found that Bryan had been born without a properly-working thymus gland . |
| 15 | Amy , 42 , took a different tack when she found that Joe had been leading a double life for 18 months , holed up with a ravishing ex-model 15 years her junior while she believed he was ‘ opening up new markets ’ in Middle Europe . |
| 16 | It was considered that Sendero had been profiting from the rivalry between the Army and police in the region as to who should spearhead the US-backed campaign against drug trafficking . |
| 17 | He gave an ironic smile , content that Montgomery had been taken in . |
| 18 | And then when the invitations to speak to the Housewives ’ Register and Parish Council started rolling in , I realized that CHE had been noted as a part of the life of the town and it had a lot of potential friends . |
| 19 | Perhaps she 'd heard on the college grapevine that Barney had been getting an undue amount of visits from the police and was rejoicing that the heat was off her beloved Rodney . |
| 20 | When I did get to the bike I saw it was virtually in pieces and realised that Darren had been attempting the job himself . |
| 21 | Mitra attacked a secret visit by Ramos to Switzerland in mid-February , hinting that Ramos had been seeking foreign funds for his campaign . |
| 22 | Rumours began to circulate that Banzai had been conquered . |
| 23 | And although Whigs under Anne liked to claim that James had been deposed for breaking his original contract with the people , they found it a credible way of embarrassing their political opponents to argue that it was the Tories who had been responsible for James 's downfall . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh dear , you and your girlfriends … well , perhaps Tory could come too ? ’ she looked enquiringly at Marie , who admitted that Victoria had been considered too young to ride by her parents . |
| 25 | The mother — who believes she passed on her 50-a-day habit to the girl while she was pregnant — revealed that Cherie had been diagnosed a nicotine addict by a doctor . |
| 26 | Roger revealed that Clarissa had been buying Christmas presents since the summer ; little bundles would be secreted in cupboards . |
| 27 | He argued that Russia had been exploited and impoverished more than any other republic by the " imperial policy of the Centre " , noting for example that although ranking third of the 15 union republics in labour productivity it was last in social expenditure . |
| 28 | They had missed another call while out , and they had heard that Whitechapel had been sealed off . |
| 29 | They had heard that Shill had been seen with a local man , Johnny Turner , at the King 's Head Monday lunchtime . |
| 30 | No reply was received but the group later heard that Bashir had been released . |