Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] that have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally , the products were made of plane/sycamore wood that had been seasoned for about 6 months . |
| 2 | Anxious that Lally should not return to find her naked , she huddled into a blue satin kimono that had been one of Aunt Tossie 's many over-grand presents . |
| 3 | Any management training that has been available for ryokan has been almost entirely ‘ in house ’ up to now , although the whole area of hotel management training is being rethought in Japan . |
| 4 | If it feels like cotton , wears like polyester and holds color like cotton , it must be — Tencel , the new Courtaulds fibre that 's been 10 years and $200 million in the making … |
| 5 | His great oak coffin that had been ready for him for years was set up like a cupboard at the head of the bier , fresh lined with red and gold damask , its silver handles polished bright . |
| 6 | It 's not excess of turkey and plum pudding that has been indigestible ; it 's the surfeit of news . |
| 7 | That unhinging extended back at least as far as the Japanese attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in December 1941 , a crisis which allowed Franklin Roosevelt finally to break free from the congressional restraints on executive action that had been operative in the inter war period . |
| 8 | The second attraction is that the Town and Country Planning Association is a fascinating case study of a pressure group that has been active over a long period . |
| 9 | If you doubt this , talk to any private oil company that has been involved in the North Sea . |
| 10 | In 1983 , in order to extend the international scope of our work , a survey questionnaire that had been pre-tested with social work educators from Australia , India , Israel , and the United States was mailed to all member colleges , universities , and national affiliate associations of the International Association of Schools of Social Work and to a list of individuals who had been identified as experts on paraprofessional social welfare personnel in their own countries or internationally . |
| 11 | After months of pursuing its quarry , it looks like IXI Ltd has finally nailed down the OEM agreement with DEC for its X.desktop manager that has been long in the making . |
| 12 | My company has a large number of creditors in its balance sheet that have been outstanding for between two and four years . |