Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] a [noun sg] has been " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am afraid , Your Highness , ’ said Mahmoud stiffly , ‘ that once a case has been opened — ’ |
| 2 | No compensation for delay in delivery is payable unless a reservation has been sent within 21 days to the carrier . |
| 3 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 4 | Scotland 's normal practice in qualifying groups is to pick up points early on and then drop some later when a cushion has been inflated to break their fall . |
| 5 | This kick is especially useful when a fighter has been knocked to the ground and his opponent is closing in for the kill , although in training it is learned from a standing position . |
| 6 | A cyclist held in prison in Nepal on forgery charges for more than a month has been released . |
| 7 | It is essential once a feed has been dropped that it should not be reinstated in a moment of weakness . |
| 8 | Moreover under most consumer protection legislation , senior corporate officers will be vicariously liable where a corporation has been found criminally liable under such legislation ( see s20 of TDA 1968 , s132 of the Fair Trading Act 1973 , s169 of CCA 1974 and s40(2) of CPA 1987 ) . |