Example sentences of "[pron] [that] [pron] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One interesting feature of this discovery seems to me that it 's been a combination of different individuals approaching it almost laterally , in a sense , because you 're not an astronomer , particularly , are you ? |
| 2 | Although it would be difficult to document the generalisation , it seems to me that there has been a significant decline , over the past ten or fifteen years , in the degree of confidence in the scope and security of foundations in both psychology and linguistics . |
| 3 | He somehow managed to pound down to Kouklia on Chennaa , half by night and half by blazing day , and crossing the island was able to see for himself that it had been a more settled and prosperous year . |
| 4 | In answer to Merrill 's questioning face , he went on , ‘ I think I once told you that I 'd been a bit — wild . |
| 5 | Well as we approach the end of 1991 , I 'm sure I do n't need to remind you that it has been a very difficult year . |
| 6 | Then the fear reached him that there had been an assault — a ship had been seen , moored , the men had been observed returning with limbs dressed for wounds . |
| 7 | It came from a scene set in a bar not unlike ours , and was said just after everyone in the bar had turned pale at the sight of a particular young man , a regular , entering the bar after a week 's absence ; the thing was , they were all wondering how they were going to break the news to him that there 'd been a terrible suicide , they were all wondering who was going to be the one to take this boy to one side and tell him what had happened to his friend , and why . |
| 8 | Fergus had been so intensely aware of every separate part of her that it had been a pain and a torment . |
| 9 | Racecourse rumour , as reported by Annie , had it that there had been a big gamble on Pendero , that a professional gambler stood to gain a fortune if he won . |
| 10 | In the light of the arguments which have been put forward about the size of the constituency can we take it that there has been a change in Government principle on the boundary reorganisation ? |
| 11 | The actual study skills part is running in tandem with the library Project , and we are beginning to see already … , in the third year for example [ where ] they did have library skills [ and it 's apparent from what members of staff are saying ] that … in areas where they are expected to research themselves that there has been a big improvement . |
| 12 | The Secretary of State did not tell us that there had been a change in circumstances since the Government rejected the Prior report . |
| 13 | Herr Winter tells us that it has been a family business ever since it was established by his grandfather , who also took the opportunity to purchase one of the three existing original Nipper paintings . |