Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] been [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hon. Friend raises a point that has been raised many times before . |
| 2 | As long ago as 1915 Scott published the first research on interviews showing that 6 personnel managers could not agree about a common set of applicants , a finding that has been replicated innumerable times and will be reflected in the personal experience of most interviewers . |
| 3 | On the other hand , we realise that professional clinicians coming to the book might remain unconvinced about some of our chosen examples , as indeed might those readers who only feel comfortable with terms like ‘ schizophrenia ’ when they are used in a sense that has been given medical approval . |
| 4 | It is this basic human right that has been denied deaf persons and their families for hundreds of years . |
| 5 | Of 720,000 sq ftof office space that has been completed this year , 350,000 sq ft has been let . |
| 6 | One of the many highlights is the view down Loch Shiel from Glenfinnan , a vista that has been reproduced many times on gaudy retouched 60s ' postcards , and on calendars handed out at Christmas by firms who manufacture ball-bearings . |
| 7 | The fine drizzle that has been falling all afternoon has not been enough to stop the match between Scotland and Ireland , but enough to keep the crowds away . |
| 8 | It would be absolutely disastrous if after the excellent work that 's been done this year we were not able to maintain that . |
| 9 | There 's a stand-pipe that 's been erected two streets over that way , ’ she said , pointing . |
| 10 | The idea , one that 's been adopted many times since , was to ‘ camouflage ’ the door handle so it did n't interfere with the body lines . |
| 11 | Thank you , yes , I think in a course of er , er explanation that 's been given this morning , there was a reference to H G V eight diversion , now I 'm concerned that if in fact that means that er H G Vs are increasingly using the route through Culford there are two very severe right angle bends on that road and I should erm like to see the police take some action to persuade H G V to ban that route er I mean can we do a ban on the early section of it with in particular to like angle bends are ? |
| 12 | The amount of press coverage that 's been generated this week by your conference has been enormously important to the local trade unions , it 's something that we can build on , it 's something that says to the local press to the local media trade unions have got something to say trade unions have got something to put forward and it 's that 's something that we will come back to erm afterwards , after you 've gone , we can use that , we can build on it . |
| 13 | ‘ While you 've been sitting on your intellectual arses alternately pitying yourselves and the so-called workers , it 's my hard work , my money that 's been keeping this country — ’ Stalking off indoors ; the door shuts . |
| 14 | The 29-year-old has been suffering from the problem for several weeks , and has been undergoing regular physiotherapy treatment . |
| 15 | The former Villa player sustained the injury in a European tie against Panathanikos recently and has been undergoing intensive treatment . |
| 16 | One of the most universal of all designs ; it is found in the artistic and religious expression of cultures as far apart as America , Europe and India , as well as China , and has been ascribed many meanings ; the most popular of these are happiness , the heart of the Buddha and the number 10,000 . |
| 17 | The current head of state , President Omar Bongo , succeeded to the Presidency in 1967 on the death of Gabon 's first President , Léon M'Ba , and has been re-elected three times for successive seven-year terms , most recently in November 1986 [ see p. 35047 ] . |
| 18 | The Government needs to find extra money from somewhere and has been considering all sorts of options . |
| 19 | The first of these aid and trade agreements was signed in 1975 and has been renewed four times . |
| 20 | The latter has a chequered history and has been altered several times within its life in Poland . |
| 21 | Further , the word ‘ communion ’ , a term again involving a verbal identification of Church and Eucharist , was so much used by the Council that it has subsequently been seen to express the Council 's ecclesiology most profoundly and has been made great use of in such documents as those of ARCIC . |
| 22 | In anticipation of the move , Mr Whitbread has already handed effective control of the company to his chief executive Peter Jarvis and has been made non-executive chairman . |
| 23 | The village is well known for its flowers , and has been rewarded several times with a place in the Britain in Bloom Competition . |
| 24 | The museum already has a comprehensive library donated as a bequest from Paul Maenz , the former Cologne gallery owner , and has been given fifty-five works of art by a West German group of industrialists . |
| 25 | ‘ Linking ’ and ‘ intrusive ’ are special cases of juncture ; this name refers to the relationship between one sound and the sounds that immediately precede and follow it , and has been given some importance in phonological theory . |
| 26 | The scheme , launched by Michael Howard in May , has so far attracted a large number of national and other contractors , and has been given widespread support from both Government and consumer associations . |
| 27 | I know that Chris Harris is anxious to discuss the matter , and has been exploring various angles with the Scottish Officer and the Commission . |
| 28 | The Womens Artist Slide Library is pleased to announce that it has succeeded in retaining its Arts Council funding for the publication of Women 's Art Magazine and has been offered financial assistance towards the running of the organisation over the next year . |
| 29 | ‘ Michael Stein pleaded guilty and has been fined 2000 Barbados dollars . |
| 30 | The fact that NTS have deliberately cut publicity about Ben Lawers is not new and has been reported many times . |