Example sentences of "[been] [verb] that [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been told that in these circumstances it is permissible from an audit point of view to write back debts that are over two years old , notwithstanding the provisions of the Statute of Limitations , giving the creditor the right to demand payment for up to six years . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it has not yet been shown that in these circumstances charcoal reduces the need for an antidote . |
| 3 | From experience , and depending on the species selected , it has been found that with these numbers of large cichlids all present in the same tank , there is not the space for any of them to be able to establish a permanent territory and fight off all invaders . |
| 4 | It has been suggested that in such cases , the offender 's benefit should be channelled to a general victim compensation fund . |
| 5 | It has been suggested that in some countries where capital punishment has been abolished the alternative is the imprisonment of murderers under more rigorous conditions than are applicable to other prisoners , but from the information collected by the Select Committee it appears that this suggestion is unfounded . |