Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [been] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dual responsibilities , to the employer and to the profession , remain problematic : the professional response has been to offer on-line access to ethical guidance . |
| 2 | Since President Siad Barre 's brutal 21-year reign ended , armed groups have been killing each other and civilians simply on account of their clan origin , according to the Amnesty report . |
| 3 | While most political prisoners have been involved iii trade union or political work , there are also cases of people who have boon picked up on suspicion and who have had no history of participation in any organization . |
| 4 | The 12 staff employed in European offices have been made redundant . |
| 5 | The twelve staff employed in European offices have been made redundant . |
| 6 | Moreover , British and French cavalry had been stationed close behind the Allied line , with the object of quickly exploiting a breakthrough . |
| 7 | British Rail had been made aware of the danger of drivers going through red lights , a possible cause of the Newton disaster , as far back as 1951 , the inquiry was told . |
| 8 | The extensive literature on the complex issue of social support has been reviewed many times . |
| 9 | In recent years , the English courts have been making greater and more assertive use of their powers ; they retain , however , a proper sensitivity to the position of foreign countries , and exercise their discretion with that in mind . |
| 10 | These anomalous crustal fragments have been given various names-suspect terrane , allochthonous terrane-but we will use the term displaced terrane ( Note that in this book the spelling ‘ terrane ’ is used to refer to structural units whereas ‘ terrain' is applied in a topographic sense . ) |
| 11 | The cumulative effect has been to remove much of the archaeological evidence for settlement from the slopes and uplands , leaving behind only the remnants of flint implements and pottery and the deepest post holes . |
| 12 | The man regarded as the all-time superstar of British Football has been meeting old friends at a special lunch in his honour . |
| 13 | British Telecom has been installing extra lines ‘ in terraced houses all over the capital ’ so that some stockbrokers , bankers and insurance agents can work from home . |
| 14 | Country and suburban stations have been closed wholesale and even those still surviving are often covered in graffiti , wrecked and vandalized beyond recognition . |
| 15 | One of the most important historic tasks of transnational capitalism has been to include various previously excluded groups within its realm of influence . |
| 16 | A German tourist has been shot dead by a lone gunman in an attempted robbery in Scotland , his wife and daughter are seriously injured . |
| 17 | The movement into private care has been accentuated by tight control of local authority expenditure at a time when numbers of people have been ‘ deinstitutionalised ’ from psychiatric and psycho-geriatric units , and when people from an ageing population have been seeking residential care for the first time . |
| 18 | The small voluntary TRANSAID team has been strengthened this year by the addition of Eric Schumacher , formerly a senior manager with I.C.I. Eric brings with him extensive general management and transport experience , which is already proving to be valuable . |
| 19 | Old Eddy had been wiped clean . |
| 20 | As the result of years of breeding and cross-breeding specialised varieties have been attained specific to both size and colour . |
| 21 | Leaders of the Muslim ‘ parliament ’ disclosed the plans exclusively to The People after it was learned that unscrupulous British dealers have been selling ordinary meat as Halal |
| 22 | British banks have been granted some £2,250 million in tax relief on bad loans to developing countries , according to official figures . |
| 23 | News that the Islands ' social workers had been given professional stress therapy astounded the families and their support organisation . |
| 24 | Social workers have been given new powers to use force to control troublesome youngsters in care . |
| 25 | Hundreds of chartered accountants have been made redundant and with the surfeit of candidates competing for vacancies , employers have been able to reduce salaries in some cases . |
| 26 | Few of the top firms have been left untainted by the thrift industry 's collapse , and huge rulings against firms are becoming increasingly common . |
| 27 | By the end of the period , the professional values of English studies had been rendered synonymous not only with the central moral force of the " national character " but also with the moral worthiness of the scholar-critic ( living or dead ) . |
| 28 | Another free kick has been given this time against big Mike Whitlow Lively start to the game and a lively start for the referee . |
| 29 | ‘ Registrations are running about 300 up on last year ; average prices have been £300 to £500 up on the previous year ; and our commercial customers have been taking top prices for finished Limousin crosses at markets through the UK . |
| 30 | A 24 year old woman had been diagnosed five years previously and had persistent abdominal pain , diarrhoea , and ill health despite repeated courses of steroids . |