Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [been] [verb] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is another attempt to waste parliamentary time — already 280 hours has been wasted in this way in the past two decades . ’ |
| 2 | Much detailed information about the vibration frequencies of different electronic states of diatomic molecules and some simple polyatomic molecules has been obtained in this way . |
| 3 | But once some set of rules has been established in this way , we might well think it more important that these rules be publicly regarded as settled , so that people can plan accordingly , than that they be the best rules that could have been found ; this provides a reason why courts should leave the rule untouched even when they think the wrong choice was made in the first instance . " |
| 4 | Older fans have been irked by this change of direction . |
| 5 | Article 20 of the Brussels Convention provides that where a defendant domiciled in one Contracting State is sued in a court of another Contracting State the court shall stay the proceedings so long as it is not shown that the defendant has been able to receive the document instituting the proceedings or an equivalent document in sufficient time to enable him to arrange for his defence , or that all necessary steps have been taken to this end . |
| 6 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 7 | I have heard it suggested that there is some danger that prospective buyers might be put off by the idea that their units have been used in this way . |
| 8 | Secondly , effective defence in depth presupposes that castles have been sited with this end in view , and that they form a coherent group under unified control . |
| 9 | Doubts have been cast on this interpretation , but insufficient evidence is available to reassess it in terms of the more typical two-phase sequence . |
| 10 | Many books have been written about this topic alone and cheese is indeed as international as food itself . |
| 11 | Complete books have been written on this subject which will give much more information about when a condition is likely to be serious or not . |
| 12 | Complete books have been written on this subject which will give much more information about when a condition is likely to be serious or not . |
| 13 | These funds have been administered in this way since 1975 . |
| 14 | It is frustrating that so little pottery from settlements has been examined in this manner , although Brisbane ( 1981 ) has proposed a model for various modes of production that may be appropriate for such pottery . |
| 15 | By the late twelfth century , even in England , the function of the suitors had been reduced to this : a committee of them provided information to royal justices in a court which had become effectively or actually an offshoot of the king 's court . |
| 16 | The notice of payment of tax as determined by the General Commissioners had been sent to this address . |
| 17 | Taking these and studies commissioned by donors in countries where they are the predominant donor into account , it appears that only about ten African aid recipients have been studied in this way . |
| 18 | Two subject areas have been energised by this very physical application of paint ; garden scenes and old women . |
| 19 | Some Home Corners have even extended onto split levels or two floors , where raised areas have been used for this purpose . |
| 20 | He wrote : ‘ It can scarce be conceived what advantages have been reaped from this little prudential regulation . |
| 21 | Computer simulation models which incorporate random effects have been described in this chapter . |
| 22 | Needless to say , once the battle lines have been drawn in this way , there tends to be a deterioration in relationships all round . |
| 23 | However , despite an increase in collaborative ventures criticisms have been made of this form of organisation . |
| 24 | The use of the scientific names of animals and plants has been avoided in this general guide book . |
| 25 | Some general practitioners will also benefit from schemes to improve substandard premises ; £170 million over six years has been promised for this ( but only £10 million for 1993–4 ) . |
| 26 | An additional £600m ( $A1.36bn ) over five years has been allocated for this . |
| 27 | Two applications have been developed within this field — text retrieval and question-answering systems . |
| 28 | In addition a single visit was made to five sites , but these counts have been excluded from this analysis . |
| 29 | Volumes have been written on this subject but I will offer a succinct aim that sums up , for me , the essence of good practice : |
| 30 | A number of reservations have been expressed to this model of the post-colonial state . |