Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [vb pp] that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had long been known that some metals gave colours to flames ; but this was an unreliable test , because colours are hard to describe exactly , and because they are usually masked by a brilliant orange-yellow . |
| 2 | It has already been noted that most models have a view of politicians as people who follow overly narrow self-interested behaviour to the detriment of interests of the electorate and presumably their own long-run reputations . |
| 3 | This is not to suggest that life in a large mental handicap hospital is a fulfilling experience ; on the contrary , it has already been established that such places should not ideally exist and do not represent a suitable home for mentally handicapped people . |
| 4 | ’ We have no policy on single-sex swimming , as it has never been an issue before and it has always been assumed that all children would swim together . ’ |
| 5 | Until recently it had always been assumed that all calories are the same , regardless of where they came from . |
| 6 | It has also been said that such activities can help to raise the general level of energy of members of the household , the depletion of which may often show itself as a succession of minor illnesses . |
| 7 | It has now been decided that both clubs will play on the Wednesday with 7.45 kick-offs . |
| 8 | It has often been assumed that these figures were simply invented , and are evidence that the Bible is historically unreliable . |
| 9 | Most astonishingly , it has recently been discovered that many trees send out messages of danger when under attack from insects . |
| 10 | Although " this offer has been accepted by Marshal Tito " , it had " subsequently been discovered that these troops had not in fact entered Austria … it was possible to turn them over to Marshal Tito in complete formation , and prevention of infiltration into Austria was essential for operational reasons " . |