Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] have [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tumbled out of the nest , where I 'd been a cosseted only child , and into digs . |
| 2 | Later , it was said that where there had been a fundamental breach of contract , that is , if one party fails to carry out his part of the bargain at all or attempts to render a performance totally different from that contemplated , then that party could not rely on an exclusion clause ( see Karsales ( Harrow ) Ltd. v Wallis [ 1956 ] ) . |
| 3 | 8.1.4 any other act or thing by which but for this provision the Guarantor would have been released [ other than a variation of the terms of this Lease agreed between the parties that is prejudicial to the Guarantor ] Until the case of P & A Swift Investments v Combined English Stores Group plc it was believed that the benefit of a guarantor 's covenants could only be enforced by a successor in title to the landlord 's reversion , where there had been an express assignment to it . |
| 4 | If the discretion can be exercised where there has been a fraudulent misrepresentation , as in the present case , it must be exercisable also where a merely innocent misrepresentation has been made . |
| 5 | The eastern Australian passive margin is one region where there has been a fruitful interchange of ideas and data between geomorphologists and geophysicists , although this has not resulted in a consensus as to either the history of uplift or the mechanisms that have caused it . |
| 6 | 3.13 The best way to form a view on the current level of damages for pain and suffering simpliciter is to study recent awards for minor injuries , where there has been a complete or almost complete recovery . |
| 7 | Most of this is in the northwest where there has been a long history of land-use , involving both degradation and successful reclamation . |
| 8 | As Table 9 shows , most of this expansion occurred in the private sector , where there has been a threefold increase since 1980 . |
| 9 | However , where there has been a contested hearing and : ( 1 ) a money judgment payable in one lump sum is ordered , the debt is registered only when the judgment creditor takes steps to enforce it , or issues an oral examination ; ( 2 ) a money judgment ( payable in one lump sum or by instalments ) including an order for costs to be taxed is entered , registration is effected on completion of taxation ; ( 3 ) an application for new trial has been made or an appeal lodged with the Court of Appeal , registration is effected when the new trial ( if ordered ) or appeal have been disposed of . |
| 10 | Delay occurs when the operator is doing nothing — usually waiting for a machine to complete a sub-task — it differs from storage where there has been a particular decision to put something aside . |
| 11 | But where there has been a single incident , the claim to ignorance may carry some plausibility , and be difficult for a prosecutor to overcome . |
| 12 | where there has been an extraordinary resolution to the effect that the company can not meet its liabilities and should therefore be wound up . |
| 13 | They usually involve a combination of the following organisational arrangements : ( 1 ) The physical separation of the various departments , often extending to matters of detail such as dining arrangements ; ( 2 ) An educational programme normally recurring to emphasise the importance of not improperly or inadvertently divulging confidential information ; ( 3 ) Strict and carefully defined procedures for dealing with a situation where it is considered that the wall should be crossed and the maintaining of proper records where this occurs : ( 4 ) Monitoring by compliance officers of the effectiveness of the wall , including the monitoring of employee trading ; and ( 5 ) Disciplinary sanctions where there has been an improper breach of the wall . |
| 14 | She won one victory in January 1981 when a palpable ‘ wet ’ , Norman St John-Stevas , was removed as Leader of the House ( where he had been a conspicuous success ) , while younger men like Leon Brittan and Kenneth Baker were promoted , the latter having been one of Heath 's campaign managers in 1975 . |
| 15 | Although I have been a long time supporter . |
| 16 | She did not even try to prevent my journey , although she has been a perfect tyrant these many weeks , making me keep my bed ! |
| 17 | That 's er , so you 've been a successful propagandist ? |
| 18 | Although there had been a long established tradition of community and private forestry schemes , it was not until the launching of the Saemol Undong ( or New Community Movement ) in 1970 that it was possible to conceive of a nation-wide forestry policy and programme . |
| 19 | Although there had been a light summer shower earlier in the evening , it was now a warm , clear night with just a soft breeze rustling the ropes and canvas of the small boats berthed in the marina far below . |
| 20 | Although there had been an appreciable rise in incomes , supplies in the state shops continued to be poor , encouraging a growing black market [ for clampdown in August against black marketeers see p. 37665 ] . |
| 21 | Although there has been a radical management shake-up and there have been improvements in organisation and efficiency , the fundamental ethos of the NHS — provision of medical service free at the point of use — has remained unchanged . |
| 22 | Although there has been a great song and dance about his supposedly suspect temperament this season , I ca n't fault it . |
| 23 | And although there has been a great deal of argument as to the cause , very few people would deny that Britain is in a state of decline . ’ |
| 24 | However , although there has been a substantial rise in the number of private shareholders in the UK , many investors have sold their shares immediately after the purchase . |
| 25 | Although there has been a substantial move away from the building of three or more bedroom houses in recent years , they still accounted for 60 per cent of the total housing stock in 1986 compared with nearly three-quarters a decade earlier ( Housing and Construction Statistics 1976–1986 , Table 6.8 , 1987 ) . |
| 26 | Although there has been a recent escalation in the introduction of legislation we are all aware that the educational climate has gradually changed ever since former Prime Minister Jim Callaghan 's historic speech at Ruskin College in 1976 when he instituted the Great Debate . |
| 27 | ‘ People are definitely spending seriously although there has been a late build-up to Christmas . ’ |
| 28 | Council staff say that although there has been a general increase in nonpayment in the region most non-payers are on the electoral roll . |
| 29 | Although there has been a vast selection of beautiful waterlilies in cultivation for many years , some of the rarer varieties are slower in producing the development of ‘ eyes ’ on the rootstock that eventually provides the cuttings to propagate new plants , This is why the more desirable lilies are always more expensive . |
| 30 | This has certainly been the case in Liverpool , where truancy prosecutions and care proceedings per annum fell by 40 per cent between 1981 and 1987 — although there has been a slight increase over the past couple of years . |