Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] have [adv] [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once Mandru had even been frank enough to remark to one of the vibrancers that the sound of Nehushtah 's voice gave him a headache . |
| 2 | She was fortunate in that her income came from a family trust fund , so Ralph had never been able to get his hands on the capital . |
| 3 | ( Although Billy had undoubtedly been guilty as charged , the evidence against him had been largely manufactured , and none of his family had ever recovered from the injustice of this . ) |
| 4 | Although Madeira has always been Portuguese , the British have influenced its thinking and development , but less so in recent years , particularly since the 1974 Revolution and the coming of the island s own political autonomy . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's none of your damned business ! ’ she snapped half-heartedly , yet his words struck a raw nerve and she almost winced in pain , because Ryan had only been ardent at first ; after that , it had been she who had made the advances . |
| 6 | ‘ Audrey 's an absolute cow to her but , in fairness , Audrey has tolerated Ivy for years , whereas Ivy has never been slow to criticise her . |
| 7 | Culshaw , who knew Karajan better than any of these armchair pundits , noted that since Karajan had never been interested in interpretation for interpretation 's sake — which perhaps helps explain why his readings often outlast those of more ‘ personalized ’ rivals — he naturally diverted his attention to new projects , musical , technological , scientific , logistical , until circumstances or new thinking drew him back to the central repertoire that he had recorded earlier , with other orchestras , other technology . |
| 8 | Andreeva 's letter was in turn attacked in a lengthy editorial in Pravda on 5 April 1988 , three weeks later and after Gorbachev had reportedly been able to secure the agreement of the Politburo to a considered rebuttal . |
| 9 | Two days later , after Paul had scarcely been able to give full attention to his work , a letter came . |
| 10 | She 'd been surprised Carol had offered to ice it , for Carol had never been domesticated . |