Example sentences of "it has been [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Instead it has been given a new imprimatur and left on the old job . |
2 | Now this woman had always been aware of the as a child , she had always known it , it had n't be unconscious in the sense she 'd forgotten it , but it had been isolated , it has been given a new name , and ca unfortunately I ca n't remember what it was , but it was , it was completely er innocuous , the name was the term she used was totally innocuous . |
3 | So valuable has the dating of tephra become that it has been given a specific name — tephrochronology . |
4 | It has been given a signed framed photograph of Gary Lineker and a football signed by all the Tottenham Hotspur players . |
5 | It has never been seen again , though it has been given an official variable star designation : T Boo¨tis . |
6 | However , the powerful US tuna industry lobby has made sure that it has been given an annual ‘ dolphin kill' ’ quota . |
7 | In recent years , when there have been reductions in public funding for housing associations , it has been developing an increasing proportion of properties for sale in order to maintain and expand its activities . |
8 | Since this case it has been made a criminal offence not to wear a seat belt in the front seat of a car . |
9 | It has been conducting an urgent review of the way it manages its affairs and is embarking upon a further review of the number and function of its various committees . |
10 | Since the party has not been legally registered it has been leading an underground existence . |
11 | On each of the three occasions this century where there has been a clear coalition government — May 1915 to November 1922 , August 1931 to September 1932 , and May 1940 to May 1945 — it has been to meet a national emergency . |