Example sentences of "that the [noun] have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given this stark choice , the jury decided that the policeman had been deceitful rather than that the woman had been ‘ wicked and false ’ in her evidence . |
| 2 | Lord Arbuthnott , who presented a plaque and scroll to the Nevis Range directors , said that the decision had been unanimous . |
| 3 | The next day the TV critic of the Express noted that the Telethon had been full of publicity-grabbing TV stars jostling to exploit the programme for their own careers . |
| 4 | And in an interview with ITN last night Morton said he had made it ‘ quite clear ’ in the new chapter of his book that the Queen had been sympathetic towards Diana . |
| 5 | This , of course , means that the compilers have been selective , presumably due to the availability of suitable film . |
| 6 | Anti-apartheid demonstrators were prosecuted for invading court number 2 at Wimbledon during a match involving the South African , Cliff Drysdale ; the House of Lords ultimately decided that the meaning of ‘ insulting ’ was properly a matter for the magistrates ( who had acquitted in this case ) and allowed the defendant 's appeal against the Divisional Court 's decision that the conduct had been insulting . |
| 7 | If the judge awarded damages to the petitioner on the grounds that there was no compromise or that the compromise had been cancelled and on the grounds that the respondents had been guilty of misconduct in the Clearwater transaction , then the respondents could have appealed to the Court of Appeal and either party , losing before the Court of Appeal , could have appealed to the Privy Council as of right and on that appeal all three issues , the compromise issue , the cancellation issue and the misconduct issue could have been argued . |
| 8 | It seems that the dolphin has been able to eliminate frictional drag and turbulence when it swims , a feat never achieved by any human-made vessel . |
| 9 | Martinho encouraged him in this opinion-he liked to make out that the organisation had been moderate until hijacked by extremists who believed in violence . |
| 10 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 11 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 12 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 13 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 14 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 15 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 16 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 17 | A mail message will be created to record the outcome of the operation and a mail identifier will be allocated for this purpose ; you should take careful note of it and check that the request has been successful . |
| 18 | Mr. Wright added that the committee had been impressed by the prompt action by Teiman . |
| 19 | At the time , most observers believed that the real reason was that the BBC had been unable to persuade the newly-elected Conservative government to contribute towards the cost of setting up ( about £3million at 1977 prices ) or running a dedicated traffic service . |
| 20 | It has been well argued that the payment having been voluntary , it can not be recovered back in an action for money had and received . |
| 21 | It has been well argued that the payment having been voluntary , it can not be recovered back in an action for money had and received . |
| 22 | What is more disturbing today is that the Germans have been quicker and more successful to recognise the causes of the decline in their research community than we have in the UK . |
| 23 | Chadli , speaking after a Cabinet meeting on June 14 , said that he was pleased that the poll had been democratic and peaceful . |
| 24 | R : Everyone felt that the campaign had been worthwhile , but there had been a lot of tensions and problems to deal with and so that affected how we all felt at the end . |
| 25 | Party workers claim that enthusiasm for him and his party is positively bubbling in Guisborough , but admitted that the campaign had been slower to get off the ground in other parts of Langbaurgh . |
| 26 | Cox argued that the interception had been unlawful because it did not meet the published criteria regulating such interceptions . |
| 27 | The result has been that the Conservatives have been able to transform this country from the laggard of Europe in the hands of the unions with inflation well over 20pc to a lean , competitive economy with low taxes ready to take full advantage of the upturn when the recession ends . |
| 28 | The balance sheet of the company must contain a statement from the directors , immediately above the signature , that the company has been dormant throughout the financial year . |
| 29 | This involvement has meant that the school has been able to open a new technology suite — pictured above . |
| 30 | Subramanian Swamy , Minister of Law and Justice and of Commerce , said on May 29 that the government was convinced that the LTTE had been involved in the assassination . |