Example sentences of "this [verb] [adv] been [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Together with the logging , this has already been a contributory factor in a series of floods , including ones in Kompong Speu and Kampot provinces which caused $150 million worth of damage . |
| 2 | Possibly intending a pun on the word ‘ horary ’ , he named it an ‘ orrery ’ ; and this has since been the usual English word for a mechanical planetarium . |
| 3 | Curiously enough , though , this has not been the major concern of feminist work in the social science disciplines of linguistics and speech communication . |
| 4 | Yet this has not been the only old law turned to by the police . |
| 5 | Yet in Japan this has not been the only reason for being able to use less energy to do the same job . |
| 6 | Though there is a case to be made for its use as an educational medium — and the BBC 's contribution to the Open University at Milton Keynes has been considerable , if politically questionable , and will continue despite the closure of their studios in a fine example of accountant 's false logic — this has not been the main area of impact . |
| 7 | However , amid rapid development and shooting commercial rentals in Wimbledon , this has not been an easy search . |
| 8 | And perhaps I can tie that in with the , the comment from Mr about people from having loved ones in I am bound to say that this has n't been a major feature of our er er |
| 9 | This has n't been a good case for me . ’ |
| 10 | Analysing the situation on Lakeland rhyolite more closely , I think this has probably been a false fear . |
| 11 | This has never been the Conservative system … |
| 12 | ‘ This has always been a nice close . |
| 13 | This has always been a great mystery to me because I remember seeing photographs of my father in hospital uniform wearing sergeant 's stripes ( which I understand was the practice then ) and later , after the war , he was a corporal . |
| 14 | This has always been the only way in which future interests in personal property can be created . |
| 15 | This has always been the leading point of contrast between written and spoken language , but with maximally informal conversation , the contrast becomes dramatic indeed . |
| 16 | This has sometimes been a serious issue of contention during the UK Government 's privatization programme of the eighties . |
| 17 | Returning Edward the proofs of his book , Helen commented : ‘ This has indeed been a fair spring for us , though they had made it a winter . |
| 18 | This has undoubtedly been a welcome and popular policy . |
| 19 | This had truly been a bewitching week , Auguste reflected . |
| 20 | However , it is still common to see exchange rates expressed in terms of the dollar , partly because this had long been the accepted practice under the adjustable peg , and also because of the USA 's continuing dominance in the world economy and financial system . |
| 21 | Breeze saw that they were her favourite kind , and remembered then that this had always been a little ritual — chocolates on the first night of the holidays . |