Example sentences of "this [noun] [verb] been [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chief way out of this difficulty has been for empirical studies to focus on surrogates for power , rather than directly on the exercise of power itself . |
| 2 | The midwife said to me , ‘ This child has been on this earth before ’ and I thought that was rather an odd thing to say , but the midwife seemed quite adamant . |
| 3 | This issue has been of particular importance within central government in recent years as the traditional task of the civil service — that of offering objective , impartial advice — has come under scrutiny . |
| 4 | Now if you cast your mind back to when we started the er discussion I did say I would talk about refer erm recommendations to you if you felt that this meeting had been of some benefit to yourself |
| 5 | Right in the course of our er er com our meetings Danny erm I will be asking you to recommend me to people but if , but only if you feel that this meeting has been of some benefit to you . |
| 6 | ‘ This knowledge has been of great use . |
| 7 | This assumption has been behind much of the conservative reaction to the ‘ Gorbachev phenomenon ’ . |
| 8 | This motion has been before this congress before and I am still pleased to be here to second this motion . |
| 9 | A few of the teenage mothers in this book had been in such a home . |
| 10 | Most of this book has been about mainstream mental health care of adult people . |
| 11 | That came as no surprise to us , as we know how good the business climate in this country has been in recent years with the success of deregulation and low taxation and the attractiveness of Britain as a home of inward investment . |