Example sentences of "had been [verb] to a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time Callaghan took over , the average interval had been increased to a little over two years . |
| 2 | On 19 July Roberts and Cross wrote to Dr John Lawrence at SWWA suggesting that the public had been exposed to a more serious hazard than had been admitted : they were told that they could meet Lawrence but he would give them no information . |
| 3 | From mid-day the general public were admitted to the site for the first time , and although publicity had been kept to a relatively low key , several hundred visitors attended . |
| 4 | In fact , to my eyes , the appearance of informality had been taken to a faintly ludicrous degree . |
| 5 | The archaeological evidence suggests that silver first came into use on a substantial scale during the third millennium B.C. It was not until metallurgy had been carried to a relatively advanced level of sophistication that the production of silver in any quantity became practicable . |
| 6 | This , incidentally , throws some doubt on the efficacy In addition to the aggradation of the lower reaches of river valleys , the Post-glacial rise of sea level caused widespread aggradation of any lowlands which had been eroded to a sufficiently low level . |