Example sentences of "been [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The very existence of Article 23 was regarded as indicating that the Convention was not mandatory , on the rather tortuous argument that if the Convention had been intended to replace the broad discovery powers previously exercised by the United States , acceptance of Article 23 ( which enables other States to refuse to operate the Convention in this area ) ‘ would have been most anomalous ’ . |
| 2 | It had originally been intended to include the Independent Women 's Union , which had campaigned jointly with the Green Party , but the two parties split after the Independent Women 's Union unsuccessfully demanded a larger share of the eight seats the list had won . |
| 3 | It had been intended to number the main service 109B and 109W , for Blackfriars and Westminster respectively , as had been done in the case of the Wimbledon services , but there was a change in heart at the last minute and the buses were delivered with blinds numbered 109 only . |
| 4 | It was seen as an unveiled hint of royal displeasure at Scots separatists ( the elaborate investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales , at a time when Welsh nationalism was acquiring an increasingly strident tone , had been intended to have a similar impact ) but it might also serve as a text for all the concerns of the monarchy . |
| 5 | A significant detail is the forked ends of the severed heads which may have been intended to suggest the immediate growth of two replacements , as in the classical version of the myth . |
| 6 | Several wild song thrushes in different parts of Britain — and some blackbirds too — have been heard singing a new song that bears a striking resemblance to the distinctive electronic warble of British Telecom 's ‘ trimphones ’ . |
| 7 | Tory MP Geoffrey Dickens claimed the recordings might have been leaked to blacken the Royal Family and warned that ‘ evil forces ’ could be at work . |
| 8 | Furthermore , if investment has been undertaken to improve the competitive position , then it may be desirable , during the manager 's stay in the SBU , to assess the likely performance of that investment by reference to early signals of a change in the competitive position . |
| 9 | A feasibility study has been undertaken to determine the future development strategy for the BGS deep-tow boomer and plans are now being developed to enhance the performance and flexibility of the system . |
| 10 | In the fourth phase of progress , population-based antenatal screening — maternal serum alpha fetoprotein and ultrasound screening , sometimes complemented by amniocentesis — has been proven to have a substantial effect . |
| 11 | Never think that April is not a good month for skiing , as it has repeatedly been proven to have the best snow . |
| 12 | This section of line is now double track and the station platforms have been altered to serve the middle roads on this picture . |
| 13 | Ishmael had been reared experiencing a hard life in the desert , suffering from hunger , thirst , loneliness — but I need not think about that again — not today . |
| 14 | Now to the second of our reports from HMS Gloucester , which has been helping to enforce the United Nations sanctions against Serbia . |
| 15 | Along with with Robin Harris , past director of Conservative research department , who is joining the Downing Street policy unit , John O'Sullivan , editor of the US National Review and Sir Ronald Millar , playwright , Mr Patten has been helping to write the Prime Minister 's speech for today 's keynote address . |
| 16 | The presentation of comparative figures has been adjusted to reflect the new standard . |
| 17 | The residuals from the fitted line can be thought of as values for a variable which have been adjusted to take the explanatory variable into account . |
| 18 | We banked to the left , following the precisely plotted curve of a bed of flowers , which had been arranged to form a living mosaic of the municipal crest . |
| 19 | It is the aim of this study to investigate the determinants of unemployment and the behaviour of wages and prices in interwar Britain , using as a starting point models which have been developed to analyse the current unemployment problem . |
| 20 | Advanced computer modelling techniques have been developed to simulate the refining process . |
| 21 | Three tests have been developed to estimate the risk-adjusted performance of portfolios : |
| 22 | In addition to pioneering ‘ green ’ techniques in areas such as pest control , a number of new businesses have been developed to meet the increasing concern for the environment . |
| 23 | It has been developed to meet the particular needs of the school . |
| 24 | The absence of such a universally adopted standard whereby the human conscience could have been developed to have a significant influence on human behaviour , has been the cause of much failure in efforts to administer justice . |
| 25 | The morphological analysis and dictionary system of the ANLT ( Ritchie et al , 1987a ) have been developed to provide a large coverage , morphological lexicon . |
| 26 | In logic he had been taught to reach an acceptable conclusion by revising the steps which led to it . |
| 27 | Cider makers and drinkers have been gathering to find the best farmhouse cider in Britain . |
| 28 | Three enormous stands had been erected to form an open square round the 18th green . |
| 29 | The needle rule has been broken to give a neat edge on both sides of the band . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , he did feel that Coastal had a strong claim to the latest 3cm version which could well have been made available to assist with the war at sea if large resources had not been diverted to equip the Main Farce of Bomber Command . |