Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exchange rates had only been adjusted as a last resort by deficit and surplus countries , and so were not used speedily enough to prevent prolonged payments imbalances and exchange rate crises . |
| 2 | And now these fears have been compounded by a sixth profitability study by accountants Spicer & Oppenheim whose gloomy conclusions may well prolong the sector 's agonies further . |
| 3 | despite no implied obligation on a landlord to maintain land over which a right of way had been given to a third party there was an obligation in the case where use of property would be impossible in the absence or without that obligation . |
| 4 | Members heard funding had been given for a fourth ear , nose and throat surgeon . |
| 5 | One can still see this triumph of Brindley 's engineering skill , though it is now disused , having been superseded by a second tunnel , parallel with the first , which was constructed by Telford in 1827 . |
| 6 | America 's faltering recovery continued with a 6.7% rise in housing starts in April over the previous month , lower than had been expected after a first quarter in which housing starts had been curbed by bad weather . |
| 7 | TVS , which loses its south of England television franchise at end of year , said it had been approached by a third party , which may lead to an alternative take-over offer to the one already proposed . |
| 8 | The recommendation for deportation had apparently been added as a last minute after thought , without any proper inquiry . |
| 9 | ’ The Protocol added the following sentence : ‘ However , proof to the contrary shall not be admissible when the bill of lading has been transferred to a third party acting in good faith . ’ |
| 10 | The good news is that plans have been made for a third building . |
| 11 | By pressing actively for the payment of wages monthly instead of weekly , they have supported and contributed to the great growth or worker banking in those countries , where it has been seen as a first step to other ‘ staff status ’ privileges . |
| 12 | Thus floating has often been adopted as a last resort when a system of fixed exchange rates has collapsed , as was the case in 1973 . |
| 13 | By the time the customer walked into the shop , the joint had been wrapped by a second assistant whilst a third would fill the empty space in the window . |
| 14 | Rarely in the history of the Cannes Film , Festival has a debutant director won the Palme d'Or ; but then , rarely has such a formidable and original talent been displayed in a first film . |
| 15 | They had been staying at a 16th century chateau near Compeigne . |
| 16 | Since the trial , the Code had been replaced by a second edition . |
| 17 | McKoy , having already been called back for one false start , would have been disqualified for a second offence — but he took full advantage of his head-start to pip Jackson for the gold . |
| 18 | By driving his own cars when he was past his peak as a driver , he lost out on the development that could have been contributed by a second opinion . |
| 19 | And the London-based scientist said he believed it was more than a coincidence that the same colony seemed to have been affected by a second strain of the gizzard worm infection which killed 137 birds last year . |
| 20 | Parliament elects a President for a four-year term ( the current President , Wee Kim Wee , having been re-elected for a second term in August 1989 — see below ) who appoints a Cabinet headed by a Prime Minister and responsible to Parliament . |
| 21 | Peter Purton , an executive member of the lesbian and gay rights campaign , said now the idea of a common age of consent had been supported for a fourth time , he hope that the leadership would finally accept the commitment and ensure it went into the manifesto . |
| 22 | The house overlooks the River Thames , and is where Elizabeth Jane grew up ( her old nursery has been converted into a second kitchen ) . |
| 23 | While these authorities restated the general rule attention was focused upon attempts to formulate and analyse the exceptions , especially where rights were accepted as having been bestowed upon a third party . |
| 24 | The Detailed Spectrum Investigation 's recommendations have been combined in a first proposal for a European Table of Frequency Allocations which aims to standardise the use of frequencies across CEPT countries where possible . |
| 25 | She boasted that she had two bedrooms and a bathroom , which had been constructed from a third bedroom . |
| 26 | Wimpey Environmental 's consultancy contract with the London Waste Regulatory Authority has been extended to a third year — bringing the total value of the work to over £1 million since 1991 . |
| 27 | The nurse , Beverley Allitt has been convicted of a third child murder and faces seventeen other charges . |
| 28 | If information has been obtained from a third party it has to be recorded as such , as well as any challenge to the accuracy of the information by the data subject to which it refers . |
| 29 | They face another five years in opposition and Labour will have another inquest into why it has been rejected for a fourth time . |
| 30 | Since a Conservative government has been elected for a fourth term these developments will probably continue . |