Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Since inversion of the writing hand has been hypothesised to correlate with reduced lateralisation of brain functions it would be expected that there is a relation between inversion and familial sinistrality which also appears to relate , albeit inconsistently , to reduced perceptual asymmetries .
2 In goodwill tours of the Six Counties he has been heard to ask for alcohol-free lager and other exotic drinks .
3 ‘ I would mine uncle would let me have my life , though he takes my crown , ’ he had been heard to say on one occasion .
4 The misuse of inside information has not been limited to misuse within financial conglomerates , but has been the centre of debate long before Big Bang .
5 Although the meeting had been arranged to coincide with final approval of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [ see p. 37132 ] , those talks were still incomplete , so there was little formal discussion of events in Eastern Europe .
6 The walks have been arranged to cater for all age groups , with a few designed for those with limited walking ability , and some have been planned to link with bus routes .
7 It indicated for the first time that quantum theory , which had been developed to account for atomic phenomena , still remained successful when applied to nuclei , systems which are a hundred thousand times smaller .
8 You may then find yourself faced with a real battle if your dog has not been taught to co-operate in this fashion .
9 Often , those who reach such a pitch have not been taught to deal with negative emotions .
10 A number of dolphins have been taught to communicate in rudimentary English .
11 Meanwhile a number of less formalised groups have been formed to advise on physical disability , learning difficulties ( separate groups for users and carers ) and HIV/AIDs .
12 The bedrooms , though on the small side , have recently been completed refurbished in sophisticated style .
13 Most broad spectrum supplements have been formulated based on average pasture and cereal values and their most likely deficiencies .
14 He had been caught lying about inside knowledge of a dirty-tricks campaign against his own party .
15 If that does not work , then the internal complaints procedure comes into its own and the dissatisfied client should be referred to another member of the firm ( possibly the senior partner ) or , though this perhaps will rarely be encountered , someone outside the firm who has been nominated to deal with such matters .
16 The Fates that are so careful to shut the doors of each successive life behind us had , in this case , been neglectful , and Charlie was looking , though that he did not know , where never man had been permitted to look with full knowledge since Time began .
17 It 's the first occasion in fact on which I 've been permitted to speak at any meeting dealing with this application .
18 In this connection , and considering the high frequency of anti-lactoferrin antibodies found in the present study , it is interesting to hote that lactogerrin has been reported to lind to intestinal brush border via a specific receptor .
19 Most of the inactivating mutations that have been reported occur in conserved regions of the gene , that codes for critical functional domains such as phosphorylation sites and DNA binding regions of the pRB protein ( 4 , 6 ) .
20 He phoned his provincial headquarters at Cesena , who called regional headquarters at Bologna , who checked with their opposite numbers in Florence before confirming that no member of the force had been reported missing on either side of the Apennines .
21 It is believed the man had been reported missing from nearby Winwick Hospital , in Warrington , on Saturday .
22 Gastric asic dsecretion has been considered to decline with increasing age but this view is being re-evaluated as the importance of Helicobacter pylori infection emerges .
23 — The supergroup Six of the Best is so popular at Seaham 's Westlea Social Club that they have been booked to appear for three nights as part of the club 's 39th birthday celebrations on June 12 , 13 and 14 .
24 In February 1952 , The Musical Express bade farewell to its readers with a final issue that blazed proudly on its cover ‘ Tommy Dorsey For Olympic Games ’ , the accompanying story telling of how bandleader Dorsey and his orchestra had been booked to play for four hours daily at the games in Finland that summer .
25 Captain Mark Phillips had been expected to remain for some time in his cottage on the estate , where he has lived since the marriage broke up three years ago .
26 Some generative systems have been designed to deal with deviant text .
27 Every species has a slightly different solution to the problem of getting about , and the amount of work required to go at a particular speed depends in part on how well an animal has been designed to move at that speed .
28 The system has been designed to allow for new developments .
29 It has been designed to work with inert gases and may be used in systems with pressure ranges from 20 to 150 psig .
30 Russian offensive strategy for 1916 had been designed to coincide with Anglo-French assaults in the west .
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