Example sentences of "has [adv] been [verb] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chlorambucil has rarely been reported to produce ocular side effects , although these are common with many cancer chemotherapeutic agents . |
| 2 | The Ministry of Information has long been refusing to let any journalist visit Tikrit , the town where Saddam was born . |
| 3 | The gear lever also chatters in its plastic cup , if it has not been replaced try that . |
| 4 | The practice note has not been developed to cover recognised professional bodies specifically , although much will be applicable to an audit of one of their members which conducts investment business . |
| 5 | An expired writ which has not been served creates such a fundamental defect in procedure that the court 's wide powers under Ord 2 , rr1 and 2 to cure non-compliance with the rules will not be exercised to treat it as valid for service or substituted service ( Bernstein v Jackson [ 1982 ] 2 All ER 806 ) . |
| 6 | Intravenous infusion of ethanol has not been shown to release measurable amounts of somatostatin but this does not exclude the possibility that somatostatin may mediate the inhibitory effect on the parietal cells . |
| 7 | If a Conservative MP X or Y , who has not been known to take ideological stands , approaches a minister or a whip and expresses grave doubts , this is viewed with considerable worry and it is assumed that these objections have been put forward by the MP only after the points have been put to him with equal or greater force in his constituency . |
| 8 | ( Winnie has already been seen to have star potential — Harry Belafonte wants to make a TV miniseries about her . ) |
| 9 | Fetal trisomy with subsequent selective chromosome loss has already been demonstrated to have significant effects on fetal well-being , and may be the initiating step in the development of disorders associated with uniparental disomy . |
| 10 | Action has already been taken to meet some of the needs identified . |
| 11 | In many other countries , action has already been taken to provide some protection . |
| 12 | It might finally be observed that in its short life , Article 100A , which derogates from Article 100 by allowing the Council to act by qualified majority in co-operation with the European Parliament in order to complete the internal market , has already been used to anticipate new competences expressly recognized in the Maastricht amendments : two of these relate to the encouragement of ‘ trans-European networks ’ and measures in the sphere of energy , yet Article 100A had already been used to enact Council Directive 90/547 on the transit of electricity through transmission grids and Council Directive 91/287 on the transit of natural gas through grids . |
| 13 | The technique has already been used to manufacture anti-cancer drugs and blood products , with sales going to 21 countries including Japan . |
| 14 | Painfully , AT&T has already been forced to recognise that . |
| 15 | Considerable work has also been undertaken to develop new blends using wool and experimenting with new man made fibres and dyestuffs . |
| 16 | Mr Gonzalez has also been striving to put some shine on his party 's tarnished image with a blend of promises and apologies . |
| 17 | Bulk outloading has also been extended to include 32 , 12 tonne outloading bins complete with four new driver operated weighbridges . |
| 18 | One of the two main instruments , a germanium spectrometer , would be provided by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , which has also been asked to make available data-receiving facilities at two ground stations . |
| 19 | A tuft box with two hundred and seventy colours has also been created to give interior designers , architects and specifiers one of the wildest choices available for special designs . |
| 20 | It is encouraging to note that , since 1977 , not only have many more churches been listed , but a serious effort has also been made to find new uses for a much higher percentage of redundant churches — although procedures remain unnecessarily complicated and frustrating . |
| 21 | Infusion of caerulein has also been reported to cause divergent changes in pancreatic enzyme synthesis under certain conditions , as has intraduodenal administration of oleic acid . |
| 22 | Other later short-term studies have confirmed these findings ( Tamborlane , 1979 ; Dunn et al , 198 1 ) , and deterioration of glycaemic control has also been shown to elevate lipid and lipoprotein levels ( Sosenko et al , 1980 ; Lopes-Virella et al , 1981 ) . |
| 23 | In the case of wave and tidal power , large units , linked to the grid , seem inevitable ; but the possibility of smaller units has also been discussed offering more scope for local or at least regional management . |
| 24 | The model has also been used to explain some aspects of sentence production in normals , such as slips of the tongue and hesitations : for more on this , see Garrett ( 1982 ) . |
| 25 | He added , ‘ CIRE money has also been used to develop other neural network products such as the dynamic signature-recognition system that can detect forged signatures on cheques and credit cards . ’ |
| 26 | The law has also been used to pursue collective issues . |
| 27 | One other key variable that has traditionally been used to delineate rural areas is the percentages employed in agriculture and forestry . |
| 28 | Parental divorce has often been assumed to have deleterious effects on children . |
| 29 | The decision is a boost for Warwick Rimmer , who brings on the young players at Tranmere , reserve coach Ray Matthias and manager John King who has often been forced to play senior players coming back from injury against youth teams . |
| 30 | One psychological distinction which has often been used to contrast different tasks in driving is the degree to which tasks can be performed automatically . |