Example sentences of "it have [been] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead it has been given a new imprimatur and left on the old job . |
| 2 | Now this woman had always been aware of the as a child , she had always known it , it had n't be unconscious in the sense she 'd forgotten it , but it had been isolated , it has been given a new name , and ca unfortunately I ca n't remember what it was , but it was , it was completely er innocuous , the name was the term she used was totally innocuous . |
| 3 | So valuable has the dating of tephra become that it has been given a specific name — tephrochronology . |
| 4 | It has been given a signed framed photograph of Gary Lineker and a football signed by all the Tottenham Hotspur players . |
| 5 | It has never been seen again , though it has been given an official variable star designation : T Boo¨tis . |
| 6 | However , the powerful US tuna industry lobby has made sure that it has been given an annual ‘ dolphin kill' ’ quota . |
| 7 | Since this case it has been made a criminal offence not to wear a seat belt in the front seat of a car . |
| 8 | I would not have minded the motion tonight quite so much if it had been given an honest title , such as the General Election ( Clearing the Decks ) Motion , or whatever title the Leader of the House wanted to give it . |
| 9 | After it had been moved a short distance away , the pilot was persuaded that the situation was all right and he accepted this , rather than face being unpopular for causing further delay . |
| 10 | But the decision made itself , as if it had been made a long time before . |