Example sentences of "have been [verb] in a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This explains the abundance of deltaic sediments in the stratigraphical record of the continental areas , but one must also expect that such sediments will either not exceed a critical maximum thickness , such as that suggested above , or they must have been deposited in a tectonically subsiding trough . |
| 2 | Surely , if you really had not news to report , the space could have been deployed in a much more productive manner — maybe to help some worthy cause or charity . |
| 3 | ‘ I regret that this whole matter could not have been handled in a more constructive manner . ’ |
| 4 | It is easy to Find more simple language in which the same ideas might have been expressed in a more humdrum context : delay for procrastinate , for example , or pay for remuneration . |
| 5 | An initial point is that the LDDC could not have been operating in a more favourable environment . |
| 6 | I wonder also if the book might not have been packaged in a more sensible manner . |