Example sentences of "[been] [verb] [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Restrictions on footballers in Eastern Europe playing abroad have gradually been eased as Poles , Soviets and others have come to regard the export of players as a useful means of acquiring hard currency . |
| 2 | Some of those who have recorded human rights violations have been dismissed as trouble-makers and on occasion have themselves been threatened , tortured and killed . |
| 3 | Simon Cope of London-based commercial agent Gerald Eve , which is marketing the scheme jointly with Sanderson Townend & Gilbert , said : ‘ There has been as reasonable amount of interest in the past , and marketing has occasionally been stopped while discussions have taken place , but there are serious discussions going on at the moment . ’ |
| 4 | Five banks : Midland ; Security Pacific National ; Chemical Bank ; Mitsubishi Finance International and Barclays have been joined as respondents and Mr Chadwick represents all but Barclays . |
| 5 | All of the documents considered so far have been intended as items for discussion or guidance to schools and local authorities . |
| 6 | Improved business optimism , reported in the previous survey , has not been sustained and expectations of rising business volumes were not fulfilled . |
| 7 | It had been recognized that Liberals had been more adept at handling the press because they were more ready to stoop to newspaper practices , as Sandars had reported in 1909 : |
| 8 | It has long been recognized that Pausanias gave a Herodotean dress and added some comments of his own to what must ultimately be a third-century B.C. account of the Celtic attack ( O. Regenbogen , P.-W. , s.v . |
| 9 | Large boulders stood out beside the path as grey blobs in the featureless sheets of pale grass , and flat stones had been placed as bridges across the burns , their backs hollowed by the tread of feet through the centuries . |
| 10 | The dogs need lots of exercise , but because they have now reached their age of retirement and have been reared as pets they are not suitable for shows . |
| 11 | The fictitious example being used here is not the easiest one to explain to an informant , but many much more difficult ones have been explained and interviews obtained . |
| 12 | ‘ Many of these have not yet been registered as charities and we will be asking local authorities to check deeds , take legal advice and , if appropriate , register these pieces of land with the Charity Commission to give them some long-term protection . ’ |
| 13 | Those that remain have made a personal investment in time and energy ; they have a stake in maintaining the system that has been developed and replacements will need to make their mark and have freedom to develop new ideas , from this a sense of identity , ownership and commitment will develop . |
| 14 | Admissions to the 17-bed ward have been halted and nurses have been ordered to wear special disposable gowns in the hope of preventing the infection spreading throughout the 1,000-bed hospital . |
| 15 | It therefore afforded a fair degree of personal relief , not to say pleasure , to see Shahid follow a career-best 132 against Kent with an equally estimable against Glamorgan , even if Nick Knight , with whom he has been competing since schooldays , has continued to get the nod when the side is at full strength . |
| 16 | Still less could it have been foreseen that Palestinians and Israelis would find themselves facing one another across a Madrid conference table in the 1991 encounter which provided most of the disappointments predicted by numerous observers at the time , but which may still prove to contain the seeds of a more fruitful sequel in the future . |
| 17 | Some of these distortions have already been foreseen and measures have been taken at Community level to eliminate them . |
| 18 | In the grounds , beer tents had been erected and caterers brought in to provide coffee , snacks , lunches and other light refreshments . |
| 19 | It 's only when the peak has been conquered that thoughts turn to the delicious things that used to be in the foil-covered dishes , and the question of how best to prepare the spam . |
| 20 | The right to rescind will be lost where restitutio in integrum is impossible , for example where the goods have been consumed or services provided . |
| 21 | These areas are seen as irreplaceable , and many have been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest by the Nature Conservancy Council , as they are often rich in interesting and unusual species . |
| 22 | Some have been designated as sites of special scientific interest ( SSSI ) , but these stop at the low-water mark , allowing rubbish dumping further out on the water . |
| 23 | A Scottish Office official responded that the list of potential sites had been published and local authorities were being asked to deal with any development proposals as if they had already been designated as SPAs . |
| 24 | Organisations have been formed and conferences held . |
| 25 | Indeed , action groups have been formed and petitions signed . |
| 26 | Edinburgh District Council have been consulted and officials from their Planning Department have looked at the route and agreed that it has good potential . |
| 27 | Edinburgh District Council have been consulted and officials from their Planning Department have looked at the route and agreed that it has good potential . |
| 28 | In March 1937 Mr and Mrs James Kilpatrick had been received as members and in May 1944 Mrs Jean Kilpatrick became a Class Leader . |
| 29 | Roydon Common , the Nene Washes and Gibraltar Point have been listed as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention , an international agreement aimed at promoting the conservation of wetland sites , in particular wildfowl habitats . |
| 30 | So erm can you tell us what proportion of the work erm had been completed before prices were fixed erm for those packages that have been an and also what proportion of the work has been completed on those packages yet to be priced . |