Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lunch had not altogether been a waste of time . |
| 2 | Secondly , admission to a psychiatric unit has presumably been the result of distress which in many cases will persist after admission . |
| 3 | However , the inequalities in higher education have rarely been the subject of close and critical attention ; far from arguing that higher education serves to reproduce inequalities , commentators ( e.g. Wolpe 1977 ) have argued merely that higher education functions to train middle-class students to take up positions of status and responsibility in society , such as civil servants , managers , teachers and doctors . |
| 4 | Although it has rarely been the subject of judicial pronouncement the conceptual basis of the " conventional " sums awarded by the courts in respect of non-pecuniary losses appears to be that such sums are what are considered fair and reasonable compensation in the social , economic and industrial conditions which prevail in England and Wales . |
| 5 | Furthermore , industrialization has rarely been the panacea for rural development that had been hoped . |
| 6 | ‘ Since then it 's mostly been a case of building up our database . |
| 7 | Traditionally , corporate takeover activity has predominantly been a feature of UK and US markets . |
| 8 | The original money was quickly invested and there has since been a stream of rights issues , particularly from companies in Thailand where the fund is 37.8 per cent invested . |
| 9 | Such an interpretation is not inconsistent with Katib Celebi 's brief account , particularly if it is remembered that by his time the Seyhulislam had long since been the Mufti of Istanbul and that he may therefore have concerned himself with trying to sketch the history of the office only in so far as it related to that city . |
| 10 | It was effectively superseded in 1980 by the Latin American Integration Association ( LAIA ) , which allowed bilateral deals and has since been an umbrella under which they have proliferated ( Tussie 1987 : p. 129 ) . |
| 11 | Has there perhaps been a change in the flow or direction of this current ? |
| 12 | The environment has hitherto been a fief of the interior ministry . |
| 13 | an education of this kind is the greatest benefit which could be conferred upon any citizen of a great state , and … the common right to it , the common discipline and enjoyment of it , the common possession of the tastes and association connected with it , would form a new element of national unity , linking together the mental life of all classes by experiences which have hitherto been the privilege of a limited section . |
| 14 | Character dance like demi-caractère dance had its beginnings in La Fille Mal Gardée when farmers and peasants were first allowed to set foot on the Royal and Imperial stages , which had hitherto been the home of gods and goddesses or noble and well-born heroes and heroines . |
| 15 | But the meeting understood that " It has hitherto been the policy of this HQ and remains ( it is understood ) the advice of the British Resident Minister and the US Political Adviser that all classes and types of dissident and anti-Tito Jugoslavs who fall into the hands of Allied Forces either in Italy or in Austria should not be forced to return to Jugoslavia … " |
| 16 | In RENFE , collective bargaining over the past decade or so has basically been a process of dismantling the framework of Francoist labour regulation and replacing it with a series of negotiated agreements . |
| 17 | Opposite are a list of rules for investigative interviews produced by Professor John Yuille for use in Canada . |
| 18 | And then the shadows moved again , and Lugh could see that there was nothing there at all , and that he was nearer now to Tara than he had thought , and after all it had only been a trick of the light . |
| 19 | I know that it has only been a couple of weeks but my word , it does seem longer , and so much has happened to you , has n't it ? |
| 20 | At the time of writing , the situation had become a lot calmer , though it had only been a couple of weeks since Stan received his first injection . |
| 21 | But I had to recognise that there have only been a couple of traumas in ten years and the trouble rate is likely to hot up as I move towards 40 . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's quick , Mrs Goodbody , ’ said Annie , ‘ it 's only been a couple of days . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It 's only been a couple of days , ’ said Joe . |
| 24 | He has only been a reserve for Wales all season , although I believe he has been playing very well for his club . |
| 25 | He had only been a councillor for nine months but had been very diligent and effective . ’ |
| 26 | He told me later that he had only been a guard for fifteen months , also that the normal takings on this section of the line were approximately £10 , so he was only too pleased to work out a 26% discount for a group booking that realised BR £77.35 from our party . |
| 27 | But Conservative Coun. Peter Jones said the bill would have only been a fraction of that if the controlling Labour group had taken action when defects in the building were detailed in reports in 1985 and 1986 . |
| 28 | He realised it had only been a bait for which he had fallen . |
| 29 | It had worked with Billy , truck driver and reluctant witness — but Billy had only been a rehearsal for this , the main event . |
| 30 | Since he has only been a director since last May , Wanless is untainted by the strategic mistakes of the past regime . |