Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you know solid or there 's been an accident it tells you there 's an accident at , at this point |
| 2 | ‘ Is that where you 've been ? |
| 3 | Either that or they 've been proved well |
| 4 | The curtains were wet where they had been sucked into the fringe of the deluge . |
| 5 | So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it ! |
| 6 | Her step was much lighter than it had been the previous day , but when she saw that her inquisitor was n't the Obersturmfuhrer , her heart sank . |
| 7 | The often mentioned ‘ crisis ’ in British broadcasting — ‘ crisis ’ , in Gouldner 's phrase , being that the system ‘ may , relatively soon , become something quite different than it has been ’ — thus acts as a backdrop for numerous contemporary analyses of broadcasting . |
| 8 | It is this that we have been displaying and using in publications . |
| 9 | I have lost so many big barbel on the Hampshire Avon , Dorset Stour , and the Severn through this that I have been ready to dispense altogether with swimfeeder fishing for big barbel . |
| 10 | We can see from this that there has been a rise in the reliance on current liabilities in 1988 compared to 1984 . |
| 11 | You can confirm this that there have been any convictions for er er er two men conspiring to commit armed robbery or anything of that sort have there ? |
| 12 | ( In fact , the French lines there on February 21st were no better prepared than they had been on the Right Bank , and the rejoinder that if he had not had adequate forces he should not have undertaken the offensive in the first place is almost too obvious ) . |
| 13 | It became clear that nothing had been gained by removing the prince , especially as another ruler had now to be found . |
| 14 | I can not comment on details of the negotiations because I do not know the details of what is actually happening today , but it is quite clear that we have been arguing that matters affecting foreign policy should continue to be decided under the auspices of intergovernmental co-operation . |
| 15 | In one of the central episodes in the novel , Humberto not only cuckolds his employer , but fathers on his wife the heir whom the oligarch himself has never been able to engender , and it is only subsequently that it becomes clear that what has been narrated as a factual account of events is , in reality , no more than a fantasy in which he simultaneously avenges his social humiliation and effects the incorporation of the humble Peñaloza line into the oligarchy . |
| 16 | His speech made clear that he had been brought reluctantly to much the same view as his Director of Propaganda . |
| 17 | ‘ They pretended that Paul was hit by a ricochet , but the evidence was clear that he 'd been hit by a direct shot . |
| 18 | It is clear that he has been speaking for some time . |
| 19 | It was clear that she 'd been taking him for a ride , in that there was no ride in it for him at the end of the process . |
| 20 | It was clear that there had been an implicit agreement to hold back output until a higher price was fixed . |
| 21 | The distribution of the wreckage was such that from the position of the outer wing panels more than two kilometres from the main wreckage it was clear that there had been a structural failure of both wings in the air . |
| 22 | Yet , despite Mrs Thatcher 's resolutely ‘ gung-ho ’ attitude , it was increasingly clear that there had been a general shift in Britain 's stance on Iran and the whole of the Middle East . |
| 23 | The Palace statement said the Queen 's action had been brought ‘ to make clear that there had been a breach of Her Majesty 's rights in the matter ’ . |
| 24 | It now seems clear that there had been intense military activity near Loughgall before last night 's shooting , as one eye witness recounts : |
| 25 | It is clear that there have been profound changes in North Shields since the mid-1970s . |
| 26 | If Japan represents one possible path towards postmodernity , it is clear that there have been winners and losers in this development . |
| 27 | It is also clear that there have been long-term shifts in priorities as the cuts became permanent . |
| 28 | ‘ A paragraph or two would do it , make it clear that you 've been unfairly treated . |
| 29 | Even if it is clear that you have been dismissed , the precise date when your employment comes to an end may be unclear . |
| 30 | It seemed to be of horsemen having a nice peaceful ride in the wood — picnickers , almost — until I discovered the animal , when it became perfectly clear that it had been a hunting scene all along . |