Example sentences of "[noun sg] that have [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Political culture is a vague abstract concept that has been subject to various definitions . |
| 32 | Without tucking the shirt in his pants , he pulls a royal red tie over his head that has been pre-knotted , I 'm sure by his wife , Lonnie . |
| 33 | There were no signs anywhere of Wolski 's background , of the fact that he spoke Polish or had once been Jewish , or of the God that had been present at his birth but on whom he had turned his back before the godlessness in a death camp called Sobibor . |
| 34 | With the precious metal that has been undetected for so long in the folds of these hills , disseminated through the rock in an average ratio of half an ounce to a ton of stone , the sheer volume of likely debris is worrying . |
| 35 | It was an argument that had been simmering for two days , and it was clear he was beginning to waver . |
| 36 | ‘ What have you done in school this week that 's been interesting ? ’ is a question that we should put to other members of staff , and ourselves at every staff meeting . |
| 37 | Throughout industry this election day , a host of trade unionists are waiting with acute anxiety , nursing their hopes : a Labour victory will enable them to reassert their influence on factories throughout the land , in a manner that has been impossible for a decade . |
| 38 | It was Esquire 's dubious achievement to be born into an economy that has been unkind to all , but one in which the advertising business has been particularly hard-pressed . |
| 39 | Rune had treated her body with a considerate respect that had been faultless , ensuring her safety , even as he had ensured her ecstasy . |
| 40 | After months of pursuing its quarry , it looks like IXI Ltd has finally nailed down the OEM agreement with DEC for its X.desktop manager that has been long in the making . |
| 41 | A dead small dog that 's been all dressed up and everything . |
| 42 | Is could be seen as a classic example of the muddle that has been prevalent at the top of Welsh rugby except that the pressures here — unrecognisable from those in other home unions — are so many and varied that it is impossible to respond to them all , let alone resist them . |
| 43 | His great oak coffin that had been ready for him for years was set up like a cupboard at the head of the bier , fresh lined with red and gold damask , its silver handles polished bright . |
| 44 | Then the king will say to those on his right hand , ‘ You have my Father 's blessing ; come , enter and possess the kingdom that has been ready for you since the world was made . |
| 45 | In 1983 , in order to extend the international scope of our work , a survey questionnaire that had been pre-tested with social work educators from Australia , India , Israel , and the United States was mailed to all member colleges , universities , and national affiliate associations of the International Association of Schools of Social Work and to a list of individuals who had been identified as experts on paraprofessional social welfare personnel in their own countries or internationally . |
| 46 | Paste waxes are best when applied to bare wood , while liquid waxes are suitable for use on furniture that has been French polished or lacquered . |
| 47 | Men and women who are now in their forties and fifties grew up in a society that had been first shocked , then revolutionized by the ‘ revelations ’ of American sex researcher Alfred Kinsey . |
| 48 | In the spring of 1937 , June went to Bellevue in Manhattan to have the baby , and returned quietly and resolutely to begin the charade that had been pre-determined , that the child had been born to her mother and father , Ethel and John . |
| 49 | Ridiculously , a song that had been popular in her childhood flooded her mind . |
| 50 | now unfortunately at page forty two there 's a sticker originally that says forty two , but just let's look at that shall we ? , cos you were asked about what was said to people and what they might know or understand , while these particulars are prepared with all due care and the word that 's been stuck over is convenience while these particulars are prepared with all due care for the convenience of intended purchases , the information contained therein is intended as a preliminary guide only |
| 51 | This , in theory , saves lives on the other side — a concern that has been rare in recent wars , but seems to carry some weight in this one . |
| 52 | But one thing that 's definite about all this , as you step into the artist 's comfortable home , with his admirers and relatives and his stacks of music awards and pictures of his celeb pals ( Keith , Bonnie Raitt , Eric Clapton ) all over the place , is that ‘ Boom Boom ’ is the punchline to a life that 's been big and astonishing and bloody eventful … |
| 53 | Both Tustian and Pardoe are among the 600 farmers who are approved by the Soil Association , the largest organic farming body in Britain , whose main criterion is that certified produce must be grown on soil that has been free from artificial additives for at least two years . |
| 54 | But the training that had been such a part of his life , the long hours of studying the Twelve Books of Honour for entry into the Fiana at the age of eleven ; the days and the weeks spent schooling his mind so that all situations could be calmly appraised , came to his aid and , at length , exhausted and drained , Fergus began to look about him and assess this strange , out-of-the-world fortress . |
| 55 | Any management training that has been available for ryokan has been almost entirely ‘ in house ’ up to now , although the whole area of hotel management training is being rethought in Japan . |
| 56 | He was returning to a world that had been kind to him , a past he could be sure of . |
| 57 | ‘ It 's the trust and familiar surroundings of this ward that have been vital to Thomas . |
| 58 | The coolers had been a stumbling block , an item that had been impossible for the restoration crew to find . |
| 59 | The H3 building had been put up hastily in the early 1950s to get the scientists out of their first accommodation that had been little more than Nissen huts . |
| 60 | ‘ I was a bit worried about taking a show that has been one of the great musical hits of all time , which I felt was a bit of fluff with one big smash song , ’ he said . |