Example sentences of "[subord] have been [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The squad I ran became what can only be described as more ‘ disordered ’ and ‘ polluted ’ than had been the accepted norm , and we exhibited many verbal and nonverbal signals of this divergent nature . |
| 2 | Following the meeting a revised order was issued which , while not complying with all of the islanders ' requests , was considerably more acceptable to them than had been the original directive . |
| 3 | 11 And saw heaven opened , and a certain vessel descending unto him , as if had been a great sheet knit at the four comers , and let down to the earth . |
| 4 | He regards this somewhat gruelling routine as having been a vital part of his training . |
| 5 | In a very small percentage of cases someone was described as having been a Free Presbyterian . |
| 6 | In whatever way it is financed , such investment is regarded by some as having been a direct loss to the domestic economy and as such having contributed to Britain 's poor investment record [ Singh , 1977 ] . |
| 7 | legendary king of Assyria represented by ancient writers as having been an effeminate voluptuary who reigned in the ninth century BC . |
| 8 | He regarded being chief secretary , with its need to cut departmental spending throughout Government , as having been the toughest of the jobs ‘ in terms of sheer workload ’ . |
| 9 | Scott and his friend returned year after year in search of poetic treasure , and Scott is recorded as having been the first man ever to tackle the rough tracks into Liddesdale in a carriage . |
| 10 | I regard as having been the greatest achievement of the English courts in my judicial lifetime . |
| 11 | Also , the wardens of the Forest of Dean , and of the forests between Oxford and Stamford bridges , were required to account directly at the Exchequer for the revenues of their bailiwicks , instead of farming them as had been the previous practice . |