Example sentences of "this [vb -s] be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there was an attempt to introduce some competition for BT , this has been limited due to the natural monopoly position of parts of the telecommunications industry . |
| 2 | I also give a guarantee that it is n't just a one off situation , meeting we all go away and forget about what we 've said I can assure you that wo n't happen minutes have been taken and and what 's been said this evening that will be conveyed to the management committee meeting the board meeting and I think we need to look very clearly at a very closely what 's been said and respond to what 's been said and I think that it 's been suggested also raised this evening about having a further meeting to report back and say erm this has been said this is our response . |
| 3 | I believe generally good teams are built around a strong defence and this has been lacking all season . |
| 4 | This has been made possible by the use of Scandinavian databases , available via SCANNET , and the negotiation of special cheaper rates with systems operators and database producers who are concerned with marketing their products to potential future users . |
| 5 | This has been made possible with the support and co-operation of the works manager who is keen to see the locomotive back in working order for the open day . |
| 6 | ‘ This has been given much discussion and at the moment we have used all the available funds . ’ |
| 7 | I understand this has been given some serious consideration , but it has been decided not to proceed at present . |
| 8 | Again , it is not my intention here to review the variations and criticisms in detail this has been done many times elsewhere . |
| 9 | But erm yeah , it 's , it 's er good for what it is , but I think this has been done many times before and er I sh would think that everybody 's seen some just slightly better than this , but it 's quite a nice er sunset . |
| 10 | After this has been done several times , the actual frequency of reorganization can be compared with that expected , and the future reorganization schedule will be based on the results . |
| 11 | Once this has been completed each invoice or other costing document will need to be coded before being processed by the computer operator . |
| 12 | Many RP speakers use in a similar way to link words ending with a vowel even when there is no ‘ justification ’ from the spelling , as in : ‘ Formula A ’ ‘ Australia all out ’ ‘ media event ’ This has been called intrusive ; some English speakers and teachers still regard this as incorrect or sub-standard pronunciation , but it is undoubtedly widespread . |
| 13 | This has been called acquired equivalence of cues , or secondary generalization . |
| 14 | The United States sent $65m ( £40m ) of military aid to Colombia , but this has been called inappropriate and is alleged to be more suitable for fighting Colombia 's left-wing guerrillas than the cocaine mafia . |
| 15 | But in the case of companies these practices have been converted into legal regulations because this has been thought necessary to protect those interested in the company and those having dealings with it . |
| 16 | By s 45 of the Act where an action or matter is transferred from the High Court to a county court , and no order to the contrary has been made in the High Court , the costs of the proceedings prior thereto are in the discretion of the county court judge , and will be taxed in the county court upon such scale , whether of the High Court or county court , as the judge thinks just ( a statement to the contrary can be found on p 868 of the County Court Practice , 1991 but this has been adjudged incorrect : Forey v London Buses Ltd ( 1991 ) 2 All ER 936 ) . |
| 17 | However , the cost of achieving this has been to remove some of the advantages of forward contracts as well . |
| 18 | Effectively , however , all this does is to turn all history into a single event — which , paradoxically , dehistoricizes it . |