Example sentences of "that [noun pl] [verb] been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tells me that Spurs have been in touch to say their computer was knackered ( bloody things , who wants em ? ) so there is a delay in sending them out , but we are getting some . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Taylor has completed ignored the fact that Catholics have been under the jackboot of the IRA and loyalists for over 20 years and it is ridiculous to say that they have not been living in fear . ’ |
| 3 | The effect of these Standing Committees has been that debates have been of a much more highly focused and objective quality . |
| 4 | With a bloody chin and an empty stomach , Manville had left his apartment already fuming , only to discover that vandals had been at work on his car during the night . |
| 5 | A spokesman for the Villahermosa told The Art Newspaper that negotiations had been on the basis of a price of Pta35 billion ( £185 million ; $259 million ) for the whole collection , although the Baron and the Ministry of Culture last month mentioned a figure of Pta50 billion ( £300 million ; $420 million ) . |