Example sentences of "that have been [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only the most recent work that has been of an acceptable standard in this respect , and the finding may be summarised as showing a modest correlation between the level of lead in the blood and hyperactivity in children , and between high blood levels and low intelligence , with the latter conclusion more firmly established . |
| 2 | She had recognised him instantly , though she had seen him in the flesh only once before and that had been across a crowded ballroom . |
| 3 | After a while she sat up and slowly began to undress to her camisole and her waist petticoat ; then , turning up the gas that had been on a low jet , she went across the room to the wash-hand stand and poured water from the jug into the basin . |
| 4 | On one of the trials , Ray placed a popsock over the end of a pipe delivering water that had been through an Eradicator and , in 72 hours , collected a golf ball-sized piece of limescale from the mesh … in East Anglia , the water is so hard that it will give a kettle an internal fur coat in no time , and here was the proof . |
| 5 | Only once had I feared the heat of Egypt and that had been in a waking dream . |
| 6 | You would n't want one that had been in a smash anyway , it could |
| 7 | He told US financial markets that have been on a roller-coaster in anticipation of his victory that although he had campaigned on a message of economic growth he understood the importance of stability . |
| 8 | look , look you 're you 're you 're a guy that 's been through a lot . |
| 9 | now do I do n't suppose I 'm the only person that 's been in a pub toilet , a ladies toilet and I 've heard the females in the toilet saying what , exactly what they would like to do the males ! |