Example sentences of "it have been [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | Norwood , Massachusetts-based Microcom Inc reports that it has been granted a patent for the Microcom Networking Protocol Class 10 feature , called Aggressive Adaptive Packet Assembly : the feature improves data link transmission performance by pro-actively adapting the size of data packets to line conditions — MNP 10 enables modems to connect , stay connected and have the highest transmission possible , regardless of the line conditions . |
2 | It has been given a signed framed photograph of Gary Lineker and a football signed by all the Tottenham Hotspur players . |
3 | Instead it has been given a new imprimatur and left on the old job . |
4 | There is an apple-tree up against the fence that separates them from their neighbours , but it has been given a kind of Buddhist monk 's haircut . |
5 | Now this woman had always been aware of the as a child , she had always known it , it had n't be unconscious in the sense she 'd forgotten it , but it had been isolated , it has been given a new name , and ca unfortunately I ca n't remember what it was , but it was , it was completely er innocuous , the name was the term she used was totally innocuous . |
6 | So valuable has the dating of tephra become that it has been given a specific name — tephrochronology . |
7 | However , the powerful US tuna industry lobby has made sure that it has been given an annual ‘ dolphin kill' ’ quota . |
8 | It has never been seen again , though it has been given an official variable star designation : T Boo¨tis . |
9 | In recent years , when there have been reductions in public funding for housing associations , it has been developing an increasing proportion of properties for sale in order to maintain and expand its activities . |
10 | In my view , however , therein lies its strength ; it is a programme that can be relied on to give an unvarnished account of the proceedings of the House and its committees ; it has been called a mini-Hansard . |
11 | In some lesser developed countries , particularly in central and east Africa , it has been called a ‘ bureaucratic bourgeoisie ’ , a term which is discussed below . |
12 | It has been called a " gut " response . |
13 | There are so many works of art in the church that it has been declared a museum and is included as such on the official list of Milanese museums . |
14 | Since this case it has been made a criminal offence not to wear a seat belt in the front seat of a car . |
15 | It has been conducting an urgent review of the way it manages its affairs and is embarking upon a further review of the number and function of its various committees . |
16 | According to Sarah Griffiths , UK Public Relations Manager , ‘ It has been creating a storm of interest at department stores all over the country . ’ |
17 | It has been outlining a plan to build a unified network to all California homes by 2015 that would provide the gamut of information and entertainment services — home shopping , entertainment and video telephone capability . |
18 | Although it has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , several things blot the landscape . |
19 | Since the party has not been legally registered it has been leading an underground existence . |
20 | ‘ It has been happening a bit , ’ said John soothingly . |
21 | It has been thought a monument of the new democracy , immediately after the expulsion of Hippias in 510 ; by others placed , perhaps most convincingly , somewhere between the two , around 500 . |
22 | The Chairman , on behalf of the members , has asked me to express their appreciation of your excellent presentation and to state how difficult it has been to make a choice from outstanding candidates . |
23 | I feel that this is a difficult poem to understand but when it has been read a few times the meaning becomes clear . |
24 | On each of the three occasions this century where there has been a clear coalition government — May 1915 to November 1922 , August 1931 to September 1932 , and May 1940 to May 1945 — it has been to meet a national emergency . |
25 | He will be aware , bearing in mind the other pressures we have on the budget this year , how difficult it has been to get a higher priority for roads . |
26 | It was extended in 1968 ( since when it has been termed a ‘ blight notice ’ ) and further extended in 1973 . |
27 | It 'd been taken a few years earlier at a family Christmas party when we were playing Musical Chairs . |
28 | A sheet had been spread out on the ground , and around it had been placed a square of long hard bolsters . |
29 | It had been operating a Ro-Ro service from inside the locks and undoubtedly was responsible for the major part of the heavy goods vehicle traffic . |
30 | It had been raised a year earlier at a residential conference for Wirral secondary heads with the sugestion that schools should attempt accreditation under BS 5750 . |