Example sentences of "been [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bradford showed little of the enterprising approach that has been helping them shed a dour image this season , but it was not until the 64th minute that they began to slide out of the contest . |
| 2 | This morning a tour of the city has been arranged which includes the Maharajah 's City Palace and the Palace of Winds . |
| 3 | Now that the work has been completed I hope the church will continue to attract pilgrims to the shrine of St Melangell , as it has for the last eight hundred years . |
| 4 | Feeling dejected , she tried to push the questions from her mind , and as soon as the register formalities had been completed she left the office and went to see if she could assist Matt with the loading of the barbecue trailer . |
| 5 | Once everything had been checked I filled the vat with water and switched the pump on . |
| 6 | As the diffs have been rebuilt I suspect the rear diff may be the cause of the noise . |
| 7 | ‘ The farmer 's son brought a beautiful mare to be shod ; and after she 'd been done he asked the guv'nor what he thought on her . |
| 8 | ‘ She was well known in Aspull and it had been said she had a heart of gold . ’ |
| 9 | All this time she had been imagining him pacing the terrace at Rocamar . |
| 10 | Erm , I 've endorsed the comments that 've been made I think the er congratulations , and can I say I 've got a sneaking feeling originally , this paper was put on the agenda to embarrass me so that the records department can get the new shelves I originally blocked . |
| 11 | Under the Public Health Acts building regulations have been imposed which cover the quality of materials and procedures to be followed during construction . |
| 12 | She 's very sorry you are n't well , but not surprised ; apparently she 's been urging you to take a holiday for the last two years . ’ |
| 13 | In the United States , an Emissions Trading Policy has been adopted which represents a move in the direction of a marketable pollution permit system ( Brady , 1983 ) . |
| 14 | By May 1946 a constitution had been drafted which suited the Communist-Socialist approach to politics , with a strong lower house of parliament . |
| 15 | They had been told they had NO chance of a refund after Tjolle declared himself bankrupt , even though he removed £400,000 from the company before it collapsed . |
| 16 | He had to wait until nine o'clock to telephone the garage , and he had been told they had no time that morning and would try to get down in the afternoon . |
| 17 | The walkers who had wangled the lift with him looked as if they had been told they had a week to live , suggesting the car conversation must have fulfilled my expectations . |
| 18 | We have been told they havge no new clues . |
| 19 | Disappointed governors at Hummersknott School have been told they have no right of appeal against Durham County Council 's rejection of plans for a 150-place sixth form at the school . |
| 20 | Both David and Gavin , already 2nd Dan and 1st Dan Black Belts respectively , have been told they have every chance of bringing home gold medals for Great Britain . |
| 21 | A TOP level meeting has been called in the wake of revelations that suicidal children have been told they face a 50-week delay for counselling . |
| 22 | A TOP-LEVEL meeting has been called in the wake of revelations that suicidal children have been told they face a 50-week delay for counselling . |
| 23 | I 've been told you have a steady boyfriend … |
| 24 | In an extreme example , imagine you have been told you have an incurable disease . |
| 25 | I 've been told he left the accountancy firm where he worked , and that he 's joined his uncle , Matthew Wilder , who owns a back-country property between Napier and Taupo . |
| 26 | I 've been told he paid the widow money . |
| 27 | I 'VE been told I retain a lot of moisture when I eat . |
| 28 | The purpose of the previous chapters has been to help you have the right preparation . |
| 29 | More recently software has been produced which combines the characteristics of viewdata screens with the sort of search capability usually found on databases . |
| 30 | No , what she found so overwhelmingly infuriating was that when he had enquired tactfully , some might say , whether she was tired , he clearly had been expecting her to say a polite ‘ yes ’ so that he could then suggest that she had an early night . |