Example sentences of "been [vb pp] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roar might have been heard on the other side of the Tamar Bridge . |
| 2 | Secret handshakes and rituals , ’ he said , lowering his voice impressively which , as Fribble said , could still have been heard on the other side of the forest . |
| 3 | Three types of region have been recognized on the Cytherean surface . |
| 4 | As discussed in section 8.4.3 , the bacterium Rhizobium spp. is one of the main bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation via its symbiotic relationship with leguminous plant species , and much work has been undertaken on the beneficial effects on crop productivity which may ensue if seeding with this bacterium is undertaken . |
| 5 | Tennis Courts Considerable work has been carried out to the pavilion but no work has been undertaken on the playing surface or the fencing . |
| 6 | Tennis Courts Considerable work has been carried out to the pavilion but no work has been undertaken on the playing surface or the fencing . |
| 7 | I do apologise , I do apologise yourself order I see it 's been placed on the early question question again ? |
| 8 | The changes on the labour market had come with greater rapidity than anticipated , too much reliance had been placed on the automatic adjustments , the mobility , of the market mechanism ’ ( quoted Flanagan et al. , 1983 , p. 605 ) . |
| 9 | It had been placed on the right-hand side of the green , guarded by two bunkers . |
| 10 | Ehrlichman and Weinberger criticise the emphasis that has been placed on the first eye movements occurring after a question has been asked and the consequent ignoring of movements which occur prior to or during presentation of a particular item . |
| 11 | Most pet owners who know either cats or dogs would readily agree with where the expressions have been placed on the two axes of likelihood of attack and likelihood of escape . |
| 12 | The village was quiet with only a couple of old men sitting on a bench outside the church as we drove through the gates of the big house and along the road through the village , passing the Chateau where the Commando dead had been placed on the front lawn shortly after we had entered the village , and during the bitter fighting of the first ten days . |
| 13 | A few minutes later the Deruta vase containing about half a kilo of assorted chocolates had been placed on the rear seat of the Volvo and he was sitting in the front watching Cinzia tear up the parking ticket which had been tucked under the windscreen wiper . |
| 14 | Greater emphasis should also have been placed on the economic context in which disputes occur and on the state of political consensus — primarily , whether the trade unions are accepted in a ‘ partnership ’ role with the state , or are defined as problematic to its objectives ( Ragin et al , 1982:243 ) . |
| 15 | The two component parts of Owen 's productive classes had been placed on the opposite sides of a divide ; and their separation into ‘ them and us ’ was now so far completed as to have become irreversible . |
| 16 | An artificial pink rose had been placed on the red cover roughly in the centre of the body . |
| 17 | Much emphasis has been placed on the theoretical value of tat and protease inhibitors . |
| 18 | Of the first edition it was said : The book deals with the whole gamut of infectious diseases but due emphasis has been placed on the common diseases , both in their typical and atypical forms and on those aspects of the less common diseases which a practitioner may recognise … |
| 19 | The bolts have been placed on the broken right wall of the crag to furnish a zigzagging handrail across about 100 feet of rock . |
| 20 | After returning the painting to the icon shop , the dealer subsequently received two contradictory letters , the first stating that ‘ his ’ Wtewael had been placed on the national index of important works of art that could not leave Germany , and the follow-up , which noted that the Wtewael had been taken off the index , and that it could , therefore , be exported . |
| 21 | The long tin bath that usually hung by one of its handles on the wall of the pantry had been placed on the level paving stones at the bottom end of the back yard . |
| 22 | However , because all the seismic stations have been placed on the near side the wave speeds down to this depth only reliably apply to the near side . |
| 23 | While great emphasis has rightly been placed on the active involvement of the pupils in their learning , it should always be remembered that there is still a place for the teacher to convey a feel for an event or person by presenting the story . |
| 24 | It was almost 2215 , and 300 cases had been treated on the first day . |
| 25 | Both Sears ' and the Library of Congress List of Subject Headings have been criticized on the following counts : |
| 26 | A Danish yawl had been wrecked on the far side of the island two years before and Bonefish had rescued some of her oak timbers which he had scarfed in to Masquerade 's broken hull . |
| 27 | On the second visit Mr. Burgess was given instructions different from those he had been given on the first visit . |
| 28 | I note that in two of the main authorities to which we have been referred on the substantive issues , Payne v. Lord Harris of Greenwich [ 1981 ] 1 W.L.R. 754 and In re Findlay [ 1985 ] A.C. 318 , it seems to have been assumed without argument that this court had jurisdiction . |
| 29 | A few words in Spanish had been painted on the tack-room roof . |
| 30 | But most cuts have been justified on the slender base that services could be operated more efficiently and economically , and any fall in standards could be averted by careful management and avoidance of waste . |