Example sentences of "have been [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only head of public interest upon which the inspectors rely is the prevention of crime , and so the question to be answered is whether on the material before it the court should have been satisfied that disclosure of Mr. Warner 's sources is ‘ necessary … for the prevention of … crime ’ within the meaning of section 10 . |
| 2 | They would have been worried that word would get back — as , indeed , it does — and that the T'ang would act through his Ministers to make life awkward for them . |
| 3 | Indeed , when I visited the Pride Club recently , I got talking to a gay man who had been present that night and remembered it with anger and disgust . |
| 4 | That winter had been savage , she had been savage that winter . |
| 5 | She had been strange that morning , even before the row over her car , and dressed strangely . |
| 6 | Trade had been bad that night so she thought he 'd be her last trick . |
| 7 | DAB had been concerned that insufficient time was available at its meetings to give detailed consideration to the many conferences for which it was responsible . |
| 8 | I suppose you 've been charming that splendid lady Mrs Reynolds . ’ |
| 9 | Many people have been disappointed that last week 's decisions were not more precise — defining , for example , exactly what should happen to St Bartholomew 's or Charing Cross Hospital . |
| 10 | He once sang , ‘ I keep getting younger/My life 's been funny that way ’ . |