Example sentences of "[pron] have [adv] been [vb pp] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alistair Clarke of Christie 's furniture department expressed satisfaction that the market had held up in the light of the considerable quantity of important French furniture which has already been offered this season . |
| 2 | She has also been painted this year by Howard Morgan , for Unilever . |
| 3 | Lay readers or elders who have traditionally been given this job may well not be gifted to lead the congregation in the way described above . |
| 4 | You have probably been given this brochure by your local ABTA Travel Agent . |
| 5 | But we 've also been told this year , that there will be year four , beyond this slide , where the same thing could happen again . |
| 6 | The authority for doing things this way lies in the fact that they have always been done this way and so questioning is not encouraged . |
| 7 | ‘ It has always been done this way ’ is poor reason unless one knows why . |
| 8 | It 's already been said this morning they are entitled to a voice and therefore we need to retain er , a separate trade union membership . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's always been done this way ’ is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome when persuading others . |