Example sentences of "[to-vb] that [pron] [noun] have [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't want them to know that her life had been quite a privileged one . |
| 2 | As fast as he undid them I did them up again , so that when he got to my waist and sighed he recoiled with indignation and astonishment to find that his labour had been in vain . |
| 3 | If you got up to fetch another cup of tea or coffee , you were liable to find that your plate had been cleaned out while you had been away . |
| 4 | Since so many of us had made love to either O or to Boy we felt that by comparing notes we knew a great deal about how they behaved when making love , and so when we saw them reappear so obviously as lovers we were pleased to see that our predictions had been correct . |
| 5 | The ODP-MT victory in the legislative elections enabled him to claim that his credibility had been increased . |
| 6 | It came almost as a shock to realize that her night had been peaceful — there had been no dreams , no nightmares , and the bottle by her bed remained untouched . |
| 7 | It takes a little while for an author to realize that his book has been a complete failure . |
| 8 | A court or tribunal will be reluctant to conclude that your contract has been frustrated . |
| 9 | I have to conclude that my work has been a failure ’ Labour MP Clare Short . |
| 10 | No programme is valid if continuous assessment programmes have not been approved : it is the responsibility of centres to ensure that their programmes have been approved . |
| 11 | But in a sense , too , she knew that Louise was not wrong to worry about Harry committing such a blunder , for Harry , moving in the social circles in which he would move , if he survived the siege , to the day of his death , would almost certainly suffer the inconveniences of having such a wife , would regret his marriage , and perhaps in due course would come to believe that his life had been ruined . |
| 12 | How quick the kid had been to recognise that his suit had been bought in New York . |
| 13 | This second misfortune seemed to revive her memories of the earlier time when she had been carrying his child and had been given to understand that her husband had been simultaneously carrying on an affair with some young army chauffeuse . |
| 14 | In short , if agriculture is judged by the criteria of performance applied to manufacturing industry , there is every reason to argue that its output has been artificially and substantially inflated for the whole period since 1950 . |
| 15 | Sir , — As one of the many people who have appreciated and valued the past work of South West Surrey MP Virginia Bottomley , I am delighted to learn that her efforts have been justly rewarded by the Prime Minister . |
| 16 | I 'm delighted to learn that his advice has been sought in the present enterprise . |
| 17 | It has even been known for a company to respond to a request for information six weeks after the initial query and then to complain that their product had been left out ! |
| 18 | ‘ Could you tell her that Mr Warden 's neighbour phoned to say that her uncle 's been taken to hospital ? ’ |
| 19 | He declined to comment on the progress of his mission other than to say that his visit had been " very , very useful " . |
| 20 | However , a further requirement which the alleged dispossessor claiming the benefit of the 1980 Act must satisfy is to show that his possession has been adverse within the meaning of the Act … |
| 21 | How is the teacher to tell that her teaching has been successful ? |
| 22 | Isobel began to feel that her life had been the wrong way round , that Africa had been no training at all , with its comparatively easy , impersonal requirement of Christian love , for these savagely difficult demands for daughterly love . |