Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In trusts , however , it has been widely maintained that intention always counted for a lot more than words . |
| 2 | It has been well established that death rates are highly correlated with the incidence of chronic diseases which are known to justify health service intervention . |
| 3 | He has been busily sowing further discord by congratulating the leftist parties for their stand while damning the BJP for their destructive policies . |
| 4 | The M6 crosses on the Thornbridge Viaduct , a viaduct which has been extensively repaired last year using a very powerful water lance to cut out deteriorated concrete , a German tool being used in Britain for the first time . |
| 5 | The vast majority of mammals and the vast majority of birds do n't use echolocation , and it is highly probable that their common ancestor did n't either ( nor did it fly — that is another technology that has been independently evolved several times ) . |
| 6 | It has been generally accepted that demolition of itself does not constitute development and , although there is some legal uncertainty on the matter , local authorities have typically assumed that demolition is outside the ambit of development control . |
| 7 | Chatam , who was narrowly beaten by Jodami in the Hennessy Cognac Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown , has been lightly raced this year and is not yet a certain runner . |
| 8 | Ian Southworth has been formally appointed second helmsman on Wings of Oracle , Oracle UK 's Two Tonner . |
| 9 | eventually they went bankrupt , Florrie is an of mine , she used to work there part time and she always enjoyed it , she 's been there say twenty years , she just came back from holiday and found the place is closed down and none of for the past er fifteen months he 'd been there , that past fifteen months none of their part time staff had their stamps put on their cards , so for their , for their pension |
| 10 | Until the recent arrival of Joanna Lumley , the only thing Lovejoy was likely to leap into was his open-topped Morris Minor , but for the last few episodes he 's been gleefully doing more bedding than bidding . |