Example sentences of "[been] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Suspicions have sometimes been voiced that , whenever government has supported civic education , the reason has been that learning of this kind has been interpreted as supportive of a respectful attitude .
2 Indeed there seems to have been little diminution in this publishing bonanza up to the present time .
3 There has been little mention of this aspect so far , but it appears that Customs will be empowered to vary the terms by publishing a notice ; that indicates that it will be quite strictly enforced .
4 Since its introduction in 1987 , Honda 's CBR6OOF has been top seller in this class despite competition from the other Japanese manufacturers Kawasaki , Suzuki and Yamaha .
5 There has always been some awareness of this problem and the publication of simple informative magazines such as The Teacher in Uganda , has been regarded as one means of overcoming it .
6 There has possibly been some exaggeration in this matter of concentration on the horse .
7 There has already been some response to this cry for help .
8 But there has already been some progress in this direction .
9 Since the petition was raised , there has been some progress in this direction in the European Community , and I am pleased that the EC has been especially sympathetic towards the views of people like Mrs.
10 There has been some dispute about this text , based on the belief that only posthumous children of the deceased himself were admissible on succession .
11 There has been much debate about this question of the unit of natural selection .
12 Sangster had been leading owner in this country five times in eight years up to 1985 when Sheikh Mohammed led the Maktoum charge , taking the No. 1 spot four times in row in the past four seasons .
13 With the development of the NACAB policy of equal opportunities in recruitment there has been more awareness of this issue and considerable developments in recruitment practices have resulted .
14 There has been more discussion of this phenomenon in relation to gender and race than age .
15 Had they chosen a weekday for the coup , there would have been heavy traffic at this hour and news of the roadblocks would have spread quickly throughout the country , perhaps warning one of the ministers before he could be captured … one more example of exemplary planning .
16 Although there has been intermittent interest in this area since that time , it is only more recently that there have been suitable techniques for more effective study .
17 Although the Constitution made provision for referenda , there had never previously been any exercise of this kind .
18 It is possible that pollution affects their reproductive and immune systems , but there has only been piecemeal research on this subject . "
19 There has been modest improvement in this situation as a result of the establishment of select committees but secrecy is still a significant feature of the British executive , especially compared to the American .
20 " There 's been enough drunkenness in this house . "
21 During the twelve years that I 've been head teacher at this school I have waited for promised improvements at the crossroads , and in particular the Lane junction .
22 A key concern will be to explore the extent to which there has been structural change in this area .
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