Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [conj] it is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relevant schools have been approached and it is intended to co-ordinate engineering , education and enforcement activities . |
| 2 | This has been done because it is believed that the State has an interest in seeking to prevent those actions and to punish those who so act . |
| 3 | No sooner , it seems , has one prospective long-term partner been secured than it is ditched . |
| 4 | The Employment Appeal Tribunal accepted his argument , albeit reluctantly , saying that , in the experience of the members deciding the case , in practice a redundancy ‘ is accepted as having been shown where it is demonstrated that the actual job which the claimant was carrying out had ceased to exist ’ . |
| 5 | The dead man has not yet been identified although it is known he was 39years-old and was travelling as a front seat passenger in a Ford Escort van . |
| 6 | Local people know the history of their surroundings well enough , but visitors may not recognise land that has been reclaimed unless it is pointed out to them . |
| 7 | The potential for growth had been retained and it is said that some of today 's bulls gain weight faster than continental breeds such as the Charolais ; the meat itself is now of much better quality . |
| 8 | When the issue has not been discussed because it is felt to be too painful to talk about or because it is considered an unsuitable topic of conversation , then there may be problems . |
| 9 | One of the rockets has been destroyed and it is decided only Valerie and one other member of the group can return home , leaving perhaps no hope of rescue for the others . |
| 10 | Why ‘ Nicky Nan Night ’ is not known : it has been suggested that it is associated with ‘ Old Nick ’ , the Devil , and with the slang word ‘ nick ’ , to steal . |
| 11 | So far 11 of the 24 parks have been established and it is hoped to have remaining areas protected by the end of 1994 . |
| 12 | The format of these meetings has recently been changed and it is hoped that at the March and November meetings the administrative details will be kept to a minimum and that at least one major policy issue will be discussed in depth . |