Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [conj] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient . |
| 2 | A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient . |
| 3 | All contributions towards the proceedings arising from the pre-congress conference on Chemistry and developing countries had been received and it was anticipated that these would be published through the Commonwealth Science Council in the near future . |
| 4 | Standish examines the first two difficulties ; the third is not surprising given Neptune 's long orbital period , 165 years ( so that not even one orbit has been completed since it was discovered ) . |
| 5 | The importance of the Cycladic islands had been exaggerated because it was alleged that there were Cycladic influences in the Balkans and in Italy and indeed Sicily , and in Iberia . |
| 6 | Ours has n't been decorated since it was erected because every year is supposed to be its ‘ last ’ year . |
| 7 | The relevant schools have been approached and it is intended to co-ordinate engineering , education and enforcement activities . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It has been said that it is unsporting to receive help from another angler when you catch a fish . |
| 10 | I heard it had been said that it was discouraged but er |
| 11 | No sooner had the announcement been made than it was withdrawn , pending deliberations by Lincolnshire County Council as to whether subsidisation could be considered as a way of continuance . |
| 12 | No sooner , it seems , has one prospective long-term partner been secured than it is ditched . |
| 13 | The home that Abigail Pilmay built in 1682 has now been demolished but it was remembered in the 1920s as having the name Pot House . |
| 14 | 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 ’ . |
| 15 | Recently physical interaction of the carboxyl-terminal domain ( CTD ) of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II with TATA-binding protein has been shown and it was proposed that the CTD is one of the components of the RNA polymerase II that interacts with the DAB complex during recruitment of the enzyme ( 47,48 ) . |
| 16 | Cos we need to cos we need to sort of all hands to the pump next week cos we 've got a big change-over Yeah but I know ink well no cos the leaflet he 's got has only just been approved and it 's going out next week yeah well I mean you 're to ha you 're to handle their enquiries er deal with their enquiries and then tell them to phone yeah yeah yeah but you see it 's the mailing that 's gone out and and then he 's got to do some advertising first two weeks in Feb . |
| 17 | Alun Evans , secretary of the Welsh football association who doubles up as chairman of the UAU committee , said : ‘ I was informed by the chairman of the UAU rugby committee that he was discussing the possible sponsorship of its championship and I received a copy of a proposal … it contained a number of features which were not acceptable to the union and it was therefore with great surprise that we learned a launch for the sponsorship had been called and it was decided that the union could not agree to this action . ’ |
| 18 | Its lateral line should enable it to survive and eat , but even this may have been affected if it is bumping into things . |
| 19 | We 've been told that it has n't been trialed because it was produced in a hurry . |
| 20 | Scientific evidence that two of them had handled explosives had been discredited after it was shown that the constituents of soap could give the same positive results in the main test used to detect traces of explosive in 1974 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | No sooner had the proposal been passed than it was amended . |
| 23 | Each replied that he did not wish to see him without consulting his solicitor as the depositions had been taken and it was understood that nothing further was required other than a date to be set for the trial . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | One side of Beryl 's been left as it was to show the difference between before and after . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | At the moment , Centenary Sports Ground is owned and managed entirely by the parish council , on the parish council rates and as you know it 's been planted and it 's coming up well . |
| 30 | 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 . |