Example sentences of "[coord] has [adv] [been] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Examination Council came into being some erm nine months ago and has already been involved in quite a lot of activity , I mean particularly the erm problem of sixteen-plus examining , whether we should move from a system of erm O-levels and C S E , or to a combined system , Sixteen-plus Examination it would probably be called . |
| 2 | Although it has been argued that most of the ideas central to general systems theory are certainly valuable , they had been applied to it without formal knowledge of the theory ( Jennings , 1973 , p. 124 ) , nevertheless the theory has focused thinking and has probably been responsible for a more comprehensive view of many environmental situations . |
| 3 | Midland has already swapped a substantial part of its Chilean debt exposure for equity and has also been involved in similar , private sector , schemes in Argentina . |
| 4 | In the UK the industry has been losing sales estimated at one million cases a year and has also been concerned about the message being sent from this country to export markets , implying that high excise duty levels may be acceptable . |
| 5 | Lorraine did her doctorate work in the Department of Geography and has since been involved in the Department of Environmental Health and Housing on designing a hazard index for litter ( sponsored by the Tidy Britain Group ) . |
| 6 | From a turnover of less than £50,000 during its first year of business , the company expanded rapidly and has recently been instrumental in negotiating the £3 million Tetley Bitter sponsorship of the England team . |
| 7 | Miss Welty does not take up causes and has never been involved in any movement . |
| 8 | Thereafter the play received a few critically acclaimed performances in Birmingham but has otherwise been unperformed in this country . |
| 9 | The gun , manufactured by Sturm-Ruger Police Firearm Services of Southport , Connecticut , is described by them as ideal for hunting small game — coyotes , marmots — but has always been popular with criminals and psychopaths . |
| 10 | The highest part of the Tibesti consists of an enormous volcanic mass , which seems to have reached the solfatara stage , but has certainly been active in the recent geological past ( Gautier , 1928 ) . |
| 11 | First , consider a firm which has a machine which originally cost £10,000 but has recently been surplus to requirements . |