Example sentences of "[det] had been [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has also been a proposal to increase the term of copyright to the life of the author plus 70 years , although this had been subject to some controversy within the EC . |
| 2 | A kind of feudal system developed , but this had been present in much of rural Britain throughout the Roman period . |
| 3 | This had been due to lower earnings in Wales and lower employment opportunity , said Mr MacKay . |
| 4 | Some had been part-filled with coloured wax . |
| 5 | The report also stated that there were longstanding moves to purchase at least three 400-600-megawatt reactors from the former Soviet Union , but that these had been subject to numerous delays . |