Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] this [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not understand why they had been banished to this dusty attic . |
| 2 | The crammed loose boxes to his right seemed more menacing , as though the ugliest objects had been banished to this unvisited dungeon . |
| 3 | Once operational , the existing scouring machine presently located in the dye house will be moved along-side its new partner , where foundation work has already been completed for this major operation . |
| 4 | You will see that almost without exception they have been included in this final document . |
| 5 | In last month 's issue , The Art Newspaper published the list of artists who have been included in this ambitious survey and identified a second list of candidates whom Rosenthal and Joachimedes had decided to ignore . |
| 6 | Perhaps Webern was aiming at just such a lack of definition , and certainly many composers have been attracted by this very quality , as well as by his intellectualism , over the last thirty years . |
| 7 | What change in land use has been happening on this marginal fringe between farmscape and wildscape , as shown on the map ? |
| 8 | Neither of us had been prepared for this sudden release of feeling ; Edward seemed embarrassed by the confession , I embarrassed by his embarrassment , and regretting my earlier ungenerous thoughts … |
| 9 | I am aware of the extensive experimental research which has focused on ion forms involving Ca++ Na+ etc2 , but what seems to have been missed in this prior research is the appreciation that water forms its own ion form in that it dissociates into hydroxyl and hydronium ions as listed on the table . |
| 10 | John Spearman , Classic FM chief executive , said : ‘ We are very pleased to have been presented with this prestigious award just six months after going on air . |
| 11 | ‘ We will go into the intimate details of the injuries that have been suffered by this poor child , which will not be apparent to anyone outside of the investigating team , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Enough has been said about this whole thing now and I just want to forget about it . ’ |
| 13 | Mr. Speaker : I am sure that the Leader of the House has listened carefully and will have noted what has been said on this important matter . |
| 14 | He had been pushed into this bloody situation by the need to attract public sympathy , and yet had been stupid enough to let the manifest idiocy of his questioners drive him to make a most unsympathetic exhibition of himself . |
| 15 | It is no longer the intention to differentiate between the various classes of plant and the existing definitions have been incorporated into this general exception . |
| 16 | I hope that the Home Secretary will consider all the suggestions that have been made in this sensible debate . |
| 17 | The Commission , in setting the level of the fine , took into account , as it had with the shipping fine , the fact that this was the first time a fine had been imposed in this particular sector . |
| 18 | So much has been written about this single epic without any clear view of the potential impact emerging . |
| 19 | Very long hair has been twisted into this great shape for evening . |
| 20 | Not for the first time Rostov wondered why he had been selected for this particular mission . |
| 21 | But the kudu calf had not been fed with this potential source of infection , which was banned in June 1988 . |
| 22 | Dancad has recently been upgraded to this massive version making it the most comprehensive CAD package available through shareware . |
| 23 | The use of the scientific names of animals and plants has been avoided in this general guide book . |
| 24 | The sermon he preached was scholarly , and explained why he had been called to this well-found charge and to the chaplaincy . |
| 25 | One lady who 's gone for the 90's set in a big way is Lisa Stansfield — her sleek , kiss-curl style has been replaced with this fabulous mass of casual curls by a stylist in Paris . |
| 26 | The comment concerned the standard of opposition Leeds have been facing during this unbeaten run and in particular the last match . |
| 27 | The Administration Centre has been expanding over this first year . |
| 28 | What was it that had been condemned to this total destruction ? |
| 29 | The terrible attack on a taxi driver in St. Mary 's primary school yard today , which also affected the school children within that area , must be condemned and sympathy should be expressed to everyone who has been affected by this terrible act . |
| 30 | Then it was ‘ If I had n't been dragged to this godforsaken town by that damned no-hoper that I married … ’ and so on . |