Example sentences of "been [adj] [prep] this [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether it would have been possible against this background of practically continuous fighting in the south , more than a year before the first Vietnam war between France and the Vietminh is usually reckoned to have begun , for either side to have modified its objectives to the point where compromise could have been reached is obviously a question which is relevant to the origins of the Vietnam war and one must therefore look for the characteristics which , at least after the event , suggest a remarkably high risk of collision . |
| 2 | Anyone who has been instrumental in this transformation of another person 's life through the impact of the Word of God and the Spirit of God will know that it is not his own doing . |
| 3 | Agribusiness that operates in sectors marked by seasonal fluctuations has been prone to this sort of employment . |
| 4 | Medau work has been popular in this part of Paris for the past eighteen years . |
| 5 | You could n't have expected it , he had been doubtful about this day from the beginning . |
| 6 | The situation would have been analogous in this respect to Halsey v. Esso Petroleum Co . |
| 7 | And some of the buildup play has been tremendous in this period of time . |
| 8 | Many people have been glad of this device over the years , which has saved them from death or serious injury . |
| 9 | The R.S.P.C.A. and the National Union of Mineworkers have both been involved with this form of contempt in recent years . |
| 10 | Catholic Caring Services is an approved adoption agency for the Diocese of Lancaster and has been involved in this work for 60 years . |
| 11 | Four hundred and forty two SERC-funded students have been Involved In this examination of initial destinations . |
| 12 | Bismarck must indeed have been impressed by this example of family loyalty . |
| 13 | The newcomers , of course , have not been responsible for this loss of rural autonomy — indeed , they have been equally affected by the growing remoteness of decision-making . |
| 14 | But I 've been stuck in this line for twenty years , and I reckon I 'll be stuck in it when I drop . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ The reason people have been concerned about this case for so long is that it is about far bigger issues . |
| 16 | I think it 's very interesting since half the century has been concerned with this question of objects . |
| 17 | A lot of our discussion so far has been concerned with this kind of " saying " , but I have purposely avoided introducing any of the technical jargon of semiotics ( the theory of signs ) and this is now leading me into difficulty because the ordinary use of words in social anthropological discourse is crudely imprecise . |
| 18 | One such reform took place in AD 317 , and therefore coins made in the previous decade would not have been available after this date for subsequent use and loss . |
| 19 | Theology had long been familiar with this kind of argument , and had on occasion made very extensive use of it . |
| 20 | Any landowners who had been successful in this kind of enterprise would certainly have been of immediate interest to Paulus in his search for enemies of the State , as exploiters of pagan superstition . |
| 21 | Big Daddy would have been proud of this tackle on Dave Mitchell , but the ref waved play on . |
| 22 | Recently it has been well-aired in this country through broadcasts and festivals ; enough to form an initial overall view . |
| 23 | Brewers have been aware of this issue for centuries and have developed the practice of adding ‘ copper ’ hops early in the boil to provide bitterness and ‘ aroma ’ or ‘ late ’ hops towards the end of the boil for flavour . |
| 24 | The DES seem to have been aware of this problem by 1984 when Educational Support Grants ( ESG ) were established ( DES , 1984 ) offering funds to LEAs to appoint consultant teachers who would work with pupils alongside classroom teachers developing practices in curriculum areas which the DES perceived as important . |
| 25 | I think , in fact , that he had been aware of this property of the area . |
| 26 | ‘ You mean to tell me , Peter , that you 've always been aware of this spate of ‘ reprisals ’ on officials of the fallen Government ? ’ |