Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | President Mitterrand of France ( and he 's not alone in this ) has been anxious that too swift a move to reunify the two Germanys could destabilise Gorbachev , something that could spell disaster not only for the West but for the balance of world power . |
| 2 | Lord Lane personally rejected the second appeal of the Birmingham Six in January 1988 saying , in words which returned to haunt him : ‘ As with many cases referred by the Home Secretary to the Court of Appeal , the longer the case has gone on , the more this court has been convinced that the jury was correct . ’ |
| 3 | There are hopes that help may be forthcoming later , once the SAC has been convinced that the orchestra 's recent problems have been resolved . |
| 4 | However , it has been good that , thanks to the work of Ronnie Martin and his helpers , we have been able to have some use of the building on Sundays for our expanding Learning Together programme . |
| 5 | In recent years , however , Brolly , once Paul McCartney 's manager , has been keen that the group should diversify further into book publishing and recording , and the failure of a bid to buy an ( unnamed ) major publishing house hastened his departure . |
| 6 | Until now , we have discussed financial reporting in terms of the organization , and it has been implicit that we have understood what the organization is and what its implications for accounting are . |
| 7 | Apparently the Class Teacher has been unaware that the Welfare Assistant asked the Deputy Head for help . |
| 8 | For several months it has been obvious that the oil market is , as Joseph Stanislaw of Cambridge Energy Research Associates puts it , long on crude . |
| 9 | Relieved because she has been afraid that somehow it would have disappeared , she pulls out her key , but the driver 's door is unlocked . |
| 10 | From the outset , it has been clear that COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , would have to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place ( CI No 2,142 ) . |
| 11 | FROM the birth of radio astronomy in 1932 , when Jansky discovered cosmic radio waves and established that they come from the Galactic Centre , it has been clear that something very remarkable is taking place at the core of the Milky Way . |
| 12 | Britain is due to have four submarines armed with the new Tridents but has been worried that recent votes in the Senate to cut funding for production of the missile could delay delivery of the weapons , scheduled to start next year , to the Royal Navy . |
| 13 | It is not only the length of time that someone has been unemployed that is important , but also the fact that it affects a person 's lifetime income . |
| 14 | Ever since the ‘ permissive ’ sixties , the moral Right has been concerned that the distinctions between public and private morality have become blurred . |
| 15 | Since its report on the problem in July 1989 , the commission has been concerned that the gene pool and ecosystem may be irrevocably changed should man-made mutants escape into the environment . |
| 16 | Diana has been furious that some Palace aides tried to build up stories before the tour that the couple were getting closer together again . |
| 17 | For some time it has been evident that all I am to you is a vessel to receive your seed . |
| 18 | Ingmar Bergman , who for some years now has been insistent that Fanny and Alexander was his farewell to the moving image , has decided to stage a come-back with a project called The Good Will . |
| 19 | Council has been insistent that as this strategic study of the profession moves to the advanced planning stage , it should take into account the public as well as the private sector , the small practitioner as well as the large . |
| 20 | The Secondary Examinations Council has been insistent that the new examination is not geared to any particular percentage of the ability range , as O level and even CSE were . |
| 21 | ‘ Applying that test , and bearing in mind that there are persons on the fringes of subversion that may make it difficult to draw the line ’ , the Commissioner has been satisfied that the Home Secretaries ' warrants have always been justified . |
| 22 | Sometimes it has been satisfied that no further regulatory action is required . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , let's say the James Worsdale I know has been dead that long , ’ he said apologetically . |
| 24 | Usually after elections we have an upsurge in memberships , so this year , thanks mainly to Tom Hilton , er it 's been good that we 've managed to maintain our membership . |