Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [that] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been calculated that there has been an average of about 30 feet of deposition close inshore during the last 5000 years . |
| 2 | As we have heard , it has been claimed that there has been widespread hardship among students this summer . |
| 3 | Since either method only results in the drug changing place from one paragraph in Part I of Schedule 2 to another paragraph it has been argued that nothing has been ‘ produced ’ within the meaning of section 4 and the definition in section 37 of the Act . |
| 4 | It has been argued that it covers not only fairness , in the sense of fairness to the accused , but also in the sense of ensuring that , in the eyes of the public , the highest standards of justice are upheld and it appears to the world at large that the accused is getting a fair trial . |
| 5 | The Commission has been instructed that it does not have to follow a uniform pattern throughout the country and therefore we may see still greater diversity over time as , in one shire , we see the county council survive and in another the district councils . |
| 6 | Yeah well b well what I 'm trying to say and I ca n't emphasise it too strongly is that I do n't want anybody going round like writing another stupid letter to somebody saying that erm you know the reason we 're inundated that it has n't been advertised properly cos I tell you what it 'll come back right in our faces cos it 's our bloody fault Well that 's right well we know that I mean I told them all I told them all quite clearly when I was up in Glasgow that they 'd be quiet for at least a month because p it 'll take time to filter through . |
| 7 | I am told that he has now been adjudicated bankrupt for a second time . |
| 8 | I am told that there has been an agreement that some of the contact orders should be varied now but that does not form part of the appeal . |
| 9 | Having lived with the passage for years , I am persuaded that it represents — based , as it plainly is , on Aeneid 1 , 341ff. , and 4 — a response to veteris vestigia flammae drastically at odds with Hardy 's response ( which , as we have seen , Pound had apparently not noticed in any case ) . |
| 10 | My husband has been told that he has high cholesterol . |
| 11 | We 've been told that it has n't been trialed because it was produced in a hurry . |
| 12 | We have been told that it develops holes which allow radiation through and that causes all sorts of curious and devastating effects . |
| 13 | Yes , they 've been told that there 's been a delay in the recruitment process , and that they will be contacted further , I think is what Marg |
| 14 | Erm , on the emergency call out I getting surprised that this council insist that it 's lit if we do n't need it er at all service , I 'm sure , I 'm quite certain that we have never been told that there 's always been a question of anything that goes to actually give us a better call out service . |
| 15 | We are told that what matters is not whether a certain even happened , but what it means . |
| 16 | At the Delphi Centre pupils are told that whatever happens they will never be suspended ( except in the case of persistent truancy ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Now that it has been shown that it adds to the greenhouse effect we will start a programme to further reduce the use of SF 6 and to study replacements in the foundries , said Sven Plahte of Hydro 's magnesium division . |
| 18 | Regardless of the effects this waste has on marine life and the fishing industry , it has also been noted that there has been a migration of radioactive material from sea back to coast . |
| 19 | It has been found that there has been a significant increase in the villagers ' understanding of all aspects of the disease . |
| 20 | Such clauses only take effect after it has been found that there has been a breach of contract . |
| 21 | Perry fixes his gaze onto Crilly 's ; I am hurt that he has forgotten me so soon . |
| 22 | As the phonemic contrasts in one 's own language are " built in " , it can be expected that it takes longer to detach oneself from these contrasts than it takes to master the actual pronunciation . |
| 23 | Adoption should never be suggested as the next option after treatment failure , it should be stressed that it involves a different type of parenting to biological parenthood , and adoptive parents should be advised to contact an organisation such as Parent to Parent Information on Adoption or British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering ( BAAF ) for information . |
| 24 | Although intensive visual concentration can sometimes lead to fatigue it must be stressed that it does not damage vision . |
| 25 | To this it might be objected that one learns the meaning of ‘ blue ’ through seeing blue things and being told they are blue ; learning the meaning of the word is a matter of attaching a word to the look of something ; the look is basic . |
| 26 | That there was a pattern for her in Lermontov 's novel is conceivable : but it ca n't be claimed that it fits her with exactitude , or that it provides an explanation of her conduct . |
| 27 | For example , by looking at a pot , it may be suspected that it has not been thrown on a wheel but has been made from coils of clay , joined together and smoothed by hand to form the wall of the pot . |
| 28 | But a reasonable case can be made that it does . |
| 29 | Later , when he has occasion to move , it will be seen that he moves lightly , cat-like . |
| 30 | If we look at industrial work it can be seen that it tends to be too much dominated by part tasks in that the worker is not involved with the delivery of the whole product but with a small component of it and even , at times , with a particular operation on that small component . |