Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] been [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This technique has probably been responsible for scoring more points than any other in the entire history of karate competition .
2 The University Art Gallery in the Portland Building has always been open to the public , but it was necessary to know one 's way around the campus to take advantage of this .
3 NCR Corp has long been interested in offering a high degree of fault-tolerance on its computers , and its final line of mainframes , the 9800s , were claimed to be fault-tolerant .
4 Her hair has usually been black , and worn long .
5 The story has then been one of the dynamic interaction of politics and economics , with political change affecting the economy — so far mainly for the worse — and economic crisis sharpening the political struggle .
6 Although income inequalities have been reduced in Britain this century , this reduction has not been sufficient to justify the claim that class divisions are disappearing .
7 On the other hand , cost reduction has not been sufficient to avoid censure by the MMC .
8 Indeed , such progress has not been common to all publishers — some still produce little more than typesetting tapes with cryptic codes labelling the various components of each entry , and little or no accompanying software or documentation for their search or extraction .
9 HAMILTON PARK has always been one of Jack Berry 's happiest hunting grounds , and the Cockerham-based trainer was in his customary bubbly mood as he brought off a 15-1 double yesterday at the track 's final meeting of 1992 .
10 Open Tues — Sun 12.30 — 2.30 except Sat , Tues — Sat 7.30 — 10.30 C4 S5 V5 £40 ( three-course lunch £13.50 including coffee ) St Quentin ( 071 589 8005 ) 243 Brompton Road , London SW3 Smart South Ken canteen opposite the Oratory has always been terrific value ; now it 's got cooking with the flair to match its friendly , highly efficient French service and jolly brasserie decor — all mirrors and panelling .
11 The band 's press coverage has generally been excellent and Houghton thinks it is a consequence of the group 's organised , professional outlook .
12 Public interest and involvement in Britain 's heritage has never been greater .
13 The growth of er , Information Technology in mounting information is required at member level and chief officer level has indeed been enormous over these years , and does not necessarily reflect in reductions elsewhere .
14 By itself , this approach does not establish a concept of durability since , in the case of perishables , it is self-evident that , if at the time of delivery to the carrier the natural produce are in such peak condition that they are likely to arrive in a deteriorated state , the requirement of merchantability at the time of delivery to the buyer has not been satisfied .
15 Aduna said he gave international organisations an early warning five months ago , ‘ but the response has not been good ’ .
16 The early response has not been enthusiastic , though aides insisted yesterday that for many households the new tax bills would amount to only a few dollars a month .
17 The tussle for the team award has rarely been tighter and with four to count Striders were clear winners with Sammy Doherty finishing fourth .
18 This statement of the legal base has always been important to the European Court , because it helps situate a measure in its legislative context and is thus a valuable aid to the schematic method of interpretation .
19 The fine drizzle that has been falling all afternoon has not been enough to stop the match between Scotland and Ireland , but enough to keep the crowds away .
20 The new novel , unlike the fictions of Tolkien and Lewis , is stubbornly secular , but with an ear cocked to the supernatural ; it is no more anti-religious , that is to say , than Philip Larkin 's poem ‘ Church Going ’ , which intones sympathetically the values of an empty place where the dead lie buried and where prayer has once been valid .
21 The former Old Trafford favourite has n't been idle since a knee injury forced him to quit the game nearly two years ago .
22 The poem reflects on themes such as poverty and death in a way seemingly detached , but yet at considerable depth indicating the writer has really been involved in what she was expressing .
23 The Ukrainian settlement in the north west has always been close-knit and Ivan Solowka soon found himself running a club for the 20 or so families in Middleton .
24 As Figure 2.3 ( from the same quinquennium ) indicates , the Course has also been able to maintain a fairly stable pattern of enrolments by subject through the initial years of NAB-led planning ( an issue discussed further in Chapter 3 ) .
25 The law on contributory negligence has never been clear and I for one do not profess to know it .
26 We considered that it would be reasonable to take peptic ulcer in people admitted after 1976 as a proxy for cimetidine use ( bearing in mind that cimetidine has only been available since then ) and to see if peptic ulcer was commoner in people with motor neurone disease than in others .
27 Although precious substances have done much to dignify and enrich the lives of individuals , their prime function has always been social .
28 ‘ In point of fact , the hegemonic function has often been distinct from the governing class or function , and is so today in certain social formations . ’
29 IN football parlance ‘ doing the business ’ on the field has always been important in the game .
30 The experience has already been invaluable , as proved in the recent World Cup when the backbone of our team had been to the 1990 CANZ series where we lost all four matches ’ .
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