Example sentences of "[noun sg] been [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never before in my experience has such a large degree of surface noise been eliminated without any loss of recording information . |
| 2 | Douglas , disappointed , had of course been prepared for this also , and wasted little time in cursing . |
| 3 | Many cultural formations have of course been restricted in this way . |
| 4 | In the interests of conciseness and convention , it is necessary to use here the suffix notation for vector equations which has for the most part been avoided in this book ( the other main exception being the appendix to Chapter 5 ) . |
| 5 | Never before , however , has oral amiodarone been reintroduced after this type of reaction . |
| 6 | The argument had in effect been adjourned to this week , during which time the group was to read and digest the pamphlets Sheila had brought along . |
| 7 | There are some 120 published clinical studies on procaine , yet rarely has pharmacological research been blessed with such endless bickering between opposing camps . |
| 8 | ‘ Has the cargo been transferred to another train in Fribourg ? ’ |
| 9 | Not without reason has his impact on theology been compared with that of Einstein on physics . |
| 10 | Perhaps never before in the history of Birmingham Town Hall has such a successful meeting been sponsored by such a flimsy organisation . |
| 11 | ( a ) Examples of additional enquiries ( 1 ) Is the seller aware of any development or proposals for the development or use of property in the neighbourhood which might adversely affect the property or the amenities of persons living in it ? ( 2 ) Has the property to the seller 's knowledge been affected at any time by structural , building or drainage defects , flooding , dry rot , timber infestation or rising damp ? ( 3 ) Please confirm that any damage caused to decorations by the removal of fixtures and fittings will be made good by the seller before completion . |
| 12 | It would have been even better had a Word for Windows style drag and drop edit facility been included with that , but , for the moment , you have to content yourself with good ol' cut and paste , I 'm afraid . |
| 13 | Right from the introduction of the smoking habit to Europe , there have been doubts about the effect on health ; only since the 1920s has evidence been gathered in any purposeful way . |
| 14 | Never has the start of a new decade been met with such exciting business opportunities . |
| 15 | For these parts of the country the evidence on earnings would seem to justify Adam Smith 's observation of 1776 : " the high price of provisions during these ten years past has not in many parts of the kingdom been accompanied with any sensible rise in the money price of labour " . |
| 16 | ‘ Has ever a literary life been preceded by such rumblings and trumpetings ? ’ he asked . |
| 17 | Has an application been submitted for that purpose ? |
| 18 | Has an application been submitted for that purpose ? |
| 19 | It has no doubt been seen by many thousands of enthusiasts and public alike , who never fail to be impressed by this shining example of Chance-Vought 's bent wing bird . |
| 20 | The Vendor in relation to the Business is not and has not since the Balance sheet Date been engaged in any legal proceedings ( civil or criminal ) or arbitration as plaintiff , defendant or otherwise howsoever ( except as plaintiff in normal debt collection and in respect of which the aggregate amount of debts due to the Vendor and for which the Vendor is engaged or likely to become engaged in proceedings prior to Completion does not exceed £500 ) and there are no circumstances likely to lead to any legal proceedings or arbitration ( whether against the Vendor or by the Vendor any third party ) . |
| 21 | By 1907 , the year that preceded the painting of the Baigneuse , Fauvism had already lost much of its original impetus , and Braque , like the other Fauves , had for some time been searching for some more solid basis for his art . |
| 22 | Similar letters were addressed to A and to the company , neither of whom had at that time been charged with any offence under the Act . |
| 23 | The requirement for a transcriptional activator has in fact been documented in several instances ( see Ref. 2 and 3 for a review ) . |
| 24 | By this point the wealth of the local clothiers had in fact been reduced by more than half , though taxation , while extracting huge sums from the community at large , had taken little more than £1,100 , far less than had been withdrawn from the industry by the Springs . |
| 25 | The relevant circumstances were that : ( i ) the limitation terms had nut been negotiated by any representative body ; ( ii ) the buyers could not have discovered the error ( i. e. that the wrong seed had been delivered ) until after the crop was sown , whereas the sellers were in a position to have known ; ( iii ) the buyers could not reasonably have been expected to cover such a risk ( i.e. of crop failure ) by insurance whereas it was possible for seedsmen to cover their liability by insurance at a modest premium which would not have put up the cost of seeds by very much ; ( iv ) the error could not have occurred without some negligence on the part of the sellers . |