Example sentences of "[vb base] that [noun] have [been] " in BNC.

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1 Her husband and son say that cleaners had been left to hand out meals to patients .
2 There is a report on CEEFAX that say that Wilko has been approached by Lazio re : the sale of one fat Geordie !
3 say that women have been discriminated against for so long that they just have n't had the opportunities to rise up through the ranks , and if they are ever going to achieve the kind of representation that they ought to achieve just by the sheer numbers that the represent in the population , apart from the quality , and there are a lot of people who would say that women are probably rather superior erm to a lot of men at an equal level
4 But then , the Tories say that poverty has been abolished !
5 Health watchdogs such as Hereford Community Health Council , say that patients have been confused by the NHS reforms .
6 When you say that people have been bad packing things ,
7 The group acknowledge that Scotland has been slower than the rest of the country to produce credible dance music .
8 ‘ But I 'm just content that things have been going pretty well on the field so far .
9 He gave an ironic smile , content that Montgomery had been taken in .
10 Perhaps she 'd heard on the college grapevine that Barney had been getting an undue amount of visits from the police and was rejoicing that the heat was off her beloved Rodney .
11 Italian bankers also welcome the introduction of universal banking , though some grumble that regulators have been slow to bring the country into line with other European states .
12 Records show that Tesco has been in the county from the late sixties .
13 Dr Piperno 's results show that maize has been cultivated for about 2,000 years longer than previously suspected .
14 Ensure that agreement has been reached with the libraries about making documents available for consultation before this facility is publicised .
15 Gervase of Canterbury tells us that Edward objected especially to Henry 's renunciation of his rights to Normandy and to the infeudation of Gascony : although Edward had agreed to its terms by 25 July 1259 , he was to change his mind in 1260 and allege that Normandy had been sold to the French .
16 and they confirm that Dreadnought has been officially classed as a wreck , and what 's worse , I 'm afraid , is that she 's lying near enough to the shipping channels for them , to quote their letter , to exercise their statutory powers and remove her by means of salvage craft . "
17 By lunchtime Wexford and Burden had interviewed all those members of the darts club that had been present at Jack Pertwee 's stag party with the exception of Maurice Cullam , but none of them had been able to do more than confirm that Hatton had been aggressive , vain and malicious and that he had been carrying a great deal of money .
18 Q Some time ago , I read that changes had been made in what ERNIE pays out each month .
19 I suspect that Microsoft has been reluctant to grasp the virus nettle and it will be interesting to see how it copes with the continuous upgrading that such a product requires .
20 We know that Monotypes had been introduced to R. & R. Clark 's , as early as 1901 or 1902 .
21 I know that Quins have been heavily criticised for fielding weak teams in league games , but it is an amateur sport and they are entitled to select whomsoever they want to see out there .
22 ‘ I 'll have you know that Tim has been a very good friend to me over the past five years . ’
23 I mean I know that people have been hit by the mortgage rise and of course in my lifetime I 've never known anything like this .
24 ’ I hear that George has been living it up a bit lately ? ’
25 I assume that Crilly has been picked up on one of his many ‘ wanted ’ charges and that the police are calling to confirm the address he has given .
26 So far wheels , frame and chimney have been built and I believe that progress has been made on the boiler .
27 Erm , that is why I I b , that is why I 'm against the amendment , I believe that decisions have been made .
28 Caremore Council believe that Paul has been sexually abusing Jane and they intend to apply for a care order .
29 Much has been done in recent months to draw those matters to the attention of the Department and , as I said , I believe that Ministers have been listening .
30 They believe that death has been conquered and that it is not the end of life .
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