Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] [pron] have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bishop finished by praying that what had been discussed would become an apostolic thrust of the diocese . |
| 2 | Azerbaijan 's Minister of the Interior , Iskender Khamidov , left for Nakhichevan to hold talks over the issue , denying that there had been a conflict . |
| 3 | By Nov. 20 Mahdi Mohammed was reported to be massing reinforcements in Warsheik , about 60 km north of Mogadishu , and had placed a satellite telephone call to the British Broadcasting Corporation denying that he had been ousted . |
| 4 | My brother , now himself in the RAF , turned up at the door of the Met Office one morning , announcing that he had been posted to Bourn . |
| 5 | Gavin Turk , who attracted notice for erecting , as his only contribution to his degree show at the Royal College of Art a year ago , a blue English Heritage plaque announcing that he had been working in his studio for two years , is having a first exhibition at an apartment in Docklands , opposite Canary Wharf ( 1–31 July ; by appointment only , call 071–274 0041 ) . |
| 6 | Kahane gave him the one for the previous month , explaining that they had been out in the desert for six weeks . |
| 7 | Merrill was drying her hair on Saturday afternoon when Diane from the next flat knocked at the door and held out a letter addressed to Merrill , explaining that it had been included with her junk mail which she had ignored until a moment ago . |
| 8 | He wore an open-neck shirt and trousers that needed pressing , but he 'd apologized for his ‘ unkempt ’ condition when he 'd first greeted them , explaining that he 'd been decorating at home and had pulled on the first things to hand in his haste to get to the waxworks . |
| 9 | The defendent appealed , argueing that he had been lead to make his statement by being promised bail , and had been mislead by being falsely told that his companion had confessed ; but the judgment of the court was against him . |
| 10 | Sir Richard , in hose and open cambric shirt , wiped dust from his hands , apologising that he had been out with the craftsmen who were putting the finishing touches to their pageant for the young king 's coronation . |
| 11 | ‘ In our dealings with North West companies we find that many have shown increases in productivity and earnings , even during the recession , proving that they have been able to compete effectively in the international arena , ’ she said , adding that there was nevertheless no room for complacency . |
| 12 | You 're suggesting that they 've been disorganized ? |
| 13 | The Central Committee 's Theses , adopted shortly before the 19th Party Conference in 1988 , contained the first official criticism of Soviet foreign policy in the Brezhnev and Gromyko years , suggesting that there had been too much ‘ dogmatism ’ and ‘ subjectivism ’ at this time and that Soviet policy had lagged behind the important changes that were taking place in world affairs . |
| 14 | The judges dismissed suggestions that government scientists had deliberately withheld evidence , suggesting that there had been " material irregularity " which fell short of contributing to a miscarriage of justice . |
| 15 | The grand mean direction is statistically indistinguishable from the three Miocene reference directions , suggesting that there has been no footwall tilting . |
| 16 | He was dressed in work clothes — tailored dark grey trousers and a cream shirt — but the latter was open at the neck and he wore no tie , suggesting that he had been ready for a relaxing Friday evening drink . |
| 17 | Whilst suggesting that he had been keen to run , he explained his decision on the grounds that his obligation to the people of his state came before his personal ambition for the presidency . |
| 18 | The official report states that the broken piece of window bar was later found to have adhesive tape wrapped around each end , suggesting that it had been severed beforehand . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , he said that he wanted to do something useful with his life , seeing that it had been given back to him when he had n't expected it . |
| 20 | Personally , I think it was a merciful release both for my aunt and for my Uncle Félix , seeing that she had been a helpless invalid for so long . |
| 21 | ‘ You could hang your torso , seeing that you have been a paramedic . ’ |
| 22 | The insurers appealed to the Court of Appeal , contending that there had been no appropriation of the property by the buyer but that the owner had transferred the ownership of the property to the buyer , who had obtained a voidable title . |
| 23 | Laura blinked , realising that she had been so buried in her own thoughts that she 'd missed what Carole had been saying . |
| 24 | Belov chatted easily , although his real talent lay in persuading her to talk without her realising that she 'd been persuaded . |
| 25 | The victim had then chased the boy and caught him , before realising that he had been shot in the arm , which once more suggests that it can not have been a terribly powerful weapon . |
| 26 | ‘ Even today I was n't presuming that I had been chosen . ’ |
| 27 | The encounter could be read as establishing that he has been silly , while clearing him of a certain … imputation . |
| 28 | While it 's always good to know the odd tuba player ( and let's face it , most of them are ) , Chase unfortunately was a fanatic , believing that there had been no good jazz since the King Oliver band . |
| 29 | He had joined up as Air Crew , and for several weeks had walked around proudly with the white flash in his cap , denoting that he had been selected for flying . |
| 30 | If you do not recognize that the question is implying that something has been selected , you will only answer a part and not the whole of it . |