Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [verb] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standish examines the first two difficulties ; the third is not surprising given Neptune 's long orbital period , 165 years ( so that not even one orbit has been completed since it was discovered ) . |
| 2 | Objective 1 of Part 4 has been completed and it is clear who ‘ owns ’ the problem . |
| 3 | Premier League chief Rick Parry has been invited but it is only for the 14 clubs . |
| 4 | If the work is commissioned by a PR consultant , the — copyright is his unless it has been arranged that it should be assigned to the client . |
| 5 | So much of his work has been lost that it is difficult to appreciate its impact , but with the backing of the ambitious mayor , Edmund Lockyer , he extensively transformed both Plymouth itself and its satellite towns of Stonehouse and Devonport . |
| 6 | The one Non-Conformist chapel referred to in the article has been saved because it subsequently became a parish church and thus qualified for the fund . |
| 7 | Some of the manuscript has been saved because it had been printed off for a friend to proof-read . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In some cases doctors will not only have to consider the capacity of the patient to refuse treatment , but also whether the refusal has been vitiated because it resulted not from the patient 's will , but from the will of others . |
| 10 | It has been done but it is a hell of a thing to repeat , it will be a very , very fine piece of mountaineering if they pull it off . ’ |
| 11 | This has been done because it is believed that the State has an interest in seeking to prevent those actions and to punish those who so act . |
| 12 | ‘ Asking the wrong question ’ or ‘ irrelevancy ’ tells one that an error has been made but it does not tell one whether the error is jurisdictional . |
| 13 | ‘ It may sound a crackpot idea to transfer the Northern Ireland Milk Cup to Jersey , but I can confirm that a serious approach has been made and it will be respected as such when we meet to discuss it , ’ said spokesman Jim Sandford . |
| 14 | This interpretation of the structure of power and the role of the state in modern capitalism has been questioned because it is overly determinist and descriptive . |
| 15 | This has been decreed and it is a wonderful opportunity for them . ’ |
| 16 | The Secretary of State 's authority on this matter has been accepted , not out of docility or in the belief that the Secretary of State for Scotland is infallible in curriculum matters : it has been accepted because it is very obviously based on a clear national consensus . |
| 17 | Labour candidate Alan Milburn said : ‘ I do n't know which constituency Mr Fallon has been canvassing but it certainly is n't Darlington . |
| 18 | A 50 mph speed limit has been imposed and it 's being rigorously enforced . |
| 19 | Under SSAP 24 and UITF 6 these long-term obligations are accounted for on a full provision basis , even though in many cases it is likely that they will continually roll over , and it has been argued that it is difficult to justify a prohibition , as SSAP 15 would otherwise require , on the related deferred tax being treated on a similar basis if it , too , continually rolls over . |
| 20 | Under SSAP 24 and UITF 6 these long-term obligations are accounted for on a full provision basis , even though in many cases it is likely that they will continually roll over ( ie as one obligation is settled another will arise ) and it has been argued that it is difficult to justify a prohibition , as SSAP 15 would otherwise require , on the related deferred tax being treated on a similar basis if it , too , continually rolls over . |
| 21 | It has been argued that it is wrong for such a body to impose even a limited check on the activities of an elected Government . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It has been argued that it is the individual not the institution who is creative and that the schools can only adopt the ideas of individuals . |
| 24 | It has been argued that it did not actually initiate any changes in the mental health field , rather it endorsed the developments that were already taking place within hospitals and in the community . |
| 25 | It has been argued that it would make sense for whoever runs the train services to also take responsibility for the track . |
| 26 | It has been said that it is best not to know too much about salami and other sausages , in the same way that ignorance about haggis aids its enjoyment and easy digestion . |
| 27 | It has been said that it is unsporting to receive help from another angler when you catch a fish . |
| 28 | In much of the discussion it has been assumed that it is a parent who seeks the information . |
| 29 | Well erm the Greater York study area has been defined and it is that area erm on the front of the erm of the Greater York er study document . |
| 30 | One of the rockets has been destroyed and it is decided only Valerie and one other member of the group can return home , leaving perhaps no hope of rescue for the others . |