Example sentences of "this has been [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has been sectioned only once , on the south-west , revealing an apparently single-phase wall on a drystone foundation , backed by a clay bank , itself overlain by the intervallum road . |
| 2 | This has been borne out to an extent by recent research into teacher stress . |
| 3 | The construction of an appropriate regulatory framework is extremely complex and this has been borne out by the US experience . |
| 4 | We always knew there were many first-class journalists in the region and this has been borne out by the contributions . ’ |
| 5 | This has been recognised periodically since the 17th century . |
| 6 | Hitherto , this has been contracted out to independent designers . |
| 7 | The other point I would make is the further that the new settlement is from York itself , then the greater would be the dependency upon the motor car , this has been born out by the paper that has been submitted by York City Council in table one where one can see that within the urban area within the O R R the travel to work by car is forty six point four percent , travel to work in the Greater York area at the moment is sixty seven point five percent , further than that I do believe it would be even greater . |
| 8 | But sources have confirmed that this has been ruled out by the Treasury in the current round of public expenditure talks . |
| 9 | Khrushchev initially claimed ( in a report to the Supreme Soviet on 12 December 1962 ) that by installing the missiles in Cuba he acted in response to a Cuban request ; this has been contradicted not only by statements from Castro , but also by Khrushchev himself . |
| 10 | Turning to the subject of handwriting , this has been touched on at the beginning of this chapter . |
| 11 | British infancy research has a well-established National , European and International reputation , and this has been built up by many eminent researchers working separately at their different institutions . |
| 12 | This has been pounced on by Germany , France and by the Commission — not , as the British would wish , further to liberalise trade within the Community , but , for instance , to try to abolish controls on the movement of immigrants . |
| 13 | The German Bund contract was strong from the outset , probably due to the previously unsatisfied demand for derivatives based on German bonds , but this has been strengthened considerably by the reunification of Germany and the resulting uncertainty about long term yields on German paper . |
| 14 | Well it maybe , you see I 've had this , this has been hanging around for a month |
| 15 | This has been hanging about for a long , long time while I 've been on this and these people and they 're very special people I 've got this sword of hanging over my head . |
| 16 | Sinn Fein councillors have also applied to the NIO for financial assistance for security measures at their homes , but this has been turned down . |
| 17 | These advances in molecular genetics mean that by using a combination of haplotype and mutation analysis prenatal diagnosis is now possible in the great majority of couples who already have a child with phenylketonuria , although this has been undertaken infrequently because paediatricians and parents see early treated children as ‘ healthy . ’ |
| 18 | But immediately Hilton makes it clear that such a life-style involves an active life of its own if the peace that is sought is to be found , for it may not be had : This has been defined earlier as : Such an active component of spiritual endeavour is a concomitant of man 's temporal nature . |
| 19 | In actual fact this has been achieved even though the measured money stock has fallen ! |
| 20 | Thus conservation has become a much more difficult and demanding area , but this has been made up for by an improvement in the scientific knowledge now available to the conservator . |
| 21 | I suspect this has been made up by the Friends of Ben Wyvis Society , who are making an attempt to liven up the image of one of the dullest Munros . |
| 22 | This has been pointed out by Lind ( 1983 : 271 ) , who adduces the following examples to show that there is " no correlation between active participation and omission of to " : ( 23 ) … he said briefly , helping me climb in through the rear window . |
| 23 | Although this has been argued over for fifty years , the size of this ancient catastrophe now seems incontrovertible . |
| 24 | The need for this has been argued strongly by economists critical of mainstream public finance , notably in the work of Buchanan . |
| 25 | Price alterations to tickets are often found , in some instances this has been done twice , perhaps due to fare increases during World War I and subsequent reductions afterwards . |
| 26 | Often this has been done deliberately : factories and sewage works are built to discharge into seas and rivers , and ‘ honey barges ’ ferry cargoes of sewage out to sea . |
| 27 | In some cases , this has been done deliberately to encourage use of calculators , and also in order to change the emphasis in the aspects of number which are taught and learned . |
| 28 | " I think this has been done before , " Graham said , taking a drink . |
| 29 | Er this has been altered quite a lot since then , but you can still see the er gate that was er to the yard of the station . |
| 30 | This has been altered greatly in later times and was neglected in the nineteenth century . |