Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] [been] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pure white drifts of snow against the door of the hut convinced me that nobody had been that way recently . |
| 2 | She had worn a full-length coat because it was all she had that was decently subfusc ; now she wished that she had been less conformist . |
| 3 | Like us , he reckoned that there 'd been another man there . |
| 4 | Comparing , for fixed-term contract workers , the results of the 1984 survey with those of the 1980 survey we found that there had been little change . |
| 5 | Three-quarters felt that there had been little feedback following its presentation . |
| 6 | But the coded language of the joint communiqué issued at the end of Churchill 's Washington visit of January 1952 showed that there had been little or no meeting of minds . |
| 7 | Then the farmer admitted that there had been many applicants for the job already , but each had been driven out of the stall by the horse . |
| 8 | The report showed that there had been many changes and improvements since 1986 , but that some deficiencies remain . |
| 9 | On Jan. 25 , however , Tanjug quoted statements by four refugees from Shkodër who said that anti-Stalinist demonstrations had taken place there on Jan. 11 and 14 , involving up to 7,000 people ; that there had been many arrests ; and that police reinforcements were patrolling the city and the surrounding area . |
| 10 | In regard to his relations with the Vietnamese de Lattre claimed that Bao Dai was the ablest statesman in Vietnam ; but perhaps rather spoilt things by adding that there had been several recent instances when Bao Dai ‘ had showed the proper co-operative spirit and , in some cases , even initiative ’ . |
| 11 | This time the red that flooded Folly 's face was of annoyance — until the thought occurred to her that there had been several other sets of serviceable underwear she could have chosen . |
| 12 | He revealed that there had been several Iranian-US contacts " in the last few days " through the Swiss embassy in Tehran . |
| 13 | they did not consider that there had been enough preliminary discussion in their school prior to the review . |
| 14 | The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner . |
| 15 | He led the way down the gangplank complaining vaguely to his friends that there had been some disgusting favouritism somewhere . |
| 16 | Same-Lamborghini 's UK importer agreed that there had been some problems with the quality of cab fittings on some early models . |
| 17 | Alida went out and stared at the empty letter cage in the hall , called sharply after the man , that there had been some mistake . |
| 18 | His new girl-friend was also examined and nothing abnormal was found , although she did say that there had been some increase in her vaginal discharge for some months . |
| 19 | This is exactly the way the band saw it and , when pushed , certain employees of Rough Trade agreed that there had been some kind of promotional foul-up . |
| 20 | The last faint hope that there had been some mistake died . |
| 21 | Annabel wished that there had been some way young Eve could have been sent to university too . |
| 22 | His first observation was that there had been some difference of opinion among the volunteers at Ropley . |
| 23 | While Roel Pieper recognised that there had been some negative reaction to the merger both from Unix Labs employees and Unix Labs shareholders , as well as Unix International Inc members , he said that this was merely a human reaction to change and he felt confident that their talks in Japan and to Unix Labs members had a been able to address the concerns of Japanese customers regarding the Japanese market . |
| 24 | Not so , the managing director knew that Jefferson was knocking off one of the other director 's wives , but much worse than that there had been some really dirty work going on with Martinez . |
| 25 | The letter was brief , and couched in the most guarded terms ; it reported a half-yearly profit to the end of December , but also added that there had been some deterioration in the product and requested a fresh consignment , preferably of foreign origin . |
| 26 | The 1844 Report hints however that there had been some decline in standards at the lower end of the School , and urged that " prior to admission the Boys should be able to read and write and have learned the first principles of English grammar . |
| 27 | ‘ If the parties have agreed the basis of taxation it would , I think , be an improper exercise of the court 's discretion to direct the taxation on some other basis , unless satisfied that there had been some conduct on the part of the mortgagee disentitling him to costs or to costs on the agreed basis . |
| 28 | By the end of the project we could report that there had been some changes and developments in practice . |
| 29 | Initial reports from the site indicated that there had been some damage to buildings at the camp site , some distance from the gas plant , but that the plant itself remained unscathed . |
| 30 | Xinhua also noted that there had been some unrest at Beijing University late on June 3 . |