Example sentences of "has [be] [adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For nearly twenty centuries , the figure known as Judas Iscariot — Judas the Sicarius — has been accursed and despised , cast in the role of most heinous of villains . |
| 2 | Reports on the armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia , however , suggest not only that rape and the sexual abuse of women have been carried out on a massive scale , but that it has been systematic and organised . |
| 3 | The take-up has been better than indicated by the survey we would support the views expressed regarding changes and in particular point thirteen . |
| 4 | But the Conservative response to that proposition has been uncertain and diffuse . |
| 5 | Platt , who has yet to make his Italian League debut for Juventus , said : ‘ My nose has been X-rayed and confirmed as broken , although I thought I was fit enough to play today . |
| 6 | Since then performance has been much as expected . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the list of ingredients did n't include the egg which was later needed for the mixture and we are sorry if anyone has been disappointed when trying to make the scones . |
| 8 | I know the strain has been great because operating as you do entails the most constant vigilance and cunning which no other troops are called upon to display . ’ |
| 9 | Soon , thought Henry , feeling , as he often did , a sense of solidarity with chickens , they would label one with THIS FOWL HAS BEEN HAND-REARED AND TALKED TO NICELY . |
| 10 | Gerald has been married and divorced 4 times . |
| 11 | And so though we have all sinned and that circle , that perfect purpose of God for you and for me has been warped and distorted out of all recognition , the potential that God had for you and for me , it 's been dis it seems to have been destroyed because of the warping and because of the impact of sin . |
| 12 | Mass reaction to the royals has been muted and distracted . |
| 13 | The pot of face relations in the US has been simmering and bubbling furiously , until it finally boiled over and hit the burner . |
| 14 | Painting throughout its history has served many different purposes , has been flat and has used perspective , has been framed and has been left borderless , has been explicit and has been mysterious . |
| 15 | He has been thrifty and pored over contracts , although there is no preparation for the mental upset of a group folding . |
| 16 | It has been serious and to tell the truth I am sick to the teeth of it . |
| 17 | In some cases , where the childhood has been unhappy or deprived , there is no such happy occasion to build upon ; in such instances I start by asking the patient to tell me what he could see as he lay in bed at night — this often brings its own feelings of security to even the unhappiest child . |
| 18 | Council officers say the vandalism has been consistent and meant the present exhibition Funny Energy had to be open for restricted hours only . |
| 19 | I hope you feel your intervention has been worthwhile and has borne fruit . |
| 20 | In general , however , the scheme has been successful and has achieved the purposes for which it was instituted . |
| 21 | Besides trends that come and go , there are basic pieces that should be snapped up at every opportunity — anything that has been hand-made or finished : beaded and embroidered cashmere cardigans , beautiful lace shirts , superbly cut Thirties and Forties jackets or satin brocade robes . |
| 22 | Pitts Mill , now sometimes known as Oaklands Farm Mill , has been luckier and has , at least structurally , survived , although long since stripped of its manufacturing machinery . |
| 23 | Painting throughout its history has served many different purposes , has been flat and has used perspective , has been framed and has been left borderless , has been explicit and has been mysterious . |
| 24 | Although this effort has been piecemeal and has occurred in widely differing contexts , the direction in which it is moving can be identified . |
| 25 | On board , the mood has been informal and relaxed , not least because of the smell of the endless bouquets given to Mrs Major . |
| 26 | ‘ Your contribution at the Foreign Office , especially during the British Presidency ( of the European Community ) , has been immense and played a considerable part in the outcome at Edinburgh last week . ’ |
| 27 | Although the take up in some areas has been poorer than expected in the programme , which is now into its second year , research into changes in working practices and attitudes has been assessed . |
| 28 | The landlord collects the charge on the basis of the number of days a person has been resident and passes it to the local authority . |
| 29 | ‘ He said ‘ I am not saying that they are happy but the treatment has been unfair and exaggerated in the papers ’ . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ He said ‘ I am not saying that it is happy but the treatment has been unfair and exaggerated in the papers ’ . ’ |