Example sentences of "it have [adv] [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has partly been caused by changes in the family itself . |
| 2 | The churchyard around it has probably been a burial place for 1000 years . |
| 3 | If the l.e.d. does not light , it has probably been inserted the wrong way round in the circuit — reverse its leads and try again . |
| 4 | It has probably been caused by his friendship with a younger man . ’ |
| 5 | That does n't mean that the game is rubbish , just that it has probably been done elsewhere before . |
| 6 | However , it has surely been to the mutual advantage of the people of Scotland and England that we have had that union for the past two and a half centuries . |
| 7 | So far it has not been put to the test in service . |
| 8 | It has not been so long since the average chartered or company secretary was something of an eminence grise , rather than being in the front-line . |
| 9 | For the chief sub-editor , Daniel Vernet , it has not been an easy transition : ‘ We had to make sure that the paper read as a single publication , but that each section stood up on its own , while avoiding undue repetition , ’ he explains . |
| 10 | One Shetland policeman said yesterday : ‘ It has not been a regular occurrence by any means . |
| 11 | It was cut out of conference papers and replaced with a notice slipped into the file saying : ‘ The proposed paper on the Aids monitor has unfortunately had to be withdrawn , since it has not been possible to synchronise the publication with the Health Education Authority 's own report on the 1988 data , expected in the near future . ’ |
| 12 | The door is locked and the windows are covered with grime ; in the silence the whole place looks as if it has not been occupied for several weeks . |
| 13 | Clearly it has not been a typical day , even for 5 Airborne Brigade ; yet such operations have taken place seventy-three times since the Second World War . |
| 14 | Current refinements , no doubt with Christmas present buying in mind , include boxed sets of three or more related cassettes from Warners — for example , all three of James Dean 's movies for £29.95 , or for the same price , Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl , The Misfits and ( a bit of a scoop , since it has not been on video before ) Some Like It Hot . |
| 15 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 16 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 17 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 18 | It has not been slow to go to the press . |
| 19 | It 's in this year 's draft accounts too , but we have people called auditors who are going to recognize this bill , and ask all sorts of boring questions like why it has not been paid , whether it is likely to be paid , and if so when . |
| 20 | The joint Harrier venture with the US Marine Corps has proved an outstanding exception , though it has not been without its problems . |
| 21 | A marriage is so voidable if it has not been consummated because of the incapacity of either party , or because of one party 's wilful refusal to consummate it ; if the marriage was entered into without the consent of either party ( e.g. by reason of duress , mistake , or unsound mind ) ; if at the time of the marriage one party was suffering from mental disorder of such a kind as to render him or her unfitted for marriage , or from venereal disease ; or if the wife was at the time of the marriage pregnant by some other person than her husband . |
| 22 | In other pre-modern cultures , however , it has not been usual to give all this information . |
| 23 | Yet it has not been built without cost . |
| 24 | IT HAS not been the best of weeks for managers , a thought with which Graham Souness might agree . |
| 25 | By the same token , it has not been a triumph for the Tory Party . |
| 26 | IT HAS not been much of a week for Welsh politicians because the country 's resounding rejection of Mr Neil Kinnock has been followed by the decision of the International Rugby Board to ignore the reservations expressed by the Welsh Rugby Union and to hold the 1995 World Cup in South Africa . |
| 27 | Dr Fenech-Adami said last night : ‘ On the facts as known to us , it has not been proved that the suitcase carrying the bomb originated in Malta . |
| 28 | ‘ No doubt business is better than last year but it has not been as good as many people suggested it might be , ’ he said . |
| 29 | The consumer has had little or no choice in the matter : without organic food widely available it has not been possible to choose to avoid creating nitrate pollution by avoiding conventionally grown crops ( in any case , organic farming can still create some nitrate pollution , see also below ) . |
| 30 | But it has not been cured . |