Example sentences of "that [noun prp] [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Summing up , Nick Carey believes that ICI has been innovative in its approach towards the rationalization of its petrochemicals business — necessary because production capacity in europe was far too high . |
| 2 | They had missed another call while out , and they had heard that Whitechapel had been sealed off . |
| 3 | Before long , Maudie had a baby — and soon after that , a telegram arrived saying that Arnold had been killed in action . |
| 4 | They made up the double bed in William and Kate 's room , which was the best room in the house , overlooking the back garden and mercifully free from images of death , destruction and eternal torment , which presumably meant that William had been kept out of it , at least so far as the decor was concerned . |
| 5 | But it was impossible to forget entirely the rumours that William had been involved with some very undesirable people over the last few years . |
| 6 | Tact and discretion he had used , and he dared say that Dierdriu had been told who had been at the back of it . |
| 7 | Over the fifteen years that Motability has been established , there have been powerful disagreements but not a whisper of hostility . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh dear , you and your girlfriends … well , perhaps Tory could come too ? ’ she looked enquiringly at Marie , who admitted that Victoria had been considered too young to ride by her parents . |
| 9 | Bernice decided that Ell had been watching too many films . |
| 10 | The row over Digital Equipment Corp 's decision to end manufacturing in Galway and try to find a new tenant to take over the manufacturing plant — which DEC owns , will not die down , and now the European Commission is to investigate Irish allegations that the UK government lured DEC into keeping its Ayr plant open at the expense of Galway : Commerce & Technology Minister Seamus Brennan , in Brussels for a meeting of European Community industry ministers , said Dublin had asked Competition Commissioner Karel van Miert to probe media reports that DEC had been offered inducements to keep the Ayr plant open — but no-one seems to have said just what these alleged inducements are ; the UK government on Friday denied the allegations , saying any assistance it might or might not have given would have been fully in accordance with Community rules , and invited Community auditors to ‘ come and look at the books any time ’ . |
| 11 | Kochen maintained that DEC had been taking a worldwide census of ‘ hundreds of customers ’ recently to ascertain whether OSF/1-on-MIPS was a viable policy . |
| 12 | While the specialist was examining her legs , Janet mentioned that Lisa had been suffering from aches in her neck . |
| 13 | But the only reason for that relatively peaceful state of affairs was , quite simply , that Lisa had been so busy that their paths had very rarely crossed . |
| 14 | Now that Higginbotham has been given the brush off , may I venture to approach you ? |
| 15 | Although no evidence had been found that Gnassingbe had been present during the attack , the report said he had been at the scene of the attack " immediately beforehand " . |
| 16 | Whenever anybody started to make fun of Lennie , calling him cuckoo or crazy , George jumped straight to Lennie 's defence and said that Lennie had been kicked in the head when he was a little boy . |
| 17 | ( The facts that Rousseau never used the phrase ‘ noble savage ’ , and that Hobbes has been widely misinterpreted are irrelevant here , since my concern is not with the conceptions that two seminal thinkers actually articulated , but is rather with the stereotyped dichotomous conceptions of human nature and human society that have come to be associated with their names . ) |
| 18 | Police said that Kelly had been shot in the head by Bastian who then turned the gun on himself . |
| 19 | Brewster demonstrated that Newton had been a ‘ searcher in the scriptures ’ throughout his life . |
| 20 | He visits Satis House for Estella 's sake , and knows that Drummle has been killed , and in the evening mist he sees her ( she has also come to say farewell to the building ) . |
| 21 | Oh is , looking back , do you think that Harlow 's been a successful project ? |
| 22 | Chairman Garry Gibson revealed that Murray had been in touch with a string of top clubs looking for pre-deadline newcomers . |
| 23 | No-one will deny — and even if they did , few would dare say so — that Clough has been a magnificently accomplished football manager , blessed with an alchemy denied to others . |
| 24 | The court had heard evidence from Kelly , who said that Blissett had been involved in an ‘ ordinary aerial challenge ’ . |
| 25 | He believed , and Irina confirmed this , that Marcus had been , though initially hostile , glad to see him at Red Cottage because he was an acquaintance and someone to talk to . |
| 26 | Hari half lifted half pushed him through the window and then she waited breathlessly for any sounds that would indicate that Will had been discovered , but when there was nothing , she moved to the door and to her relief , she saw it swing open . |
| 27 | It was worth knowing that Edwin had been right . |
| 28 | Franca explained that Alison had been quite overcome by seeing the familiar school scene and the dancer , some of whom were professionals whom she knew . |
| 29 | The inquest heard that Leonie had been seen regularly by her GP and had been referred for psychiatric treatment . |
| 30 | In the increasingly murky circumstances surrounding the trial , two senior Conservative Party officials were subpoenaed on Feb. 19 to appear before a magistrate after refusing to disclose the sources of their allegation that Mekgwe had been kidnapped by the state intelligence service . |