Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Usher she had been top dog . |
| 2 | Touche Ross , the receivers for Scarborough 's troubled Royal Hotel , say there has been keen interest from potential buyers and negotiations should start soon . |
| 3 | ‘ Now they say there has been secret dumping of waste from the submarines and nuclear icebreakers . |
| 4 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 5 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 6 | They say they have been innocent victims in a crime for which the law says they must also be punished . |
| 7 | He says there 's been proper consultation with the local communities and the local authorities including the parish councils . |
| 8 | In the half century since the " Big Book " was written there has been continuing effort to reduce the number of people who fail to find recovery through the Anonymous Fellowships . |
| 9 | Tekere alleged that four of his supporters had been killed in Harare , and that others had been harassed ; he also claimed there had been administrative irregularities in the polling . |
| 10 | Gin er was that er Alderman , the old gentleman , the older alderman , you know he 's been dead years now from , and erm they were very good . |
| 11 | But in terms of service and common purposes between ourselves I do n't think there has been particular resistance to doing what we 've been doing . |
| 12 | If you actually you actually look at the front of the building there 's a great deal of money been spent there 's been new flower er boxes put out there . |
| 13 | Forgotten , or decided it had been idle talk , a vow impossible to realise . |
| 14 | Eastern winds have brought what had been fair sport back to a normal level for the time of year . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sorry — I do n't mean to , ’ she said sadly , then stifled a sigh while realising that slowly and surely he was ruining what had been precious moments . |
| 16 | Where computer systems have been investigated they have been large mainframe systems . |
| 17 | The Minister can not fail to acknowledge what has been common knowledge in the combined heat and power industry — that the major block is electricity prices . |
| 18 | Tayside 's deputy chief constable William Spence , noting the report , said there had been various elements of improvement and said his force was still above the national average in detection . |
| 19 | A West German government spokesman said there had been technical hold-ups , but he was confident the refugees would leave soon . |
| 20 | He said there had been sufficient time to bring an action , and awarded costs against the parents . |
| 21 | But erm you know I 've , I 've but she said he 's been right sort of |
| 22 | It is difficult to be certain from the passage whether Hezarfen believes there to have been official muftiliks at all in the fifteenth century , but he is clear on the point that the arrangements for whether formal or informal , were similar in the three cities . |
| 23 | He had just glanced at his wristwatch , to discover that Cunningham 's arrival still lay approximately two replays of Little Brown Jug in the future , when a woman slid onto the next bar-stool to his and said : ‘ Hello , Harry , ’ in a tone of husky confidence which suggested they had been lifelong friends . |
| 24 | ‘ As you can imagine it has been total panic but fortunately the suppliers have been very co-operative and we will be ready . ’ |