Example sentences of "[noun] [been] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Never before in my experience has such a large degree of surface noise been eliminated without any loss of recording information .
2 Many cultural formations have of course been restricted in this way .
3 In the interests of conciseness and convention , it is necessary to use here the suffix notation for vector equations which has for the most part been avoided in this book ( the other main exception being the appendix to Chapter 5 ) .
4 Never before , or perhaps since , have birds been portrayed with such vitality , dexterity , and accuracy .
5 Never before , however , has oral amiodarone been reintroduced after this type of reaction .
6 The exuberance he felt is manifest in his drawings : rarely have topographical subjects been treated with such freedom and energy .
7 The argument had in effect been adjourned to this week , during which time the group was to read and digest the pamphlets Sheila had brought along .
8 ‘ Has the cargo been transferred to another train in Fribourg ? ’
9 ( a ) Examples of additional enquiries ( 1 ) Is the seller aware of any development or proposals for the development or use of property in the neighbourhood which might adversely affect the property or the amenities of persons living in it ? ( 2 ) Has the property to the seller 's knowledge been affected at any time by structural , building or drainage defects , flooding , dry rot , timber infestation or rising damp ? ( 3 ) Please confirm that any damage caused to decorations by the removal of fixtures and fittings will be made good by the seller before completion .
10 Only since the sixteenth century have dates been carved on these stones , but many are older than that , perhaps by as much as three or four centuries .
11 When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago .
12 ‘ Has ever a literary life been preceded by such rumblings and trumpetings ? ’ he asked .
13 How far have woodland owners ' decisions been influenced by these measures ?
14 Has an application been submitted for that purpose ?
15 Has an application been submitted for that purpose ?
16 Similar letters were addressed to A and to the company , neither of whom had at that time been charged with any offence under the Act .
17 The requirement for a transcriptional activator has in fact been documented in several instances ( see Ref. 2 and 3 for a review ) .
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