Example sentences of "[vb -s] [been] [vb pp] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the manuscript has been saved because it had been printed off for a friend to proof-read . |
| 2 | The Commission has been instructed that it does not have to follow a uniform pattern throughout the country and therefore we may see still greater diversity over time as , in one shire , we see the county council survive and in another the district councils . |
| 3 | In some cases doctors will not only have to consider the capacity of the patient to refuse treatment , but also whether the refusal has been vitiated because it resulted not from the patient 's will , but from the will of others . |
| 4 | ‘ Asking the wrong question ’ or ‘ irrelevancy ’ tells one that an error has been made but it does not tell one whether the error is jurisdictional . |
| 5 | It has been argued that it covers not only fairness , in the sense of fairness to the accused , but also in the sense of ensuring that , in the eyes of the public , the highest standards of justice are upheld and it appears to the world at large that the accused is getting a fair trial . |
| 6 | It has been argued that it did not actually initiate any changes in the mental health field , rather it endorsed the developments that were already taking place within hospitals and in the community . |
| 7 | Then , round a corner , you find yourself in the famous archaeological dig , which has been reconstructed where it took place , with the preserved tenth century buildings re-erected where they were found . |
| 8 | Bagnold 's idea about the wave length being controlled by the characteristic grain path has been disputed and it has been suggested that the wave length may be linked with ripple height , in which grain size is important , as well as with wind strength . |
| 9 | However its influence to date has been limited as it covers perhaps too broad an area . |
| 10 | Whatever may be the limits of Article 235 , and it has been noted that it gave rise , even before the Community acquired its express environmental competence , to legislation on the conservation of wild birds , examples can be found of the development of what would appear to be new Community policies , without even a reference to Article 235 . |
| 11 | Traditional teaching of English literature has been attacked because it creates in the pupil a mood of passivity , an instinctive submission to authority . |
| 12 | Only the one chosen background material has been used but it has been presented at various distances and angles . |
| 13 | A rare German Shepherd dog has been stolen as it stood guard at a pub . |
| 14 | It has been suggested that it occurs when susceptible individuals do not get enough natural light during the winter months . |
| 15 | The privilege would not stretch to reports of fresh statements made by speakers after the protected meeting has been closed , although it has been held that it does extend far enough to allow those who have spoken in the course of the meeting to repeat their privileged statements to reporters afterwards so that the latter may check the accuracy of their notes . |
| 16 | One previous case of bilateral ureteric obstruction after pancreatitis has been reported and it has also been described in an alcoholic patient with a large pseudocyst . |
| 17 | So it is possible that , in the course of evolution , the preening activity of the male has been accentuated because it signals to a female that he is in a state of conflict . |
| 18 | ‘ Now that it has been shown that it adds to the greenhouse effect we will start a programme to further reduce the use of SF 6 and to study replacements in the foundries , said Sven Plahte of Hydro 's magnesium division . |
| 19 | That has been provided because it does not require planning permission . |
| 20 | Vehicle information organisation HPI , which has opened its computer register containing details of four million cars , says its switchboard has been swamped after it launched a pilot scheme in the region last month . |
| 21 | No solution to this difficulty has been found and it remains a fundamental problem of ‘ do-it-yourself ’ data analysis . |
| 22 | Nothing conclusive has been found and it seems only time will tell if the trouble re-emerges . |
| 23 | The Duma discussed foreign policy only once a year , when the ministry 's budget came under scrutiny : it has been estimated that it spent less than 1 per cent of its time on foreign affairs . |
| 24 | Southport 's rally in support of the miners has been postponed because it clashed with the regional rally at St Helens . |
| 25 | Can you just explain how that would work though 'cos we 're now erm , auditing by job , are n't we , and given I do n't know the audit timetable I ca n't visualise the effect this would have but it seems that one could be making a change 'cos a particular , a job 's been audited and it effects Q P1 , or something one month , and therefore you make changes to it and another job 's audited the second , another month , the second month and Q P1 needs changing again , and it , in terms of keeping our staff with us , it will be quite conf , I think it 's not terribly practical to keep having constant change . |
| 26 | It makes no sense for them to stay here ; that 's been tried and it did n't do them any good in the long run . |