Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in the past , many observations have been recognized to be valid before any rational or logical explanation could be advanced to account for them . |
| 2 | A trade union or union official calling its members out on strike is therefore protected but it has been said to be arguable that an individual striker has no protection against a claim that he uses unlawful means when he withdraws his labour because this situation does not appear to fall within section 13(1) . |
| 3 | Polynuclear aromatic compounds have been shown to be effective as carcinogens , especially when in particulate form , while statistical associations have been noted in men between atmospheric pollution and coal mining . |
| 4 | ‘ but invariably , even when we have needed to correct or update details in our reports , the sad fact remains that the overall portrait of horror has been shown to be true and if anything , understated . ’ |
| 5 | Liposomes , which in clinical trials have been shown to be non-toxic and non-immunogenic , may be safer than viral vectors which have the inherent risks of immunogenicity , replication and transmission . |
| 6 | Why could n't I have been born to be successful and brainy ? |
| 7 | We limit ourselves to a single question : has this treatment been proved to be safe and effective ? |
| 8 | But religious education has been known to be fundamentalist and in some cases anti-catholic , depending on the teacher . |
| 9 | Of the females , 82.5 per cent have been found to be pregnant or lactating . |
| 10 | Gravel tidies have been found to be invaluable when it comes to fish digging . |
| 11 | A further generalization of this solution was attempted by Halil ( 1979 ) , but this has subsequently been found to be incorrect and so will not be considered here . |
| 12 | For white middleclass males , however , pride and dignity has little resonance , when all your life you 've been trained to be aspirational and competitive . |
| 13 | Charles had never been carefree , never been allowed to be childish or make mistakes like his peers , never had friends to call on and pour his heart out to . |
| 14 | She 'd been required to be beautiful and talented and independent , but she had n't wanted to be any of those things . |
| 15 | In civil proceedings similar fact evidence has been held to be admissible where logically relevant provided that this will not be oppressive or unfair to the party concerned ( Mood Music Publishing v De Wolfe Ltd [ 1976 ] 1 Ch 119 ) . |
| 16 | Many countries , mainly those in the civil law tradition , have made this declaration , including Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Egypt , France , Germany , Luxembourg , Norway , Portugal , Seychelles and Turkey ( but not Italy ) ; accordingly an attempt to serve process via a United States Vice-Consul in the German Federal Republic has been held to be ineffective and the Netherlands Ministry of External Affairs was held to have acted properly when it refused to accept a document intended for service via the diplomatic channel on a defendant in France . |
| 17 | Even the shape and colour of an article have been held to be acceptable as trade marks . |
| 18 | ( b ) Public interest privilege Certain information has been held to be privileged because there is a public interest in maintaining its confidentiality . |