Example sentences of "[noun sg] to have been [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't believe that would be the practice , and therefore I believe the executive committee as the trustees and custodians on our behalf , in this matter , should take the responsibility , and I would have preferred the trustees rather than the Council to have been stated at that point . |
| 2 | The Sale of Goods Act 1979 , only the second such Act to have been passed in this country , replaced the original Sale of Goods Act 1893 . |
| 3 | These large white fuel ‘ flasks ’ are themselves considered enough of a danger for a hundred mile an hour full-scale train crush to have been tested in 1984 . |
| 4 | EXPERT OPINION Gary Hollyhead , head chef at Sutherlands Restaurant , prefers his beef to have been hung for three weeks , for maximum tenderness and the best flavour . |
| 5 | It would have been the easiest thing in the world for the softly spoken champ to have been intimidated by such surroundings . |
| 6 | It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy . |
| 7 | The overall trade deficit in 1990 , according to preliminary figures , was US$4,730 million — the first overall deficit to have been recorded for five years . |
| 8 | In fact , modern biblical scholars concur that the letter ascribed to Jude is of too late a date to have been written by any contemporary of Jesus . |
| 9 | Save for costs on summons and for enforcing the award ( or such costs as are directed by the arbitrator to have been incurred through unreasonable conduct ) , no solicitor 's charges as between party and party are allowed in those arbitration proceedings which have been referred because the sum claimed or amount involved did not exceed £1,000 ( Ord 19 , r 6 ) . |