Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [adv] been [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Important steps had already been taken that were to lead to the decision . |
| 2 | ‘ The old inter-club rivalries and jealousies have undoubtedly been banished this season and it will be good for the tournament and for English rugby if we can win it , ’ said coach Keith Richardson . |
| 3 | The parents had n't been offered any sort of advice or counselling ; they had all received a letter from Paul Lee inviting them to come and talk to his department , but no one had offered them any information about their children ; if they wanted that they had to ring up the department and ask for it . |
| 4 | Anyone looking at Community legal texts can not help being struck by the large quantity of them and , although the European Communities are still a relatively youthful organization , a lot of those texts have already been amended many times over . |
| 5 | He may also act on the principle that ‘ things have always been done this way ’ and justify his actions accordingly . |
| 6 | Largent 's records for most catches and most receiving yards have already been eclipsed this year by Washington 's Art Monk and Buffalo 's James Lofton . |
| 7 | This more psychoanalytical explanation may seem far-fetched , but it is important to realize that feline terms have often been given some sort of sexual connotation ( sex kittens , pussy as slang for female genitals , and cathouse for brothel ) . |
| 8 | Finally , it should be pointed out that one of the grounds on which under section 432 the Secretary of State may appoint inspectors to investigate and report on the affairs of a company is that ‘ the company 's members have not been given all the information with respect to its affairs which they might reasonably expect ’ — whether or not that information is such that they have an express statutory right to be told it . |
| 9 | Long-awaited consultation from the Scottish Office on the inspection of social work services has just been published this week . |
| 10 | In Vale Royal , 30pc of registration forms have not been returned this year , meaning that thousands of people may lose their vote . |
| 11 | The deportations have already been postponed several times under international pressure and Mr Hurd is the third Foreign Secretary to review a policy first outlined 15 months ago . |
| 12 | To the extent that such shares have not been purchased all shares of ABC issued pursuant to share option schemes of ABC or any of its subsidiaries prior to completion will be sold to [ ] Plc at completion for no extra consideration . |
| 13 | 200 redundancies have already been announced this year . |