Example sentences of "[vb past] [ex0] [vb past] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 2 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 3 | Eight ( 32 per cent ) stated there had been closer consultation with young people in care , five ( 20 per cent ) with foster-parents , four with residential workers , four with natural parents , and three with unspecified others . |
| 4 | Tekere alleged that four of his supporters had been killed in Harare , and that others had been harassed ; he also claimed there had been administrative irregularities in the polling . |
| 5 | It was a song or a poem — I do n't know which but to my knowledge it has never been published — which was called ‘ Beautiful Angie ’ , and I clicked immediately and realised there had been another woman about the house . |
| 6 | But later a spokesman admitted there had been TWO surface subs in the area around that time . |
| 7 | Here they felt there had been much progress . |
| 8 | Well I I think the period that embraced my school days , you see I did n't leave till nineteen nineteen and th that meant there 'd been four years of war at school and the last year well , it ended in er nineteen eighteen , the war did , so only the last year , but it was full of patriotism and all the old scholars that had er served or suffered or been killed , their names were up . |
| 9 | ‘ Dave rang me , see , and he said there 'd been some blokes asking around about me and he did n't think they were coppers at all , and I thought well , that could be The Firm — |
| 10 | Tayside 's deputy chief constable William Spence , noting the report , said there had been various elements of improvement and said his force was still above the national average in detection . |
| 11 | A West German government spokesman said there had been technical hold-ups , but he was confident the refugees would leave soon . |
| 12 | Trevor Radway , Chairman of the Forest of Dean Railway Company Limited , said there had been many improvements in recent times , and the railway was going from strength to strength . |
| 13 | The BBC said there had been 12 calls about the programme some complimentary . |
| 14 | ‘ Our area manager said there had been more reaction to the closing of this post office than they had ever known , ’ Mr. Hover told the Herald . |
| 15 | It said there had been seven votes cast and a clear majority for Prime Suspect . |
| 16 | The divisional manager of Strathclyde Buses , Bert McGinley , said there had been several knife assaults which have resulted in hand cuts , and threats on drivers . |
| 17 | Granada has a £63million stake in BSB and said there had been several approaches for Alan Bond 's major stake in the venture . |
| 18 | Barnard Castle police said there had been several incidents reported at Winston Bridge . |
| 19 | A spokesman said there had been several break-ins at town centre premises over the weekend , including at Mowbray Vale Insurance on Galgate when the roof was damaged and cash taken , Stoneleigh residential home , also on Galgate , and the Kings Head Hotel . |
| 20 | A spokesman said there had been several raids on homes in the past few days by sneak thieves . |
| 21 | He said there had been sufficient time to bring an action , and awarded costs against the parents . |
| 22 | But Bill Murray , chief executive of South Tees acute hospitals , denied there had been any cuts . |
| 23 | But Mr Bill Murray , chief executive of South Tees acute hospitals , denied there had been any cuts . |