Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] [verb] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be necessary to confirm that all restrictions have been observed and if they have not been observed , to confirm that consent to vary or discharge them has been forthcoming . |
| 2 | The judgements that have to be made are complex , not least because local government has existed for a long time and the opportunities for building up capital or depleting it have been great . |
| 3 | Forgotten , or decided it had been idle talk , a vow impossible to realise . |
| 4 | Men and women whether single or married who have been unable to work regularly because they have had to stay at home to care for children and/o-r a disabled or elderly person may be able to safeguard their pension by claiming Home Responsibilities Protection . |
| 5 | He heard Larry asking why , and realized he had been deaf . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He maintained his innocence and claimed he had been willing to give his life for Castro but had never been a communist . |
| 8 | But when she looked back at him he saw the hatred in her eyes and knew he had been right . |
| 9 | He did not lift his head , but she could sense the hesitation in him and knew she had been right . |
| 10 | While S & N has announced itself ‘ perfectly happy ’ with the way things have gone since the switch and said it had been successful , some observers are convinced that operating costs have increased substantially and cite political rather than cost or environmental reasons behind the decision . |
| 11 | Granada has a £63million stake in BSB and said there had been several approaches for Alan Bond 's major stake in the venture . |