Example sentences of "been [adv] [vb pp] on [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lack of breakage , however , only characterizes some of the owl assemblages , but there has been little published on this subject . |
| 2 | She and her brothers had always found the idea of ancestral spirits appearing during the Cia ceremony an awesome prospect , but her sense of unease had been greatly heightened on this occasion by the fear of unknown punishments that seemed certain to follow the incident involving her baby gibbon at the governor 's palace . |
| 3 | ( In fact , the corporation had been wrongly reported on this score and had issued no such edict at all . ) |
| 4 | In general terms , tax has been largely abolished on most life-time gifts , provided certain important conditions are met . |
| 5 | The width had been correctly judged on this occasion ; but the gravediggers had skimped on the length . |