Example sentences of "[adv] been [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important point is that it should be used at a time when for some reason pressure is to be taken off members of the class — putting them in what is virtually a ‘ spectator ’ role can give them time to recover from what had perhaps been inadequate non-projected work . |
| 2 | She must have been quite a joker with that bantam on her head , pigeons fluttering noisily on her shoulders ; it had all been wonderful outdoor fun . |
| 3 | The car has not been perfect this year , but it feels a lot better now than it did . |
| 4 | What had not been right that day ? |
| 5 | I 've not been right this season . |
| 6 | Before she could think how to respond without sounding defensive he was saying : ‘ You are angry with yourself , remorseful because if you had not been late this thing would never have happened . |
| 7 | Father must be in his sixties now , and had not been well this winter . |
| 8 | er , was that because you 've not been well this week or just is it a , ro routine replacement or something ? |
| 9 | The sun looked very bright , but when had it not been bright that summer ? |
| 10 | he 's not been quiet all day . |
| 11 | We were much better ‘ staffed ’ this time so I think we were more efficient and our pilfering/loss rate which I felt had not been bad last time was down to only two items this time , even better . |
| 12 | Blackgrass control has generally been good this season . |
| 13 | Managers of the service , supported by watchdog body the Mid Essex Community Health Council , have always been keen any merger should involve another locally-based trusts . |
| 14 | I had always been lucky that way . |
| 15 | There has always been considerable social stigma attached to the venereal diseases , probably more so in the country than the town . |
| 16 | Absolutely cruising when falling two out in last year 's contest , the chestnut has also been below-par this term , but freshened by a three-month break , can arrive fast and late to claim the crown . |
| 17 | There has also been considerable academic research . |
| 18 | Part of the reason for this lies with the decentralised nature of the party membership records but it has also been conventional political wisdom that Conservative party members play an insignificant role in the determination of the party 's policies . |
| 19 | There has also been direct military involvement , in Northern Ireland since 1969 and in London in 1980 with the spectacular lifting of the siege at the Iranian embassy by the Special Air Service ( SAS ) . |
| 20 | I think prob problems of identification have n't really been right this time and we made a point a clear point this time with a note to people , if they were n't sure , to make comments on the books . |
| 21 | It has n't been good all week and that 's not fair , ’ said George . |
| 22 | It can certainly be passed on by kissing , and there has recently been strong epidemiological evidence that CMV infection can be sexually transmitted . |
| 23 | With different teams competing for routes it 's difficult to know what 's new , but conditions have certainly been good this year . |
| 24 | A spokesman for Crosby Coastguard Station said : ‘ The Isle of Man lifeboat has certainly been busy this weekend . |