Example sentences of "[noun] been [vb pp] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never before in my experience has such a large degree of surface noise been eliminated without any loss of recording information . |
| 2 | Douglas , disappointed , had of course been prepared for this also , and wasted little time in cursing . |
| 3 | Many cultural formations have of course been restricted in this way . |
| 4 | In the interests of conciseness and convention , it is necessary to use here the suffix notation for vector equations which has for the most part been avoided in this book ( the other main exception being the appendix to Chapter 5 ) . |
| 5 | Never before , or perhaps since , have birds been portrayed with such vitality , dexterity , and accuracy . |
| 6 | Never before , however , has oral amiodarone been reintroduced after this type of reaction . |
| 7 | The exuberance he felt is manifest in his drawings : rarely have topographical subjects been treated with such freedom and energy . |
| 8 | He had a soft manner , a hard mind and a lean body ; his extraordinary combination of merits and ambition would have ensured that , had Richard been born into any other family in Britain , he would have risen to an equally exalted position in the world . |
| 9 | The argument had in effect been adjourned to this week , during which time the group was to read and digest the pamphlets Sheila had brought along . |
| 10 | There are some 120 published clinical studies on procaine , yet rarely has pharmacological research been blessed with such endless bickering between opposing camps . |
| 11 | Have not paintings of nudes been presented as such ? |
| 12 | ‘ Has the cargo been transferred to another train in Fribourg ? ’ |
| 13 | Not without reason has his impact on theology been compared with that of Einstein on physics . |
| 14 | Perhaps never before in the history of Birmingham Town Hall has such a successful meeting been sponsored by such a flimsy organisation . |
| 15 | ( a ) Examples of additional enquiries ( 1 ) Is the seller aware of any development or proposals for the development or use of property in the neighbourhood which might adversely affect the property or the amenities of persons living in it ? ( 2 ) Has the property to the seller 's knowledge been affected at any time by structural , building or drainage defects , flooding , dry rot , timber infestation or rising damp ? ( 3 ) Please confirm that any damage caused to decorations by the removal of fixtures and fittings will be made good by the seller before completion . |
| 16 | Now have these figures been reassessed at all ? |
| 17 | It would have been even better had a Word for Windows style drag and drop edit facility been included with that , but , for the moment , you have to content yourself with good ol' cut and paste , I 'm afraid . |
| 18 | Right from the introduction of the smoking habit to Europe , there have been doubts about the effect on health ; only since the 1920s has evidence been gathered in any purposeful way . |
| 19 | Never has the start of a new decade been met with such exciting business opportunities . |
| 20 | Only since the sixteenth century have dates been carved on these stones , but many are older than that , perhaps by as much as three or four centuries . |
| 21 | When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago . |
| 22 | Redundancies have by no means been restricted to those nearing the end of their careers or whose job performance has been subject to criticism . |
| 23 | For these parts of the country the evidence on earnings would seem to justify Adam Smith 's observation of 1776 : " the high price of provisions during these ten years past has not in many parts of the kingdom been accompanied with any sensible rise in the money price of labour " . |
| 24 | Erm , have representations been made about this ? |
| 25 | ‘ Has ever a literary life been preceded by such rumblings and trumpetings ? ’ he asked . |
| 26 | How far have woodland owners ' decisions been influenced by these measures ? |
| 27 | Has an application been submitted for that purpose ? |
| 28 | Has an application been submitted for that purpose ? |
| 29 | I wonder does Alec been told about this ? |
| 30 | It has no doubt been seen by many thousands of enthusiasts and public alike , who never fail to be impressed by this shining example of Chance-Vought 's bent wing bird . |