Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recent history of community care projects has not been encouraging ( Grundy , 1986 , p. 22 ) But this is precisely the sort of area to which research needs to be directed in the immediate future of relative demographic stability , because it is so crucial and because our ignorance of future patterns of demand is so great . |
| 2 | However , the SFO 's handling of its investigations has hardly been consistent and it already has set a precedent for the Barrowclough report to be published in full . |
| 3 | So far the volume of queries has not been large , but this probably reflects the fact that many users get help from other users at their institution . |
| 4 | The syntactic work of Sankoff and her associates has always been influential . |
| 5 | The chance of drama becoming a tradition in our Primary schools has never been realistic . |
| 6 | But despite the grand words from Barclays , change in local branches has frequently been slow to take effect . |
| 7 | His choice of roles has always been intelligent , but after starring with Marlon Brando in the screen legend 's first major role for years , is paying the price . |
| 8 | He added : ‘ It is no secret that the atmosphere in the past few months has not been easy . |
| 9 | Secretary John Coker said the fans had not been disappointed on their return , despite Aryle 's 2–1 defeat at Ayresome Park . |
| 10 | Rebus and his successors had not been aware of the true details of this massacre of prisoners . |
| 11 | But he pointed out that drivers had always been liable to pay tax on their allowances if it exceeded the cost of running and maintaining a car . |
| 12 | My clothes , hair , ears , trainers had all been full of broken bits of twig … |
| 13 | Some initiatives may have been initially funded through Urban Programme expenditure : the enveloping of the external fabric of older dwellings and managed workshops ( discussed in Chapter 7 ) were initiated using the Urban Programme , but it would be difficult to argue that these would not have occurred if Urban Programme funds had not been available . |
| 14 | Jews had previously been unable to travel as complete families , and had to post bonds of US$1,000 per person when going abroad . |
| 15 | The challenge of the reformers had been one great reality but the showmen had always been aware of the other reality and that was that very large numbers of ordinary people , and that included the rich and the poor and people from all nations , were fascinated by moving pictures . |
| 16 | The Scots had never been parochial in their cultural self-perceptions . |
| 17 | To her astonishment , Sally-Anne , who for two dreadful months had hardly been able to bring herself to be near any man , however young and apparently innocuous , wanted to stroke the corner of his mouth — more , she wanted to smooth the scar away — or , rather , since that was impossible , to run her hand down it and tell him that it did not matter , such a thing could only disturb those who were themselves already disturbed ! |
| 18 | The remaining 42 vessels had always been British . |
| 19 | Milne said : ‘ The beauty of rugby is that fans have always been able to have a pint afterwards . |
| 20 | ‘ The beauty of rugby is fans have always been able to have a pint afterwards . |
| 21 | My legs have never been hairy . |
| 22 | For example , business schools have not been able to show that the Graduate Admission Test ( verbal and mathematical abilities ) correlates with subsequent performance as a manager . |
| 23 | Managers in schools have long been involved in the management of change of various kinds and at various levels — particularly in relation to the curriculum or elements of it . |
| 24 | Schools have always been involved in issues of resource management such as the allocation of capitation allowances . |
| 25 | My hips and thighs have always been bulky , making me feel uncomfortable in trousers/tight jeans . |
| 26 | He acknowledges that FI is the cutting end of technology and yet his solutions have always been simple , economical and remarkably ‘ easy ’ in their handling . |
| 27 | A few reporters , shunning the handout , gave an impression that the American press was opposed to the war , and indeed played a large part in bringing it to an end , an impression that journalists have since been content to foster . |
| 28 | ‘ Journalists have always been keen on the idea of a ‘ Punk Revival ’ and now that a few bands like the Buzzcocks , Sham 69 and X-Ray Spex are back together they 're having a field day . |
| 29 | Organizations have not been slow in devising reward systems . |
| 30 | The women 's organizations have not been able to work with the communities of displaced people in El Salvador , nor with refugees in Honduras or Guatemala , for fear of reprisals . |