Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] been [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Absent apparently has been any appreciation of the unfortunate historical precedent when Britain last linked her economic fortunes to those of another nation .
2 Until an alleged audit failure has been properly investigated , which usually takes some years , the Institute knows no better than anybody else whether there really has been any negligence or wrongdoing .
3 In previous elections there has been little change in the parties ' support between the final Sunday of the campaign and polling day .
4 In yet other cases there has been little attempt to intervene .
5 At the time of writing there has been little feedback from the trial period earlier this year during which forms CT 200 were completed and submitted alongside the usual accounts and computations .
6 Ever since this system was introduced there has been much criticism of the validity of basing the TDR on the profitability of the private sector , especially when used for non-commercial public sector evaluations .
7 To a greater extent than with other mathematically-based research tools there has been much difference of opinion as to its relevance and utility .
8 But in a majority of cases there has been some success , and in many instances the outcome has been very successful .
9 One suspects that somewhere along the line of the story 's forming there has been some attempt to draw a veil over the proceedings , and to protect the reputation particularly of the great Moses .
10 In the West Midlands there has been some attempt to classify the type of assistance given to each client into advice or support where support means that some action was taken by the advice worker .
11 The Board 's area general manager , Tom Frawley , commented : ‘ There never has been any intention to close accident and emergency and I feel the rumours have been damaging to the public 's confidence in the hospital and to the morale of staff ’
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