Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [noun pl] [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statement follows in the wake of a study by the Australian based Rainforest information Centre ( RIC ) revealing that submissions had been received from only 22 of the 316 logging operations underway in the country . |
| 2 | When the IWC was established in 1946 , its purpose was to work for the resuscitation of an industry that was declining because stocks had been over-exploited during the previous decades , rather than to conserve existing whale stocks . |
| 3 | But in February 1681 many witnesses began to see more advantage in making themselves acceptable to the government than to the Whigs , and in stating that attempts had been made to suborn them to give evidence . |
| 4 | Accordingly , a bill of lading stating that goods had been shipped or received for shipment ‘ and in the hands of the lawful holder , should be conclusive evidence against the carrier of such shipment or receipt . ’ |
| 5 | Saddam 's message to the American people was broadcast on Sept. 26 , saying that sanctions had been opposed because of Iraq 's rejection of " the Zionist occupation of the land of Palestine " , but that Iraq 's stance was supported by 200 million Arabs . |
| 6 | This is because we have fairly strong evidence from ancient Egyptian art , showing that cats had been taken under human control by that period . |
| 7 | From time to time the appellant presented invoices to Mr. Burt claiming that accounts had been kept and returns submitted . |
| 8 | Controlling the bureaucracy poses problems for all presidents and Ford was undeniably correct in arguing that presidents had been deprived of the sort of ‘ clout ’ they once had in matters of national security . |
| 9 | The flat was sweltering although curtains had been drawn all day to keep the sun out . |