Example sentences of "[been] [verb] [conj] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are so many periods during which such plateaus could have been formed and dissected that , in the absence of geological evidence in the form of outliers , it is not surprising that theories of origin have varied widely . |
| 2 | Reg and I were most vitriolic about the risk to which we had been exposed and hoped that the Germans would be just as inefficient . ’ |
| 3 | Earlier this year , however , the state minister for primary industries , Dr Kang Yaik , had been reported as saying that there had been a " phenomenal " increase in production and that there was no need to for reductions because " exploitation is carried out very properly on a sustainable yield basis " . |
| 4 | Owners has been reported as estimating that the benefits of the tie-up with Thomas Cook will be worth £20 million over the next two years . |
| 5 | However , the purchaser should ensure that this only applies to obligations to the extent that they have been disclosed and ensure that it will not be required to perform the obligations if such vicarious performance would be a breach of the relevant contract ( see clause 8.2(b) of the standard sale agreement — Appendix III ) . |
| 6 | At a Conservative party meeting on 28 August , Amery noted that Horne ‘ on the whole agrees with me that we have got into a considerable mess and that the great thing is to extricate our people as soon as possible , ’ while Hailsham in his speech ‘ supported entirely what had been done but trusted that it would not last longer than two months — whereat loud cheers ’ . |
| 7 | The 1966 inquiry plodded its way through an incredible number of excuses as to why Blake had not also been transferred and concluded that if Blake had been moved , and the child murderer left at Wormwood Scrubs had then escaped ( rather than Blake ) , there would have been great public criticism . |
| 8 | At the end of the 11th round on Aug. 7 , Burt admitted that " no major achievements ' had been made but claimed that there had been " solid progress ' on all issues except those relating to space weapons on which the sides remained " too far apart " . |
| 9 | It reminds us of the adaptability of old people about which earlier comment has been made and suggests that the rigid divisions between the sexes in tending roles , although still powerful , may not be so impermeable as they sometimes appear . |
| 10 | He noticed that the cassette-player had been moved and saw that she 'd removed the tape . |
| 11 | The association of thrust faulting on the margins of the Tibetan Plateau with normal faulting in its highest regions has been interpreted as suggesting that it has attained its maximum elevation , and that consequently it is tending to grow outwards rather than increase in altitude . |
| 12 | For example , rats given electroconvulsive shock ( ECS ) immediately after learning a simple avoidance response fail to show this response on a subsequent test , a result that has been interpreted as showing that the ECS destroys the original memory trace . |
| 13 | The DOE has been interpreted as showing that expectancies can act as effective cues in the control of choice responding ( e.g. Peterson and Trapold 1980 ) . |
| 14 | The word has been interpreted as meaning that the precaution must be taken even if the risk involved in taking it outweighs the benefit ( Boyton v Willment Bros Ltd ( 1971 ) ) . |
| 15 | Greg son ( 1987 : 5 ) identifies eight separate ways in which the term has been used but considers that these fall into three broad categories , the first concerned with ‘ the scale at which certain social and economic processes operate and the way in which the local , in the form of particular places , might relate to this ’ . |
| 16 | Freud has been understood as asserting that : |
| 17 | I do n't suppose these efforts influenced the election in the slightest , but on the Friday we learned that Mr. Morrison had been re-elected and felt that we had done our part in ensuring his success . |
| 18 | A positive test result means that antibodies have been found and means that HIV has been present in the body . |
| 19 | It has been proposed and agreed that Birmingham hosts the Branch 's forum in November 1991 . |
| 20 | She had been crying and said that she had been ‘ feeling awful ’ all day . |
| 21 | The American replied that he was glad to find that botanical taste had been inherited and reported that a pear tree , grown from a seed sent to him by Lady Petre , had produced the finest fruits in Pennsylvania . |
| 22 | Now to my mind that is not a question of being a snooper , a nark or even being a policeman , er it is er er indeed if we look at section fifteen of the local government finance act of nineteen eighty two er it it 's quite interesting to see the the words used because the auditor is under a duty , amongst other things , to see that the accounts are prepared in accordance with regulations er made under the act er to see that proper practices that have been followed and to see that the body of accounts that have been audited have made proper arrangements f for securing economy , efficiency and effectiveness . |
| 23 | Primary afferent neurones sensitive to the neurotoxic action of capsaicin have been characterised as neurones that are sensitive to chemical and other modalties of noxiour stimuli . |
| 24 | Following a short interview about the further offence , the officer whom he had requested to see told him that he could not ask him any questions about the early offence for which he had already been charged but said that he could make a statement if he wished . |
| 25 | I told her no messages had been sent and suggested that if Uncle was a businessman — I thought it better not to mention that we already knew he was a multi-millionaire businessman — he might naturally tend to be secretive and that he might also be reluctant to broadcast the fact that he had lost his yacht through what might have been his own fault . |
| 26 | The South African National Maize Producers ' Organization said that at least three-quarters of the harvest had been destroyed and expected that up to 3,500,000 tonnes would have to be imported . |
| 27 | Despite being very close to an agreement with NALGO it was disappointing for the Special Finance Committee held on the 7 October 1992 to learn that the latest package offer had been rejected and to find that a number of employees had taken industrial action to lobby the meeting . |
| 28 | The England hooker , who has already said that he would have accepted only the usual expenses had he undertaken this summer 's tour of the Republic marking the South African Rugby Board 's centenary , has now been quoted as saying that ‘ remuneration was mentioned . ’ |
| 29 | Mr Beregovoy has been quoted as saying that he is not ashamed to be called a social democrat . |
| 30 | I have been quoted as saying that it is not birth , marriage , or death , but gastrulation which is truly ‘ the important event in your life ’ . |