Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.

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1 It 's been done up you see , it 's been altered and it 's now the community centre they call it is it not Nana ?
2 A man stays in line because he has been taught that it is wrong not to .
3 The nature of the obligation is simply that of an obligation to repay money which has been received and it is neither necessary nor logical , simply because the conditions of repayment relate to the performance of covenants in a lease , that the transfer of the reversion should create in the transferee an additional and co-extensive obligation to pay money which he has never received and in which he never had any interest or that the assignment of the term should vest in the assignee the right to receive a sum which he has never paid …
4 Objective 1 of Part 4 has been completed and it is clear who ‘ owns ’ the problem .
5 That problem has n't been solved and it 's difficult to understand .
6 Synthesis of LTB 4 by gastric mucosal epithelial cells has been reported and it is possible that these are an important source of the increased concentrations we have seen in patients taking NSAIDs .
7 The relevant schools have been approached and it is intended to co-ordinate engineering , education and enforcement activities .
8 It has been done but it is a hell of a thing to repeat , it will be a very , very fine piece of mountaineering if they pull it off . ’
9 This has been done because it is believed that the State has an interest in seeking to prevent those actions and to punish those who so act .
10 Precise details of the evidence presented at that meeting have not yet been revealed but it is clear that it proved inconclusive .
11 It has been said that it is best not to know too much about salami and other sausages , in the same way that ignorance about haggis aids its enjoyment and easy digestion .
12 It has been said that it is unsporting to receive help from another angler when you catch a fish .
13 It has of course been said that it is possible to practice veterinary medicine and that many doctors do not communicate in any language but it has to be said that there is room for improvement .
14 This was the first time that father and son had been separated and it is apparent that Leopold undertook much of the organisation for the visit , advising Mozart and his mother of places to stay , even giving the costs of meals as they made their way through the German states .
15 No funeral arrangements have yet been made but it is likely to be in Lytham and show business friends are bound to stage a memorial service later to mark the passing of one of the greats .
16 If , as we have suggested , those closest to the person who has died have had the opportunity to discuss what should happen , maybe with the person himself , and their wishes are known , then the decision has already been made and it is a united one .
17 A 50 mph speed limit has been imposed and it 's being rigorously enforced .
18 No sooner , it seems , has one prospective long-term partner been secured than it is ditched .
19 Under SSAP 24 and UITF 6 these long-term obligations are accounted for on a full provision basis , even though in many cases it is likely that they will continually roll over , and it has been argued that it is difficult to justify a prohibition , as SSAP 15 would otherwise require , on the related deferred tax being treated on a similar basis if it , too , continually rolls over .
20 Under SSAP 24 and UITF 6 these long-term obligations are accounted for on a full provision basis , even though in many cases it is likely that they will continually roll over ( ie as one obligation is settled another will arise ) and it has been argued that it is difficult to justify a prohibition , as SSAP 15 would otherwise require , on the related deferred tax being treated on a similar basis if it , too , continually rolls over .
21 It has been argued that it is wrong for such a body to impose even a limited check on the activities of an elected Government .
22 It has been argued that it is the individual not the institution who is creative and that the schools can only adopt the ideas of individuals .
23 It has already been accepted that it is possible to de-MIRV ballistic missiles .
24 The Secretary of State 's authority on this matter has been accepted , not out of docility or in the belief that the Secretary of State for Scotland is infallible in curriculum matters : it has been accepted because it is very obviously based on a clear national consensus .
25 Mr G. has sent many specimens in spirits , ’ wrote Prince to Jardine , ‘ none of which have been opened as it is his wish that they shall not be shewn to anyone until his return . ’
26 Unpleasant symptoms are a lot easier to cope with if you know you have Whatsisname 's Syndrome than if you 've been told that it 's ‘ all in your mind ’ .
27 The new members have been told that it is unlikely they will get a refund , and they have decided not to take the issue further .
28 Since Rita has been sent to Coventry , she has not been told that it is physically possible for her to open up the incubator herself and put her hands in .
29 Islington could have saved its council and charge payers a great deal of money if it had just asked the advice of a local geography teacher and been told that it is better to go to France to learn French .
30 For example , if A tells B something in confidence and B ( without A 's permission ) passes the information on to C , who has not been told that it is confidential and the circumstances are such that an obligation of confidence can not be imputed to C , then C will be able to use the information freely although B himself can be prevented from using the information or divulging it further .
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