Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] be [adv] argue that " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the latter point fails to take account of the fact that rape is committed even if there is no ejaculation , and even if the woman is infertile , and it has been strongly argued that ‘ penetration involving the penis , vagina or anus is perceived differently and regarded more seriously than other forms of penetration ’ . |
| 2 | It has been strongly argued that the interpretation is mistaken . |
| 3 | It has been well argued that the payment having been voluntary , it can not be recovered back in an action for money had and received . |
| 4 | It has been well argued that the payment having been voluntary , it can not be recovered back in an action for money had and received . |
| 5 | It has been well argued that the development of the Atlantic began as far back as Precambrian times . |
| 6 | It has been well argued that the great procession , headed by the Host and including the orders of the Church and social guilds , interrupted by the plays performed by the guild members reminding followers of the archetypal story of God 's plan of salvation from the Creation to the Last Judgement , provided opportunity for participating in that sense of unity beyond division which is the heart of Christian belief , and which underpins the social value put on the more isolated lives of contemplatives . |
| 7 | It has been plausibly argued that the cutting of the folds ( which is very shallow ) was done during a retouching of the colour ( something which must have been a regular operation ; on colour see below , p. 28 ) . |
| 8 | It has been plausibly argued that this , perhaps too male-centred explanation , begs the question of what led to the increasing mental complexity necessary for hominid evolution in the first place , particularly when the older ancestors seem to have been tropical forest primary consumers . |
| 9 | It has been effectively argued that live performance before an audience can be the most crucial part of a popular musician 's growth as an artist . |
| 10 | It has been convincingly argued that the image of an advice-giving agency is crucial because it is at the stage of identification of the appropriate agency that most people are obstructed on the way to the solution of their problem . |