Example sentences of "it [verb] [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been traditional for the theoretical chemists to run series of seminars additional to those in Physical Chemistry , and it is expected that the Coulson Professor will wish to continue this . |
| 2 | Johnson 's work merits this special position both because it has been influential in this country — Bankowski and Mungham ( 1976 ) use it , for example , and it routinely appears on ‘ English Legal System ’ booklists — and also because he explicitly takes issue with ideologically determined empiricist and common sense definitions of professionals in terms of the ‘ traits ’ which they possess . |
| 3 | During the progress of the bill so far ( not much and currently stalled ) it has been instructive to note the number of occasions on which the Government has not tried to force the pace beyond 10pm . |
| 4 | Over the past 2 years it has been subject to extensive repairs and its site to archaeological investigation . |
| 5 | So it has been subject to recent rigorous scrutiny by a series of government reports : the Audit Commission ( 1986 ) , the House of Commons Social Services Committee Report ( 1985 ) and the Griffiths Report ( 1986 ) which resulted in the 1989 White paper Caring for People . |
| 6 | It has been desperate year for Thomas . |
| 7 | For more than a decade there has been an inverse relationship between government policy on public expenditure and that on education ; it has been low on funding and high on educational aspiration and expectation . |
| 8 | Reports on the armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia , however , suggest not only that rape and the sexual abuse of women have been carried out on a massive scale , but that it has been systematic and organised . |
| 9 | Although the fish are feeding , it has been spasmodic which could mean there is a pike in the swim . |
| 10 | And it has been that way for five seasons . |
| 11 | Perhaps that role for the Scottish TUCC is being rejected because on many occasions it has been reactive rather than taking the initiative . |
| 12 | It has been rare for shareholders to raise concerns with company boards on audit matters , probably because they are not well-informed and because their priorities are elsewhere . |
| 13 | In some , e.g. , the United Kingdom and France , judges are permitted to attend ( pursuant either to a declaration under the Convention or other procedures ) but it has been rare for them to do so and they could normally only ask questions with the leave of the court . |
| 14 | It has been better weather this year , if rather chilly at times . |
| 15 | It has been better weather this year , if rather chilly at times . |
| 16 | For the past nine months it has been involved in a nightly Royal Mail operation out of the airport . |
| 17 | ‘ That act was devised by men , and men choose to pretend it has been effective . |
| 18 | It is also clear that current merger policy has been somewhat permissive , for while it has been effective in preventing a limited number of individually important mergers , it has had little impact upon the level of merger activity as a whole . |
| 19 | For 15 years it has been illegal in the U8A to produce a new car without a three-way catalytic converter . |
| 20 | Secondly , it distorts the history of philosophy by assuming that it has been unchanging in its preoccupations and conceptualisations , which it clearly has not . |
| 21 | In areas with long nursery waiting lists it has been usual for governors to establish admission panels drawn from their own members . |
| 22 | For as long as I can remember , it has been standard medical teaching that teething of babies causes no symptoms . |
| 23 | 21 In the past it has been standard practice to have exhibitions open only during normal office hours . |
| 24 | It has been long and widely believed that urbanization and industrialization cause large increases in crime . |
| 25 | So I told them what I would do , but once again I 've never been in the situation but this is what I 'll do , said as if they were me own parents make them as comfortable as I could while I 'll cleaned up and give them a bed bath or if they could shower , shower them and erm and get everything back to normal as quick as possible , fine , that were all fine she , and then as , as I got up from it they all said thanks a lot Joy it has been great you really have been great you 've made it easy , we 've got an easy day in front thanks to you , you know you 're bubbly and all this and then when she phoned me on the Sunday she said hello Joy it 's Sue here and I , I said will you let me know one way or the another cos I said I hate being left up in the air |
| 26 | Outside the High Court after the award of £50,000 damages plus costs , the 59-year-old happily married father of three said : ‘ It has been three-and-a-half years of absolute hell . ’ |
| 27 | It has been iced to resemble the cover of the guide . |
| 28 | But whilst the concern might , therefore , have been largely misplaced , it has been useful in fostering a re-examination of the way schools and LEAs maintain discipline amongst pupils and in prompting fresh research into the nature of misbehaviour in schools . |
| 29 | In recent years , however , the canine colon has become a standard model for colonic motility studies and , although it displays some kinds of contractile activity not seen in man , it has been useful for investigating neuropharmacological interactions . |
| 30 | Made in China following time-honoured traditional methods , it has been hand-trimmed with intricately patterned lace for a truly delicate effect . |