Example sentences of "that [pron] have [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appealed for leniency on the grounds that nothing had been touched . |
| 2 | He replied that nothing had been put forward concerning a trust . |
| 3 | His village was at the upper end of the valley in which the woman of Lohali had been killed the previous week , and he told me that nothing had been heard of the man-eater since , and added that the animal was possibly now at the other end of the district . |
| 4 | It became clear that nothing had been gained by removing the prince , especially as another ruler had now to be found . |
| 5 | At the beginning of October , Kathy , who had again been invited for supper , arrived at Clare 's apartment to find that nothing had been cooked . |
| 6 | He wanted to make certain for himself that nothing had been overlooked . |
| 7 | Once we 'd established that nothing had been left behind Emily went off to catch a bus and I decided that no one would mind if I popped my head round the doors of the suite of rooms which George had occupied . |
| 8 | There had been no word from Steve or Maria Lisa and though there was no time element concerned with this contract she was still a little worried that nothing had been accomplished with the airlines and tourist board in Palma . |
| 9 | Yet I discovered that nothing had been disturbed . ’ |
| 10 | For unless there is the sense that nothing has been done there will be no work . |
| 11 | The important thing to remember , however , is that in many cases no definitive diagnosis can be made until the results have come back from the laboratory and the fact that nothing has been found at the time of the first visit does not mean that the follow-up visit should be missed . |
| 12 | Even if you are confident that your present arrangements are adequate can you be sure that nothing has been overlooked ? |
| 13 | Students often complain that nothing has been learned from a particular allocation . |
| 14 | It is , of course , desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten and to this end it is usual to ask an operator to go through the designed procedure while observing what he does and also observing that the system performs as expected . |
| 15 | Back at catering HQ Liz ensures that the fridges are locked , that the valves on the washing-up machines are open and that nothing has been left switched on . |
| 16 | Since either method only results in the drug changing place from one paragraph in Part I of Schedule 2 to another paragraph it has been argued that nothing has been ‘ produced ’ within the meaning of section 4 and the definition in section 37 of the Act . |
| 17 | I consider that nothing has been laid before your Lordships to justify the view that their advice based on this objection was incorrect . |
| 18 | ‘ No , thank you , miss — I like to do the job myself , and then I know that nothing has been left out . ’ |
| 19 | Frank Malton , 77 , of Acacia Street , Darlington , has called for action on a dangerous broken grating on Brinkburn Road which he reported two months ago but found yesterday that nothing has been done . |
| 20 | But whatever the reason , whether it was that everyone had been so busy reassuring everyone that no one had bothered to talk to the crematorium , whether they had got the time wrong , or whether the vicar had simply had a brainstorm , he now , you could tell , was dimly aware that he had not given an exemplary performance . |
| 21 | The racegoers from the train were on the whole easily identifiable as they all seemed to have been issued with large red and white rosettes with Race Train passenger emblazoned on them in gold : and the rosettes proved not to be confined to those in the front half of the train because I came across Zak wearing one too , and he told me that everyone had been given one , the owners included , and where was mine ? |
| 22 | The impression that everyone had been industrious until their arrival , and would be industrious when they had gone , grew stronger . |
| 23 | A problem with diagnosing lipid disorders is that everyone has been obsessed with examining fasting specimens , a requirement which presents two obstacles for diabetics . |
| 24 | However , with the stories of massive repair costs being bandied around and a particularly uninspiring incumbent devoting most of his energies to the adjacent parish , it was understandable that no-one had been brave enough to voice their concern . |
| 25 | The Poles took the matter seriously , but the League of Nations , saying that no-one had been hurt and perhaps the revolver had not been loaded , took no action . |
| 26 | She also checks that no-one has been overlooked . |
| 27 | The American legal system is so odd that I 've been told I could get Tristram deported in my custody . |
| 28 | It 's as if I 've won a marathon , or a prize , or some huge event that I 've been training for for months . |
| 29 | Do you realise , that I 've been soldiering longer than anything else since I was a schoolboy ? |
| 30 | It 's because of that interest , and those letters , that I 've been sent to do a special report . ’ |