Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] have been [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fax machines have been around for many years and the obvious benefit of being able to transmit documents and graphics by telephone is by no means newly perceived . |
| 2 | During the year the Nikkei Average index had failed to rise above the 26,000 mark , compared with some 39,000 at the end of 1989 , and operating revenues had been down by 23 per cent during the six months to September . |
| 3 | Then he discovered Ash had been beforehand with him . |
| 4 | I know Paul 's been down to Percy Saint John 's and they are quite far ahead believe it or not they have got separate sheets for most subjects and we 'll able to do that English at pri Spring Gardens is good , so it maths because that was actually dealt with by erm Barbara |
| 5 | I went to Scotland Yard this morning and saw an Inspector and told him all about our suspicions , and about how we knew Nigel had been down at Streatley that Saturday — ’ |
| 6 | No er I th I thought Mr had been here before now , but he 's a very busy man you know , he 'll be coming . |
| 7 | ‘ And you 're fingering Billy to have been here on Sunday on some sort of animal liberation commando raid ? ’ |
| 8 | Hand dragged furniture had been around since the 18th century . |
| 9 | Lick and stick stamps have been around since the 1840s , but by the turn of the century it 's thought self-adhesives will be the norm . |
| 10 | Aircrew cameraderie has been much in evidence , the atomosphere relaxed . |