Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] have been put [prep] " in BNC.

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1 For Marx , the value of a commodity is determined by the total amount of labour that has been put into it and this labour ‘ constitutes exactly the fund out of which surplus value , or profit is formed ’ .
2 Here in the huge cathedral I was put in mind of all the oppression that had been put in motion with the words , ‘ You are all God 's children . ’
3 Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right
4 I think Mr Chairman that the r the budget that has been put to all by this side of the house should be supported and I sincerely hope that er we will get support from others in this Council Chamber .
5 At the moment I am examining a large number of detailed proposals that have been put to me .
6 It is important to ensure that the negotiations take account of the whole Community and not simply the northern products that have been put on the table first .
7 She had her own flat , at Coleherne Court off the Old Brompton Road — bought with money that had been put into trust until her eighteenth birthday — which she shared with girlfriends .
8 But his horizons were dramatically broadened when he joined British Steel and was asked by the late Lord Melchett , who was then chairman , to reorganise the fourteen widely dispersed companies that had been put into the same melting pot under the nationalisation programme .
9 Now it seemed to me that one thousand six hundred was initially as a result of survey work or shall we say investigation into the housing waiting list carried out by the York housing department , and I have to say that I have a certain respect for the York housing department , and they have a certain reasonable and good reputation within the region as a housing department , and so there seems to me that there is a gr a there is a potential to underestimate er the the affordable requirement that 's been put to you , another point erm I 'd just like perhaps to seek a little clarification from Mr Curtis , was was unfortunately I was looking something else up or my attention was diverted when he gave some figures for Ryedale and Selby , I think he said , and I 'll happily stand corrected on this , that if you take away the York requirement figure from his ten thousand four hundred for Greater York , then the remainder he would apportion to Selby and Ryedale , so that Selby got four thousand two hundred , sorry , so that Ryedale got four thousand two hundred and Selby got one thousand seven hundred , erm that does n't add up to ten thousand four hundred and I I I in total , and I I wondered where the rest was coming from , if I the point correctly .
10 For , in common with every William Osborne lifeboat , a small mascot lives in the wheelhouse — presented by employees of the yard to illustrate their commitment and the part of their lives that has been put into the boat .
11 This is not only a shocking waste of their talents and skills and energy , but it 's a potent weapon that 's been put in the hands of the building employers and the consequence is , of course , that they 're seeking a twelve month pay and conditions freeze in the industry .
12 To often we have heard of buildings that have been put under capital expenditure and then the revenue has not been available for their use .
13 Five minutes later , however , she became only too aware of other members of staff who were trickling into the social club as their shift ended and suddenly , mindful of the interpretation that had been put on her being with David Markham on the last occasion they had visited the club , she finished her drink and stood up .
14 The problem was that it was NOT cough syrup , but a hefty dose of Thawpit cleansing spirit that had been put into the medicine bottle , probably because it was the left-overs from a bigger can .
15 However , I shall try to answer some of the specific points that have been put to me .
16 Ah , but I think the campaign , the public campaign and the pressure that 's been put on companies have definitely made quite a , quite a difference .
17 The rapidly increasing number of mature students is due largely to the very successful network of access courses that have been put in place in Central and Tayside Regions by the newly created division of Educational Policy and Development .
18 It was felt that VD was naturally confined to the unwashed , unkempt , and morally barren , and , when occasionally seen in the better class of person , resulted from some supreme temptation that had been put before them , for indulgence in whose pleasures they could hardly be blamed .
19 Guidelines have been agreed by management and union representatives and have been put to federal ministers .
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