Example sentences of "[noun] has [been] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Professor Peter Warren of the Classics Department has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Society for Cretan Historical Studies . |
| 32 | This department has been running an experimental scheme called project . |
| 33 | Scarborough 's fishing industry has been given a big boost thanks to shoals of scallops . |
| 34 | This industry has been spending a great deal of money lobbying intensively in Brussels and Strasbourg to reduce restrictions of their trade . |
| 35 | Professor Roger Falconer has been appointed an Overseas External Assessor and Advisor to the Hong Kong Research Grants Council . |
| 36 | This effect has been given a special significance in the writings of E.P . |
| 37 | Since then Spool Setting has been given an expanded nightshift , resulting in a smoother operation and a reliable twenty four hour despatch service to customers . |
| 38 | Peer review has been having a hard time recently , while there is still widespread anger that the UGC 's devastating 1981 economies were resolved with little or no explanation of the philosophy behind them . |
| 39 | But let's not ignore the fact that , despite this , rock has been undergoing a certain process of feminisation over the last couple of years . |
| 40 | Since then Milton Keynes has been called a brilliant success , and a place with no heart or soul . |
| 41 | Marples has been given a free transfer by manager John Ward , even though he still has a year of his contract to go . |
| 42 | ‘ Between now and meeting Fergie and Andy , Johnny has been playing a double game . |
| 43 | Interim reporting has been attracting a great deal of attention over the past year . |
| 44 | Their friendship has been called a unique political ménage à trois . |
| 45 | The former secretary at Swindon Town football club has been given a suspended jail sentence for conspiring to cheat the Inland Revenue . |
| 46 | In the meantime , the Examination Committee has been investing a good deal of effort in communicating with tutors , students , and training organisations about what is being tested in the examinations , by , for example , issuing definitions and illustrations of the skills assessed . |
| 47 | Aid for environmental planning in developing countries has been designated a top priority . |
| 48 | The campaign has been given an extra edge as it is one of the many school ‘ constituencies ’ throughout Britain to be featured on the BBC 's Newsround programme . |
| 49 | Former Newcastle reserve full back Andrew Cole has been offered a one-year contract . |
| 50 | The 84-year-old Oscar-winner has been fighting a losing battle against failing sight for the past year . |
| 51 | Bill and Hillary 's only child has been assigned a secret service agent to protect her while she attends public school near Little Rock . |
| 52 | ‘ You know , St. David , that Welsh rugby has been having a terrible time lately . |
| 53 | The local parish council has been debating a possible site since nineteen sixty-four . |
| 54 | The local parish council has been debating a possible site since nineteen sixty-four . |
| 55 | Warrington Borough Council has been given a detailed outline of Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
| 56 | Warrington Council has been given a detailed presentation on Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
| 57 | Britain 's champion in the sport has been lending a helping hand . |
| 58 | Chris Dick of Linguaphone , which has a joint venture in Russia , reports that to the familiar problems of inflation , bureaucracy and foreign exchange has been added a new threat , piracy , now ‘ an enormous problem ’ . |
| 59 | Even in large firms the reality of consensual decision-making has been dubbed a ceremonial ritual which merely persuades those most affected to feel they are participants . |
| 60 | Central South has been shown a strongly-worded letter sent by the Director of Social Services Ray Jones to Wiltshire 's Chief Constable Walter Girven . |