Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun prp] have [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A title for Jim Molyneaux has been speculated upon — it will fall in his lap whenever he wants to retire — but certainly the Government is not likely to offend unionist sensibilities for a time at least . |
| 2 | In a journey back through the history of crime and delinquency , Pearson shows that for generations Britain has been plagued by the same problems and fears as today . |
| 3 | The search for Dennis Garvey has been stepped up after a post mortem revealed his wife had died from hammer blows to the head . |
| 4 | This came shortly after wife Gabrielle had been granted a decree nisi in a divorce court , while Crawford was rehearsing at the London Palladium for a Royal Variety Performance , which included excerpts from Billy . |
| 5 | During May Lin had been sentenced to a 22-month term in prison for his involvement in a 1989 peaceful political protest . |
| 6 | Since then , the rebels and the armed forces of Sierra Leone have been locked in combat . |
| 7 | Further south , the coastal merchants of west Africa had been trading with Europe for several centuries . |
| 8 | We 're simply saying that it 's not been demonstrated that regeneration of West Yorkshire 's been taken into account . |
| 9 | We 're not saying the figure 's necessarily excessive , we 're simply looking to see how regeneration of West Yorkshire 's been taken into account , if at all . |
| 10 | The port of La Sabina has been extended and modernised in the last couple of years and is home to many a fancy yacht . |
| 11 | The bank side land acquired as a result of the clearances of the 1930s has been left as public recreational space but the river top site acquired in the early 1960s with the clearance of Dockwray Square has been redeveloped , twice , first as flatted council housing in the 1960s . |
| 12 | The mosaics of S. Sophia have been covered by layers of painted plaster over the centuries ; in most places it is two inches thick . |
| 13 | Geological mapping of the well-exposed coastal sections of south-west Scotland has been completed ; the tectonic , biostratigraphical and lithostratigraphical correlations established within the greywackesiltstone-shale ( turbidite ) sequences now provide the essential framework for the mapping of less well-exposed areas inland . |
| 14 | The comment concerned the standard of opposition Leeds have been facing during this unbeaten run and in particular the last match . |
| 15 | The cataloguing of the papers of Ruthven Todd has been completed . |
| 16 | The objectives of Rolls Royce had been met — a group of highly intelligent , well-motivated students had had a good experience of the engineering industry , and their interest in an engineering career had , by their own account , been greatly increased as a result . |
| 17 | The fortunes of Levi Strauss have been restored by junk bonds arranged by Salomon Brothers . |
| 18 | Two conflicting assessments of Edward Coleman have been made — a favourable one by Principal James Beart Simonds , his one-time pupil at the College , in a biographical sketch published in his own old age , and an unfavourable one by Sir Frederick Smith in his History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps . |
| 19 | On a couple of goals Dorigo had been dragged right in beyond the centre of the pitch , with the other defenders no-where , and where did Speed get to , it is part of his job to help/cover the left back . |
| 20 | Regional Railways : Ticketing the local train to take an ever The ghost of Dr Beeching has been cast out on the provincial railways . |
| 21 | The newest building in the centre of Qara Tappah had been built in 1934 . |
| 22 | THE MAN whose effort and vision was behind the creation of Theatr Clwyd has been nominated for a top award . |
| 23 | On some days the top of Pea Hill has been bathed in brilliant sunshine , while the valley of the River Wear ahead has been awash in a sea of grey , with tentacles of fog creeping outwards along hedges and gulleys into fields . |
| 24 | The German defences north of South Vaagsö had been bombed by three Blenheims an hour or so earlier , no doubt adding to the confusion at the German 181 Division 's headquarters for they had no clear picture of events and a patrol sent down from the northern defences lost two men at the road-block . |
| 25 | Other areas of South Wales have been blighted for years , while renewed threats are now being made to cut open parts of Clwyd 's countryside . |
| 26 | However , since 1970 the large cities and industrial towns in parts of South Wales have been losing rather than gaining people , as the traditional industries linked with mining and metal smelting have declined . |
| 27 | In 1391 the castle of St Briavels and the Forest of Dean were given to Thomas , Duke of Gloucester to hold in tail male , and in 1398 the forest of Rutland to Edward , Duke of Albermarle : by 1405 the Somerset forests of Neroche , Exmoor , Mendip and the park of North Petherton had been granted away to the Earl of March . |
| 28 | The trial of Winnie Mandela had been marked by intense media and public interest , and was widely seen as having brought about the collapse of her personal popularity among ANC followers . |
| 29 | The name of Hillside Avenue has been changed and the site of the homes on which the aircraft came to rest is now part of Boydfield Avenue . |
| 30 | When last heard of Uncle Charles had been keeping a Malaysian girl less than half his.age in a Vancouver penthouse but George managed to recall some less interesting small-talk and like winged seeds the conversation spiralled delicately down to business . |