Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb -s] been [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My objective has been to strengthen recovery by giving help to business . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't appreciate the fact that my grandmother has been taken advantage of . ’ |
| 3 | Although my brief has been to examine animal communication , I am bound to be asked whether the Darwinian approach can add anything to understanding the connections between what animals do and what we do . |
| 4 | In Europe , Dow Corning has a basic plant at Barry in South Wales to which ICI has been supplying methanol from Billingham since 1955 . |
| 5 | From the North West , Mary Paterson reports that the Annual Rally and four teacher-training days came and went successfully , and that they have reluctantly exported Chris Oakes to the Isle of Man , where her husband has been appointed Chief Constable . |
| 6 | Sections 157 and 158 Capital Allowances Act 1990 should also apply so that assets in respect of which Target has been claiming capital allowances are treated as being transferred to Newco at their tax written down value . |
| 7 | In some circumstances , the course of the trial will be such that a witness whose affidavit has been received will after all be required to attend for cross-examination ; this applies no less to witnesses abroad as to those within the jurisdiction . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't tell me your man 's been taking pot shots at a Rembrandt . ’ |
| 9 | Our brief has been to provide distribution equipment that will maintain prepared food at the correct temperature to the point of consumption , so that the consumer receives optimum quality at the optimum levels of hygiene . |