Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] been [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I know everyone has been drinking Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon for ages , but Bulgaria has much more to offer , with original grape varieties such as Melnik , Gamza and Mavrud which are not grown elsewhere . |
| 2 | In terms of bed numbers it has substantially more relative to population than either London or New York , but like them has been closing short stay beds steadily since the mid-1970s . |
| 3 | The objective of the other forms of nationalization was clearly similar and the effect of each of them has been to reduce foreign ownership in the corporate sector to a relatively modest level . |
| 4 | Nothing has been decided either way . ’ |
| 5 | One example of an hypothesis which has been given serious attention in recent years is the possible link between electromagnetic fields generated by high-voltage power lines or supply cables and ill health . |
| 6 | The group , which has been given 18 bins , is building setts to replace those dug-up by badger-baiters . |
| 7 | Another facet of the problem of rural services , which has been given considerable publicity in England , is the demise of the village retail store due to economies of scale and retailing and stringent food hygiene regulations . |
| 8 | The valley is the habitat of at least 21 species of the insect , which has been highlighted this month by a travelling exhibition . |
| 9 | The valley is the habitat of at least 21 species of the insect , which has been highlighted this month by a travelling exhibition . |
| 10 | Until it is quite inescapable that inside the three barrels , distributed , playing together a familiar tune which has been heard three times before , are the TRAGEDIANS . |
| 11 | This weekend 's referendum was supposed to be the Bosnian Serbs ' last word on the Vance-Owen peace plan , which has been rejected three times by their self-styled parliament . |
| 12 | It 's being tested at Blackthorn railway bridge near Bicestesr , which has been hit four times in the past year . |
| 13 | The committee also decided in future to pay the CAB quarterly grants in advance , rather than in arrears which has been causing some cash flow problems . |
| 14 | And still to come is Replay Theatre Company , with its current production ‘ The Zoo Story ’ , which has been touring special schools around the province . |
| 15 | A Bosnian art gallery , which has been bombed nine times since the civil war started , has been recreated in Cheltenham . |
| 16 | For this up-dated version of the Romeo and Juliet story , producer Michael Poynor has assembled a large , youthful cast which has been rehearsing all summer . |
| 17 | A famous film clip , which has been shown countless times , shows a NICRA supporter in front of the police line , appealing for restraint before suddenly doubling up , apparently in agony . |
| 18 | Singapore is also home to Asia 's first International Monetary Exchange ( SIMEX ) , which has been trading financial futures since 1984 . |
| 19 | In a few cases I realised with surprise my growing frustration was due to my inability to interject my own comments into the workshop ( which has been filmed several years previously ) . |
| 20 | By their nature such inquiries do not fit one of the requisites of classical adjudication , which has been termed strong responsiveness . |
| 21 | An aerospace company which has been making large numbers of workers redundant has won a two hundred million pound order . |
| 22 | An aerospace company which has been making large numbers of workers redundant has won a two hundred million pound order . |
| 23 | And the conservative group is running the council in the sense that labour has scrambled , obviously over the last few days , to reduce its tax level to something closer to the tories and I 'm going to stand with my fellow liberal democrats tonight and vote for a higher figure because , not only because I think that there 's sort of things we want to do in our budget , are b are b are better and and would be better done than not done , but because I think there 's a fundamental political ethical issue here and it 's one which has been confronting this country for a great many years and which is going to be crucial in the next election . |
| 24 | Conversely , a local authority which has been refused financial resources can attempt to reverse this state of affairs by embarrassing the central department . |
| 25 | Cos nobody 's been sent any notices for it or notified about it . |
| 26 | Appointments announced by the York Diocese include the Rev Catherine Durnford , assistant curate at Whitby , who has been appointed assistant curate at Redcar ; the Rev Christopher Morgan becomes vicar of St Hilda 's , York , and the Rev Simon Wright has been re-appointed Rural Dean of Middlesbrough for five years . |
| 27 | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga , who has been appointed acting president and will probably get the job permanently because the UNP has enough votes in parliament to secure it for him , is an unassuming 71-year-old compromise candidate . |
| 28 | In Ariel ( 15 ) a miner who has been made redundant heads south to Helsinki and falls in love . |
| 29 | In it , a miner who has been made redundant heads south to Helsinki and falls in love . |
| 30 | He takes over from PHILIP SWANN who has been made assistant director ( adult services ) . |