Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] have [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The areas in which slavery or serfdom had been of marginal importance or genuinely ‘ uneconomic ’ — e.g. northern and southern Russia or the border states and the south-west in the United States — adjusted readily to its liquidation . |
| 2 | It was awkward , too , from the sales point of view , that Richard had been aboard one of these barges when he got knocked over the head . |
| 3 | It is certainly not true of Arab public opinion which has long ago accepted the ‘ linkage ’ that Washington has been at such pains to discount . |
| 4 | It was obvious that Bonard had been to considerable trouble to arrange for the members of his class to meet people with similar interests to their own . |
| 5 | Sentencing McPherson , the judge , Lord Cameron , said he accepted that McPherson had been in some part less responsible for the violence to Mr O'Donnell that evening , but added : ‘ Nevertheless you played a full part in luring him into the hands of those who were responsible for repeated acts of a bizarre and terrible character upon him . ’ |
| 6 | Although reveille had been at 0400 hours , the landing would not be made until first light at 0850 . |
| 7 | It is a struggle to paint grasses in a true watercolour technique and the purist may well react against the use of white and acrylic here , but I have found a release from the restrictions of technique through this method and comfort myself with the knowledge that white has been in common use by artists throughout the history of watercolour painting . |
| 8 | ‘ You never did tell me just exactly what you and Marianne had been to each other in the past . ’ |
| 9 | The winding-sheet with its top- and bottom-knots had been in steady decline during the last quarter of the seventeenth century , its place being taken by the open-backed long-sleeved shift with draw-strings at wrist and neck , either with or without an integral hood . |
| 10 | This does not mean that the objective differences in wealth and income have been in any way reduced , but relationships have become easier and more informal . |
| 11 | I was in the Lion , fortnight ago , Sunday dinnertime and lads had been on this er bike ride , you know for some children |
| 12 | She supposed most normal people in a situation like the one she and Alan had been in all day , would have ended up in bed together , here in this comfortable bed at Rose Cottage . |
| 13 | Brian , you and Kerrie have been in temporary accommodation since January 1991 . |
| 14 | She wondered again what her grandfather 's thoughts and feelings had been in those few days at Dudley House . |
| 15 | I am a family man , and mine has been of great help to me . |
| 16 | First , The World Bank estimates that between 90 and 95 per cent of public investment in agriculture since World War II in Mexico and Peru has been in irrigated agriculture , and practically none in watershed management . |
| 17 | Recently Princess Jeeta and Jamila had been in funereal moods , not for a second allowing Anwar to enjoy the pleasure of his tyranny . |
| 18 | … in recent weeks , Bush and Major have been under some pressure from the families of people who died at Lockerbie . |
| 19 | It would not have been so light a thing to her if Hotspur had been among those dour-faced lordlings clattering through the streets of Shrewsbury with their shame . |
| 20 | The improved relationships between the school , the parents , the child guidance service , social work and others has been of immense and profound benefit . |
| 21 | To visit their former homes and lands had been like touching history . |
| 22 | Both Father and Mother had been through difficult times financially in their twenties but Father had founded a fine family business in London which flourished and while both of them were wise and sensible about money there was never any lack of it and funds were available for anything that would widen our horizons and education . |
| 23 | Among these colour and texture have been of prime importance , but durability has always been valued in civilized societies concerned with maintaining wealth . |
| 24 | But Karen had been on these holidays before . |
| 25 | ‘ It seems like a lifetime ago , ’ smiles Don , ‘ I would love , of course , to be the first choice goalkeeper but Damien has been in tremendous form and he 's the best around in my book ’ |
| 26 | The main developments since interactionism have been in phenomenological , Marxist and feminist sociology . |
| 27 | Mum always bragged about never borrowing off anyone but I had noticed that since Dad had been on short time she seemed to have more money than ever to spend and was getting more friendly with the neighbours she could not stand as a rule . |
| 28 | Instead she asked Stan whether Shildon had been in that night . |