Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] have be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Fernando had been playing by himself — her heart bled for him ! |
| 2 | John Dalton eventually elicited the truth of his identity from him and offered him sanctuary as a hermit in his own home ( perhaps Richard had been reconnoitring in his disappearance before dinner ) and at his own expense . |
| 3 | The prospects would have been even brighter if only Russia had been blessed with a less benighted tsar . |
| 4 | But so far only Brodsworth has been taken in this way and the signs are that English Heritage , which is under severe financial pressure , is not likely to take on many , if any , further houses . |
| 5 | Hitherto Theodoric had been regarded by the emperor as the senior figure in the barbarian west : now Clovis was to supplant him . |
| 6 | I had a call from Doris and apparently Lillie 's been saving from her daughter , is that right ? |
| 7 | So America has been pushed towards action , but not the sort that Europe wants . |
| 8 | Perhaps Harriet had been roused by Pringle 's stentorian cry . |
| 9 | He was working against time ; he had promised Browne that he would complete the play by the summer , and already Browne had been negotiating with Rudolf Bing , the director of the Edinburgh Festival , to have The Cocktail Party performed as part of that year 's event . |
| 10 | Thus BT has been provided with competition in part of the market , although the bulk of its services still face no competition . |
| 11 | Anyway Ricky had been buttonholed outside the church by the gay Vicar and scores of eager ladies . |
| 12 | The Smith family are everywhere , of course , so it is no surprise that over the years more Smiths have been dismissed by Smiths in Test cricket than any other self-destructing name . |
| 13 | A SECOND 3D seismic survey covering offshore Vietnam has been completed by XFI . |
| 14 | Both Germanys have been run in the name of the people — the GDR as a ‘ socialist democracy ’ , governed by the dictatorship of the proletariat , and the Federal Republic on the stated principle that ‘ all authority emanates from the people ’ . |
| 15 | In January 1326 Isabella wrote to Bishop Stratford , now back in England , indicating that she would not return until both Despensers had been banished from court . |
| 16 | The Goldsmith plan to break up BAT has been overtaken by BAT 's decision to do the job itself . |
| 17 | Clearly Leopold had been interceding on Wolfgang 's behalf , in the hope of getting him home and back under his jurisdiction as soon as possible . |
| 18 | For some years now Pecham had been lecturing in Rome where he was noted for his austerity , his learning and his authoritarianism . |
| 19 | Now Tendulkar has been replaced by West Indies ’ skipper Richie Richardson ( above ) |
| 20 | Today , Abul Ismail had stayed at her side , and now Nicholas had been banished from the sickroom . |
| 21 | But now EMI has been accused of exploiting its workforce — in particular , by deliberately sacking casual staff before they 've worked there for two years , thereby depriving them of statutory redundancy pay and other employment rights . |
| 22 | ‘ We were , but now Felipe has been captured by the Rainford woman . |
| 23 | Mrs Meikle said just two days ago Graham had been seen in a local pub . |
| 24 | Carry On Columbus has been made by the original Carry On creators , executive producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas . |
| 25 | I believe what the Newcastle local authority tells me , because I know only too well how Gateshead has been affected by Government cuts which the local authority has been forced to implement . |
| 26 | M. Grimaud told her how Nîmes had been settled by the veterans of Octavius 's victory over Antony and Cleopatra , whose names , Antonin , Numa , Flavien , Adrien , persisted , even today , as did the emblem of the defeat of the serpent of old Nile , the Nîmes chained crocodile . |
| 27 | She knew how Donna had been banking on one of the boys being a good match , and it seemed neither of them were . |
| 28 | This paper tells how AEA has been transformed from its early mission-orientated governmental role to being a commercially motivated , competitive , customer-driven enterprise — and one of the leading scientific and engineering services businesses in the world . |
| 29 | Two runs earlier Sidhu had been dropped by Reiffel in the gully off McDermott : it was the 29th chance dropped by the home side in the series , nine of them off McDermott . |
| 30 | Recalling how Meh'Lindi had been violated on that other occasion , Jaq feared for her sanity once her psychic hood was removed . |