Example sentences of "[conj] [det] have been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that case , how does the hon. Gentleman explain how , under both the Labour Government and the Conservative Government , inward investment has been at its peak when there has been a floating currency , where that has been a possibility ? |
| 2 | Edmonds ( 1962 ) also says that this has been a problem throughout the 150 years of the Inspectorate . |
| 3 | And erm the only other outstanding sponsor from last year was Northern Rock and that has been a bit of a qu a problem because er it 's , we have n't had a closing gala event which might attract them but just recently erm Paul who as you know performed last year with his band so er well er is , had rang me and said that they are doing something in Venice and they could in fact take the boat to Hull rather than to Dover and bring it here and I 'm , so I 'm working on the assumption that we might have that . |
| 4 | In the past I have had to carry all my stuff with me and that has been a drag . |
| 5 | Would be suitable by anybody 's standard whether locally or by er centrally do n't volunteer either because they find working with councillors and local officials particularly in recent years when local authorities have become much more party political and that 's been a pity , or the suitable people are too busy running their own businesses . |
| 6 | If that had been a bit harder then |
| 7 | Now , if that had been a finance company , I would have paid a damn sight more . |
| 8 | First , we can investigate empirically the consequences of alternative assumptions about incidence , and this has been a feature of the work of Musgrave et al. |
| 9 | It was it 's a previous budget decision , I want to make that point , it was made before the last budget , and this has been a sort of a year of negotiations , that 's the first point and |
| 10 | If this had been a reflection of basic principles of justice there could have been little cause for complaint , but in fact an examination of the position shows clearly that this was not the case . |
| 11 | Victory was all too easy in this lopsided match and if this had been a boxing contest it would have surely been stopped after barely a quarter of the game had elapsed . |
| 12 | The issue is whether the bank can be in any better position than Mr. Aboody if , when Mr. Aboody was acting on its behalf , Mr. Aboody exerted ( or , if this had been a class 2 case , was presumed to have exerted ) undue influence . |
| 13 | But that had been a piercing of her body , a searing of her mind — but this encounter had been the captivation of her soul . |
| 14 | The most elaborate response for broad-ranging rationalisation had come from Britain in 1952 with the Eden Plan , but this had been a response to Britain 's anxiety about what the little Europe of the Six might achieve . |
| 15 | But this has been a year when the English selectors , with the Olympics in mind , have encouraged Julie to concentrate more on her doubles play . |
| 16 | But this has been a year when the English selectors , with the Olympics in mind , have encouraged Julie to concentrate more on her doubles play . |
| 17 | I 'm far more phlegmatic and appreciate the value of people , but this has been a waste of a couple of years , prime working time , and I 'd like those back . ’ |
| 18 | Thank you Chairman and Town Clerk and Councillors for attending that meeting because this has been a problem here for so long that I think all of us would be delighted to see it resolved to the er satisfaction of the local residents . |
| 19 | The lack of financial resources affects the quantity of projects which can be undertaken in the city , and with about £2.5 million in their pockets ( Glasgow spent around £40 million last year ) , I asked Lewis Clohossey , organiser at the Dublin European City of Culture office , whether this had been a hindrance . |