Example sentences of "[conj] have been [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pathogenesis of the disease has always been controversial , but considerable circumstantial evidence exists to support the suggestion that it is due to implantation of endometrium that has been refluxed down the fallopian tube at menstruation . |
| 2 | ‘ And when you look at some of their shops and you see the same old wooden table that has been sitting out the front for months priced at £10 , or £20 , you realise the money has got to be coming from somewhere else — and we know it 's coming from knocking . ’ |
| 3 | Erm , but , having been supported by each chief officer and general manager , you will see in paragraph eleven of the report , the various actions that have been taken over the last twelve months or so , and I would like to pick out particular the fact , that chief officers are now , operating or required to have effective arrangements for achieving equal opportunity in employment in their department or unit . |
| 4 | He hung his medal in the shop , decided it would be nice to have a few more , and has been pounding out the miles since . |
| 5 | Parole was not a new idea , having existed in parts of the United States since early in the twentieth century , and had been canvassed down the years . |
| 6 | ‘ We decided to suspend treatment for a while but have been put on the waiting list at the Ulster . |