Example sentences of "[vb -s] be [verb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Approval is given for something that has been done so the management arrow is somewhat behind the broken arrow . |
| 2 | Once the management task has been defined then the type of information required can be identified . |
| 3 | The marsh has been drained so the water forms a lake with small islands for birds and wildlife . |
| 4 | Our approach to interest rate risk has been to manage actively the balance between floating-rate and fixed-rate debt . |
| 5 | If an announcement has been prepared then the response to a leak should be more effective than in the event of having to deal with the situation at short notice . |
| 6 | Shimon Samuels , meanwhile , has been lobbying both the German and French governments , questioning their lack of endeavour in hunting down suspects . |
| 7 | The effect of Japanese competition in some industries in the past has been to reduce drastically the size of those industries and in some cases ( eg motor cycles ) virtually eliminate the industries altogether . |
| 8 | So now he is my enemy , I have touched his pride , and he has been waiting only the moment to humiliate me … ’ |
| 9 | The object of orders for discovery under the Supreme Court and County Courts Acts is to bring forward the time for the disclosure of relevant documents in a personal injury action by , to use the wording of RSC Ord 24 , r7A , a " likely " party from the stage after action to the stage before action , and to require disclosure after the commencement of proceedings by someone who is not a party to the proceedings at all , eg , a health authority ( Walker v Eli Lilley & Co ( 1986 ) The Times , 1 May ) . |