Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] they have be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He was diving with his wife Deborah they had been married 15 days off the resort town of Byron Bay , 400 miles north of Sydney .
2 In all previous stratification systems they have been able to divert blame from themselves for their lowly status by providing reasons for their failure .
3 As it was , the wiring system they had was worthless .
4 By constantly shuffling alliances with smaller satellite parties they have been able to prevent the left from taking office .
5 A group of evangelical youth organisations wanted to find a way to send 18–23 year olds they had been involved in discipling to put their faith to work .
6 The dead young men on them were covered by the nylon parachutes they had been unable to use to save their lives .
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