Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] have been part [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one time the Kaszubians and their Pomeranian kin had been part of a powerful independent principality : their territory had stretched from the gulf of Danzig westwards to Słupsk ( Stolp ) and the river Słupia ( Stolpe ) , where the small town of Dębnica Kaszubska ( literally : Kaszubian Oaks ) still survives . |
| 2 | Apparently , an old oak chest had been part of the family 's possessions for generations and bore an inscription inside the lid which said in effect , ‘ Whoever removes this chest from Appleby Hall , ill luck will befall them . ’ |
| 3 | For Brazil , which had been the US 's chief Latin American ally among surrounding neutrals in World War II , the decline of the bipolar alliance system has been part of a long , slow process of growing mutual disenchantment . |
| 4 | The rubbish tip has been part of the scene since we moved to our market street seven years ago . |
| 5 | In his time Taylor has been part of the North-East 's industrial traditional first as managing director of the now defunct Head facility at Stockton and later at Aycliffe-based Eaton Axles . |
| 6 | The Christmas tree has been part of the festivities in Britain since the last century . |