Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] have been [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , not all recent pub refurbishments have been in this vein . |
| 2 | Strictly speaking , marriage does not contribute directly to population change , but , because of its association with the legitimacy of births in most countries , marriage rates have been of some interest . |
| 3 | Traditional peg tiles have been in great demand since the storms of the past few years , so for Tenterden tile makers Spicer , the clouds had a silver lining . |
| 4 | American bond yields have been at 20-year lows , and shares are expensive . |
| 5 | It is difficult to assess exactly how important such credit effects have been in this recession . |
| 6 | Irvin and Martin 's assessment techniques have been in great demand abroad , even as the British science establishment closes ranks against it . |
| 7 | As Table 6.1 b shows , however , bus journeys have been in rapid decline , and as a consequence ‘ many rural bus services have been reduced severely in frequency and part routes and whole routes have been withdrawn ’ ( Knowles , 1978 , 668 ) . |
| 8 | Anti-terrorist squad officers have been on maximum alert for several months and have been expecting ‘ a spectacular ’ IRA bomb in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 9 | Fire crews have been at full stretch dealing with flooded houses mainly in the Cotswolds . |