Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] have [been] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The British people have not been allowed to express their views through a referendum , although the trend in opinion as measured by opinion polls has been firmly against a Federalist structure .
2 Whatever the outcome , CRII-RAD are highly critical of CEA in the affair and say that the official CEA figures have been well below the real plutonium levels at the site .
3 Despite differences of emphasis between different unions , union policies have been overwhelmingly in favour of technological change , while at the same time seeking increased involvement in the process of change to " maximise the benefits and minimise the costs " of such changes .
4 He noticed that when local church leaders had been away for Bible School training , they ceased to tell stories in their preaching .
5 At the same time problems have been much in evidence .
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