Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] have [adv] [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ I travel an awful lot with my career but I have always kept up my links with Derry and the football club has always been such a part of me . ’ |
| 2 | The outlook for the bedroom musician has never been brighter : technology that was once the exclusive domain of Tangerine Dream or the Art Of Noise is now within reach of almost everyone . |
| 3 | Relations between the SFC and the stock exchange had historically been poor , and the government feared that the timing of the crisis could mean a collision with local financial interests , at a particularly sensitive political juncture with direct elections due in September . |
| 4 | In the schools the needs for AIDS education has never been greater . |
| 5 | The need for a national and international AIDS charity has never been greater . |
| 6 | The growth of imports has been over 11 per cent p.a. whereas export growth has only been 7.7 per cent p.a. , and if one considers exports and imports of goods other than oil products then the figures are 13 per cent p.a. import growth and 9 per cent p.a. export growth . |
| 7 | The fixed fee interview scheme has not been successful . |
| 8 | When the fire fighting and rescue team had crashed the gates and raced into the grounds , the killer pack had not been far away . |
| 9 | THAT S when Ill be convinced some gypsy scum fan has nt been doctoring Wilkos cornflakes ( or something ) . |
| 10 | Cotton wool has always been useful for cleaning and washing babies , but it 's never been particularly convenient — until now . |
| 11 | WHO TO WATCH While the best that chart music can manage in the way of band names is Black Box , the pub circuit has always been ripe with imaginative handles . |
| 12 | In January 1946 bread rationing had recently been re- introduced , the franc had just been devalued , inflation was galloping , and Indochina was in crisis . |
| 13 | Up to this point research in machine chess had all been basic , in the sense of having no very obvious point to it . |
| 14 | Cockney ruffian culture has n't been able to progress on the swaggering menace , social quirks , pithy observation and deranged vignettes detailed in the impressive collection of tunes played out here under the giant M erected in Finsbury Park . |
| 15 | The Home Office has also been remiss about security devices , an important subject that has been debated at length today . |
| 16 | The tussle for the team award has rarely been tighter and with four to count Striders were clear winners with Sammy Doherty finishing fourth . |
| 17 | Spit and polish and the mindless regime of kit preparation have never been guiding principles in the Light Division ; nonetheless , each recruit takes a pride in his appearance and is at pains to ensure that his turnout is of the highest standard . |
| 18 | THE ACOUSTIC of Birmingham Town Hall has never been kind to the mistier recesses of Debussy and Ravel . |
| 19 | It would seem that the restoration profession has not been able to keep its nerve in the face of the rapidly growing attention it has received in recent years , and is reacting in an undisciplined way . |
| 20 | The sexual and class inequalities in this form of retirement pension have always been substantial . |
| 21 | For the staff at Slimbridge the evening feed has always been one of the highlights of the day . |
| 22 | Job evaluation has long been popular in the private sector as a way of formally assessing the relative value of different jobs — and it is frequently used as a basis for deciding pay . |
| 23 | Dave Berrow , who has had committments to his Browing Starlets side which has cost him the chance to fish some possible points earning events , admits that the draw bag has n't been kind to him for quite a while . |
| 24 | Okay , so er , transport technology has certainly been important in er , increasing trade . |
| 25 | The response from midwives , health visitors , and paediatricians to the education programme has generally been positive and has helped in the practical implementation of the test . |
| 26 | Organ jazz has long been club-trendy , but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and John Patton . |
| 27 | The cashmere shawl had n't been expensive . |
| 28 | The , the next point w the , an additional point was , in discussion with the Cathedral Council , the Cathedral Council have always been interested , and the church commissioners , have always been interested in having a water supply to the cemetery . |
| 29 | The problem 's arisen because surface water has n't been able to drain away . |
| 30 | Critics , moreover , argue that sacrifices in service quality have sometimes been necessary to obtain savings . |