Example sentences of "[prep] [det] have been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One result of that has been a proposal I made in 1983 with Jim Hartle of the University of California at Santa Barbara : that both time and space are finite in extent , but they do n't have any boundary or edge . |
| 2 | Last year was the centenary of the Borough Charters , so on the one hand I was trying to restore the traditions of the thing — erm we tried to reintroduce some of the pomp and ceremonial — and then on the other hand I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I 've set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of Youth Club type evening provision in the town . |
| 3 | And then on the other hand , I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities , and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of youth club type evening provision in the town . |
| 4 | One result of this has been a contraction in the value that venture capitalists can put on for particular businesses . |
| 5 | One consequence of this has been a distrust of geometric intuition and the downgrading of geometry by educationalists over the past 50 years or so . |
| 6 | The predictable result of this has been a plethora of cases in which the courts have been called upon to rule in what circumstances an assault may be described as sexual . |
| 7 | What they have combined with this has been a church growth philosophy that has been remarkably successful . |
| 8 | Linked to this have been a series of vigorous campaigns against paedophile organisations , including the use of the conspiracy laws . |
| 9 | The rooms , erm we 've tried to this has been a bit tied up since the broadcast , we 've tried to have it fairly cluttery so that kids for instance if they 're not used to sheep , can come and come and have a sniff of of of er you know . |
| 10 | In 799 Ealdorman Moll , whose name may have family associations , was killed by the urgent orders of King Eardwulf ; and Ealhmund , said by some to have been a son of King Alhred , was seized by Eardwulf 's men and put to death in 800 . |