Example sentences of "[art] [noun] have been [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is currently considered that a House consisting of some 650 members is appropriate ; the figure has been between 600 and 650 for many decades although there is nothing magic about this particular size . |
| 2 | In the post-war period , expenditure on the military has been between 5 and 10 per cent of GDP . |
| 3 | She carried their drinks into the living room and asked Ralph if he had managed to see his solicitor ; the appointment had been at 2 p.m . |
| 4 | Ballistics experts proved the pellets had been from two air rifles found in Dines ' car . |
| 5 | The last occasion upon which a Canadian Prime Minister had attempted to use the British monarch to alter the composition of the Senate had been in 1874 , when Queen Victoria had rejected a request from Alexander Mackenzie . |
| 6 | A measure of your success in a coaching session is when the subordinate feels the discussion has been between two equals and that together you have arrived at the best course of action . |
| 7 | The detainees had been among 115 signatories of an open letter to Siyad Barre which called for a negotiated end to civil war , respect for human and civil rights , and multiparty elections . |