Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] been [adj] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Biopic roles have always been popular with the Academy . |
| 2 | Hitherto , the ecumenical gatherings had chiefly been concerned with theological issues , even if matters of discipline such as the manner of determining the date of Easter had crept in . |
| 3 | Asians have always been clever with their vegetables . |
| 4 | Conservative governments have never been concerned with reducing such inequalities , while Labour governments have been , at best , unclear and lukewarm and , at worst , as hostile or indifferent as Conservative governments . |
| 5 | Feminists and other progressives have always been uncomfortable with the whole notion of morality , viewing it as an essentially conservative concept that has been used to bolster traditional modes of thinking and undermine efforts for change . |
| 6 | The R.S.P.C.A. and the National Union of Mineworkers have both been involved with this form of contempt in recent years . |
| 7 | Bought deals have only been possible with Big Bang and the advent of large well capitalised securities firms , but the risks being taken on are extremely large . |
| 8 | Geographers have traditionally been concerned with the relationship between settlements and the physical and/or natural background . |
| 9 | In recent months bilateral relations had also been concerned with the withdrawal , due to be completed by December 1994 , of more than 370,000 Soviet troops from eastern Germany . |
| 10 | Financial accounting techniques have traditionally been concerned with the stewardship function , narrowly defined . |
| 11 | In practice this second exception is unimportant because bearer securities have never been popular with English investors or English companies and are rarely issued and hardly ever in respect of shares , as opposed to bearer bonds , ( i.e. debentures ) which are sometimes issued to attract Continental investors who have a traditional liking for securities in bearer form . |
| 12 | Lawyers have traditionally been generous with their time and talents , more so than any other profession except , perhaps , medicine , and they are accustomed to rendering assistance to those who are genuinely unable to afford professional fees . |
| 13 | In the nineteenth century architects had largely been concerned with special buildings produced for civic , commercial , ecclesiastical and landowner clients . |
| 14 | Salaries had never been comparable with others in the record industry ; the smaller , more agreeable , ‘ cottage industry ’ atmosphere of the company had always been held up as compensation for a parsimonious attitude to wages . |