Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] have [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Aug. 3 police in south-west France arrested Stanislao Villanueva Herrera ( also known as Txapu ) whom the authorities claimed had been a leading figure in ETA since the arrests of other leaders in March [ see p. 38823-24 ] . |
| 2 | The production of textiles appears to have been a widespread craft which is probably the best represented in the archaeological record . |
| 3 | Within the post-war period , the two most enduring changes appear to have been a marked transfer from rough pasture to either woodland or farmland , and Parry et al . |
| 4 | If one takes the views of the architects explicitly asked this question in the AMERG survey then the reforms seem to have been a mixed blessing ( 42 per cent thinking them to be beneficial and 29 per cent not to be ) . |
| 5 | In archaeological literature , goods imported in small quantities have often been studied under the general term of ‘ prestige goods ’ , and , as such , control over these resources appears to have been a major factor in the rise and fall of early social hierarchies ( Friedman and Rowlands 1977 ) . |
| 6 | Naturally , he took a great interest in horse-shoeing , and horseshoes seem to have been a main interest in his continental journeys– He had a great fondness for the application of setons , particularly in cases of lameness — a curious lapse for such a humane man . |
| 7 | ‘ Your interviews seem to have been a great success , ’ said Melissa casually as she helped herself to cheese . |