Example sentences of "[pers pn] has been [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Competition among them has been intense in the past decade as a result of the switch to reimbursement based on diagnostic related groups rather than historic costs , a difficult regulatory environment aimed at reducing short stay hospital capacity and at cost containment , and a much tougher climate for research funding . |
| 2 | She has been active on the London fringe , playing the title part in Strindberg 's Miss Julie , Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Ernest and other parts . |
| 3 | But she admitted she has been thrilled at the response the records bring and the millions of fan letters she has been sent over the years . |
| 4 | Since 1981 she has been feature-writing for the bi-monthly alumni magazine of the University of Massachusetts , which gives her scope for science reporting and reporting on contemporary issues . |
| 5 | For the past two years she has been responsible for the rights department of Hachette 's children 's book imprints in Paris . |
| 6 | Firstly , he has been involved with the team as a test driver for the last two years ' development of the incredibly successful active-ride suspension system which powered Mansell to the world title . |
| 7 | He has been involved with the organisation for 30 years and has been its regional head for a decade . |
| 8 | He has been involved in the Aquatic Industry for over fifteen years and runs his own Aquatic Consultancy Practice — Aquality . |
| 9 | He has been involved in the Aquatic Industry for over fifteen years and runs his own Aquatic Consultancy Practice — Aquality . |
| 10 | He has been involved in the Aquatic Industry for over fifteen years and runs his own Aquatic Industry for over fifteen years and runs his own Aquatic Consultancy Practice — Aquality . |
| 11 | He has been involved in the Aquatic Industry for over fifteen years and runs his own Aquatic Consultancy Practice — Aquality . |
| 12 | He has been involved in the Aquatic Industry for over fifteen years and runs his own Aquatic Consultancy Practice — Aquality . |
| 13 | In recent years , since he has been successful on the track . |
| 14 | There have to be doubts about Woosnam because he has shown so little of the form of which he has been capable in the past . |
| 15 | It appears to me that the arguments which I have heard involve the consideration of three separate questions , namely : ( 1 ) does the ex turpi causa maxim and its related rules ( which I will refer to as ‘ the ex turpi causa defence ’ ) afford a defence to a claim for contribution under the Act of 1978 ? ( 2 ) If the ex turpi causa defence is capable of so applying , can it be said , with the degree of certainty necessary for a striking out order to be made , that the defence will exclude any contribution from the third party in the circumstances of this case ? ( 3 ) Leaving aside the ex turpi causa defence , can it be said with the necessary degree of certainty that the court will , under section 2(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1978 , exempt the third party from liability to make contribution even if he has been negligent in the performance of some duty of care owed to the plaintiffs ? |
| 16 | Yesterday , chairman of the council , Phyll Hendy , said : ‘ He has been unswerving in the service he has given to the parish and has been kind and co-operative to everyone . |
| 17 | As myths go , the Leavis myth was widely successful : but then what teacher , when he tells the young that he has been ill-treated by the world for his opinions , is not believed ? |
| 18 | and yours because he has been he has been diligent in the extreme , in keeping me informed and in the way he and Bob and Norman , I 'm sorry I do n't know the rest of the team , I do n't know the other five erm |
| 19 | Joining Rhenania in 1973 , he has been responsible for the company 's finance and accounts since 1976 . |
| 20 | He has been instrumental in the complete change in my appearance — a good hairdresser is a very valuable asset ! |
| 21 | He has been instrumental in the Sudbury surge this season , instilling fresh confidence and team spirit in a side that has changed little in personnel . |
| 22 | Since writing his Book of the Royal Wedding , published in 1981 , he has been amazed by the evolution of the Princess of Wales . |
| 23 | And in his spare time , he has been on-call for the past six years to wear a yellow helmet as a Retained Leading Firefighter with D Division of Strathclyde Fire Brigade based at Ardrossan . |
| 24 | I know how long he has been concerned about the aggravated taking of vehicles and the mayhem caused by young men in parts of Nottinghamshire over the past couple of years . |
| 25 | It has been traditional for the theoretical chemists to run series of seminars additional to those in Physical Chemistry , and it is expected that the Coulson Professor will wish to continue this . |
| 26 | For 15 years it has been illegal in the U8A to produce a new car without a three-way catalytic converter . |
| 27 | Over the past decade it has been necessary for the Fund to play a more expanded role , principally because of the large current account imbalances identified in Table 9.2 . |
| 28 | Despite the greater emphasis on additional facilities , it has been necessary for the ordinary financing arrangements to be enlarged by regular increases in quotas . |
| 29 | Apparently it has been similar to the crew of a huge tanker somewhere on the high seas sailing hither and tither no doubt , for four long years after setting out , and returning just in time for the recent elections . |
| 30 | The Cleveland Inquiry ( Secretary of State for Social Services , 1988 ) noted that : ‘ It has been impossible from the evidence provided to the Inquiry to arrive at any consensus or to obtain any reliable figures of the general prevalence of sexual abuse of children in the country or in Clevelend ’ ( p.4 ) and later comments that : ‘ We are strongly of the opinion that great caution should be exercised at the present time in accepting percentages as to the prevalence and incidence of sexual abuse . |