Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwinism destroys the presumption that a separate organism functions primarily to preserve itself ( as do simpler homeostatic systems which do not reproduce ) ; it shows me that even at the biological level my spontaneity only secondarily and partially serves myself , and invites the reflection that behaving consistently to my own advantage became conceivable only with the clarification of my viewpoint in contrast with others , which in turn implies that I have been assuming other viewpoints from the beginning of self-consciousness . |
| 2 | Later , as a Member of Parliament , I have been to see archaeological sites — Clickimmin Broch is one of the most remarkable in Britain — to talk to multinational oil companies at Sullom Voe , and to campaign against the Scotland and Wales Bills of 1978–79 , successfully , as it turned out . |
| 3 | If they are lax they are realised as short vowels , if tense as diphthongs ( this category including what I have been calling long vowels ) . |
| 4 | Having just purchased a lovely thoroughbred mare , I have been considering various events I could take up . |
| 5 | I have been given free catalogues , invited to try any guitar I wished — not just the cheapo imports either but vintage stuff too — actually got useful information from people who , without exception , seem to be knowledgeable and often talented players , and generally made to feel welcome . |
| 6 | I have been coaching black kids for more than 20 years . |
| 7 | In an effort to make life more interesting for our younger members of staff and our graduate element , I have been inviting past students back to lecture on any aspect of their current work . |
| 8 | I have been using unleaded petrol in my Ninety 2.5 litre . |
| 9 | Since my wife was diagnosed with the illness , I have been researching alternative cures during which time I have come into contact with the ‘ Association stop au cancer ’ based at 29 Bd Gambetta , 73000 Chambery Cedex , France . |
| 10 | I have been growing small plots for some years , but have not yet solved the problem of threshing . |
| 11 | In this series I have been introducing twentieth-century martyrs to illustrate the points I have been making . |
| 12 | Michael O'Reilly , parish priest of the hosting church , Our Lady of Good Counsel , added , ‘ I have been doing directed retreats for about fifteen years — it was good to have one in the parish which could be shared with our Christian friends from the other churches in Seacroft . |
| 13 | I have been keeping tropical fish for some twenty years , but for the last two months I have been cursed with a problem which I can not solve . |
| 14 | I have been keeping tropical fish for around 20 years and in all that time I have always had not just one , but a number of aquaria . |
| 15 | I am fourteen years old and I have been keeping fancy Goldfish for about a year now . |
| 16 | I have been paying National Insurance and taxes for many years . |
| 17 | You have been granted special access to the module by the owner or manager of the module OR |
| 18 | You have been given great talents , you can achieve results that are beyond the ability of anyone else . |
| 19 | ‘ We have been supplying anti-jet lag products to businessmen in the City for years , ’ says Daniele 's marketing director Farrol Kahn . |
| 20 | In the main , we have been exploring sensory perception and physical reality . |
| 21 | We have been taking slow steps towards that goal and have faced a number of barriers along the way . |
| 22 | ‘ With the kind of cut-backs we have been doing , we have been incurring substantial reorganisation costs and profitability has been difficult to achieve , ’ Mr Mair said . |
| 23 | In our consideration of technology and the production of particular artefacts we have been considering portable items which would have been of assistance to everyday life , some more so than others . |
| 24 | We have been teaching electronic publishing to undergraduate students for some ten years now , and to computer science undergraduates for six years . |
| 25 | Notice that we have been using reverse operations to show direction , Forward or " plus " to the right of 0 , backward or " minus " to the left . |
| 26 | We have been discussing uneven development . |
| 27 | But since then we have been given additional help with the cleaning , but the same hours . |
| 28 | We have been given full details of who is attending , where the various ceremonies are being staged and at what time . |
| 29 | That is why we have been given free will , in order that we may choose the correct one . |
| 30 | The problems er that face me accommodation have been overcome with the assistance of the Chairman and the Town Clerk ah and we have been offered additional accommodation here in the Council offices , which is most welcome . |