Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been [adv] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why my paternal so-called grandparents had been so stuffy the only time I met them . |
| 2 | ‘ The buildings have been there all the time on the backcloth but they 'll only show up when lit , and the alcove , for Act One , will be altered thus . ’ |
| 3 | Now as I looked at the tree I saw that the great things had been there all the time but I had mistaken them for the background . |
| 4 | The department 's ‘ O ’ Level results had been very good the previous year and he had had a letter of congratulation from the Assistant Education Officer responsible for the school . |
| 5 | Because the signs had been there all the time if she 'd ever bothered to look further than his surface charm . |
| 6 | The extra pairs had been there all the time ; they had simply found nowhere to nest before . |