Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] have been [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirty-two acres of the old Swanage quarries have been designated the Townsend Nature Reserve by the Dorset Naturalists ' Trust . |
| 2 | The former England cricketers have been shown the door at Old Trafford just 24 hours after the departure of manager Alan Ormrod . |
| 3 | NORTHERN Ireland butchers have been given the good news they can compete in a major English contest to find the country 's top sausage-maker . |
| 4 | Those who had obtained tickets for the December train have been offered a straight transfer for February 5th . |
| 5 | The world premiere of Paul McCartney 's Liverpool Oratorio was given by the RLPO at Liverpool Cathedral on 28 June this year and we are delighted that Alan Tongue and the Northern Ireland Symphony have been granted the privilege by the composer of conducting the Northern Ireland premiere during the Festival . |
| 6 | While Munro baggers have been marking the centenary of Sir Hugh 's tables , a ghost has come to trouble the celebrations — the hovering spectre of Foinavon . |
| 7 | What can be done about discrimination against Travellers , given that travelling people in the Glen Road have been denied the fundamental right of official halting sites which should have been provided by Belfast City Council ? |
| 8 | IN MEMORY of three colleagues who died last year , Education Department staff at Torpichen Street have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity . |
| 9 | Barcelona gold medallists Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent have been given a boost for their 1996 Olympic hopes … by an American sportswear firm . |
| 10 | For the past two years , the West Midlands police have been reinvestigating the Birmingham pub bombings , the results are soon to be sent to the crown prosecution service . |
| 11 | Fraud squad officers investigating the affairs of the late Robert Maxwell have been searching the Oxfordshire home of his son , Kevin . |
| 12 | CONNAHS QUAY NOMADS ' new management team of Neville Powell and Phil Evans have been given a boost with the news that star striker David O'Gorman is staying with the club . |
| 13 | Marshall Valvestate combos have been getting a thumbs-up from players for some time now , but does a stereo chorus model add anything to their appeal ? |
| 14 | Hundreds of people have been arrested on contempt charges and Virginia Hills have been declared a ‘ federally secured area ’ . |
| 15 | Two Oxfam workers have been giving a first hand account of conditions in Cambodia , where they claim millions of lives are at risk . |
| 16 | A number of US companies have been discussing the possibility of a sale with Piper , which has all but stopped production because of cash flow problems . |
| 17 | Over recent months , the Japanese and Us teams have been increasing the intensity of the forces they apply to building and model , and have been comparing the results . |
| 18 | Two US scientists have been awarded the chemistry prize for a discovery that has changed scientists ’ views about the origin of life . |
| 19 | Manchester City have been tracking the 30-year-old since the summer , but Everton could provide the perfect escape route . |
| 20 | Although President Bush has been opposed to any such deal , Miami lawyers acting for Gen Noriega and leading US senators have been exploring the possibility of an agreement that could lead to a ceasefire and freedom for the American hostages . |
| 21 | Oxford schoolchildren have been taking a peek behind the scenes at Sainsburys today as part of the Green Consumer Day . |
| 22 | At CeBIT Fair in Hannover Ericsson Business Networks and Intel Corp have been showing an emulation of a jointly-developed personal computer board designed to enable Windows machines to be linked to PABXs : the personal computer is linked to the switch through a standard ISDN-type connection so the micro can receive facsimile messages , voice-mail , video communications and the like — the thing is expected to appear as a product late this year . |
| 23 | Well Newcastle folk have been waiting a long time , and we all badly want to give them something to celebrate . ’ |
| 24 | GIANT-KILLERS Featherstone Rovers have been handed a plum Regal Trophy draw at home to high-flying St Helens . |
| 25 | Meanwhile residents of Ewyas Harold have been counting the cost of yesterdays flooding . |
| 26 | TWENTY key executives at TVS Entertainment have been offered a package of financial incentives aimed at securing their services for the station 's battle to retain its lucrative ITV franchise in the South-east . |
| 27 | TWENTY key executives at TVS Entertainment have been offered a package of financial incentives aimed at securing their services for the station 's battle to retain its lucrative ITV franchise in the South-east . |
| 28 | Toys R Us have been offered an alternative site at Linwood and all the help we can give them . ’ |
| 29 | The North Essex and Suffolk Humanists have been running a year and have about 20 members . |
| 30 | The Foggitt family have been monitoring the weather in Thirsk , North Yorkshire , since 1881 . |