Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun pl] 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 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 ? |
6 | Two Oxfam workers have been giving a first hand account of conditions in Cambodia , where they claim millions of lives are at risk . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Two US scientists have been awarded the chemistry prize for a discovery that has changed scientists ’ views about the origin of life . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Oxford schoolchildren have been taking a peek behind the scenes at Sainsburys today as part of the Green Consumer Day . |
12 | GIANT-KILLERS Featherstone Rovers have been handed a plum Regal Trophy draw at home to high-flying St Helens . |
13 | The North Essex and Suffolk Humanists have been running a year and have about 20 members . |
14 | At Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh surgeons have been using an advanced laser — the only one of its kind in Northern Ireland — to perform tonsillectomies and sinus surgery . |
15 | TWO young Belfast girls have been given the chance to play one of the most sought after theatre roles of them all . |
16 | For several years , BGS hydrogeologists have been studying the occurrence of volatile organochlorine compounds in groundwater in the Chalk . |