Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [adv] [been] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Portree has long been the commercial centre of the Isle of Skye . |
| 2 | Brooks has always been a strong influence in the stability market , evidenced by the long-term success of the Chariot . |
| 3 | ICI has long been a major supplier of surfactants , which are the active ingredient in detergents . |
| 4 | In the one Eastern Europe country where the communists had some claim to popular legitimacy in the past , opposition spokesmen freely proclaim : ‘ Czechoslovakia has never been a communist country . |
| 5 | Igls has long been a popular summer haunt of the Austrians , and therefore has much to offer the visitor . |
| 6 | erm If we go back , Kuwait has always been an independent country until the Ottoman Empire was erm threatening that area , and they were ruling the Arab peninsula , which later to be known as Iraq , and when the Kuwaiti people felt the threat of the Ottoman Empire they signed a treaty with the British at that time , and that was in eighteen ninety nine and Iraq was established in nineteen twenty , so we are are ahead of that . |
| 7 | Although Calabria has always been a poor region , Apulia , in the years from the ninth to twelfth century , was rich . |
| 8 | Even in this sense as Chapter 5 will show , the LDP has hardly been a united force , with the cabinet and Diet members divided into personality factions and at odds with bureaucrats or business on some issues . |
| 9 | Nottinghamshire has always been an industrious county and the skills of local people have contributed over the centuries to the growth of a diversity of well known products . |
| 10 | The marriage to Earl Spencer had not been a happy one . |
| 11 | Spencer had always been the favoured one , beloved by mother since his difficult birth made it impossible for her to have any more children . |
| 12 | David had always been a great fashion person as well . |
| 13 | Initially , it is probably fair to say that the NHS has always been a prolific collector of data , usually fairly basic data and almost always for bureaucratic purposes whether to satisfy regional or national demands for returns . |
| 14 | I 've been to most European countries , but Albania has always been a closed country . |
| 15 | JANUARY has not been a distinguished month for the Thai police . |
| 16 | Getting power out of the Honda NSR has never been a great problem though . |
| 17 | Ibrox had not been a Glaswegian one-night stand . |
| 18 | The social life is an important facet of university education , and Eva had always been a sociable person . |
| 19 | North Shields has always been an integral part of Tyneside but the Cramlington area had a separate identity as part of the South Northumberland coal field . |
| 20 | Reeth has always been a good walking centre , particularly for walkers from Tyneside and Teesside , and on many occasions I 've heard the hills round about echoing to a sound I love so well , the lilt of Geordie accents . |
| 21 | Whereas Mr Orlando has long been a troublesome hero for his party , Mr Segni does not look like a troublemaker . |
| 22 | The annual report published by HMI has always been a loose-leaf , photocopied document , shoved out at a time designed least to embarrass Ministers . |
| 23 | Wedgwood has also been a popular topic on the national airwaves . |
| 24 | ‘ I know what all the world knows , ’ his sister maintained stoutly , ‘ and that is that Fatima has always been a true wife to you . ’ |
| 25 | Its move from Maddox Street to Hanover Square had not been a happy one . |
| 26 | As a result , Earl Robert had not been the only valuable prisoner taken , a fact that obviously rankled with Matilda . |
| 27 | Robert had never been a healthy man and found it difficult to earn a living . |
| 28 | To this end , schools were set up for peasant women and for prostitutes , who were numerous since Havana had previously been a notorious entertainment centre for North Americans , to give them an education and to provide them with some skills and training ready for the job market . |
| 29 | The UK has always been a net exporter of carpets and its reputation for quality has worldwide acclaim . |
| 30 | Kate Greenaway has long been a firm favourite among collectors who will pay £2,000-£3,000 for a collection of her Almanacks and £30-£50 for most single specimens . |