Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [been] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The New Forest has been designated a Special Protection Area ( SPA ) for birds by the UK government , making it the 38th site in the UK so designated under the EC wild birds directive . |
| 2 | Fr Vince Ohlinger SVD has been appointed the new General Manager of Word Publishing Company in Papua New Guinea . |
| 3 | Lady Kilmarnock , Amis 's first wife , roared with laughter ( she and Lord K share digs with him — an unusual menage ) , while Paul Fussell , an old American friend of Amis , disclosed : ‘ Kingsley has been sent a clean set of underwear as a birthday present . |
| 4 | SIR Edward du Cann has been walking a financial tightrope for so long that the only surprise is that it has taken him so long finally to fall off . |
| 5 | ‘ Baker has been carrying a strained abdomen for some time . |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL Council leader Harry Rimmer has been appointed a new director of Inward , the North West inward investment agency based in Warrington . |
| 7 | Britain 's Vivienne Westwood has been taking the historical fantasy tablets for some time . |
| 8 | Taylor has been helped a great deal in the six weeks of preparation for the tour by England 's last great left-arm fast-bowler , John ‘ J.K. ’ Lever and the team 's new top bowling coach , Geoff Arnold . |
| 9 | TEST cricket 's leading wicket-taker Sir Richard Hadlee has been accorded the unusual honour of having a pea named after him . |
| 10 | Borg has been given a wild card for this week 's Nice Open and next week 's Monte Carlo Open . |
| 11 | ACTRESS Jane Asher has been given the excellent news that the cakes she designs are to be sold nationwide by Sainsbury 's from next month . |
| 12 | Professor Roger Falconer has been appointed an Overseas External Assessor and Advisor to the Hong Kong Research Grants Council . |
| 13 | Since then Milton Keynes has been called a brilliant success , and a place with no heart or soul . |
| 14 | Marples has been given a free transfer by manager John Ward , even though he still has a year of his contract to go . |
| 15 | ‘ Between now and meeting Fergie and Andy , Johnny has been playing a double game . |
| 16 | Mitra had been considered the leading rival to Ramos for Aquino 's endorsement . |
| 17 | Mr Justice Otton was told they regretted helping to give currency to the allegation that John Major and Miss Latimer had been conducting an adulterous relationship . |
| 18 | Britta had been watching the other woman — the one the Doctor called Benny — when the screens had come on . |
| 19 | John Rodwell , a specialist inspector from the Health and Safety Executive , said it appeared Mr Eaton had been using the burning torch to cut at the edge of the slot at one end of the pipe trying to open it and hot gases could have caused it to become dislodged and fall . |
| 20 | I read a short news item in which it was announced that Justine had been hanged the previous Saturday , the 24th , after several postponements of the event . |
| 21 | Perhaps she 'd heard on the college grapevine that Barney had been getting an undue amount of visits from the police and was rejoicing that the heat was off her beloved Rodney . |
| 22 | Mr. Barnes has been attending the general committee meetings and all the members appreciate the interest , help and guidance he has given . |
| 23 | Karl Hammond has been reading the Royal Society 's report on risk |
| 24 | Former Newcastle reserve full back Andrew Cole has been offered a one-year contract . |
| 25 | Yassir Arafat and Kemal Jumblatt had been summoned the previous winter to Damascus , where they told Assad that they were winning the war and wished to move all the way into the Christian heartland . |
| 26 | Forestry interests and landowners in Scotland had been lobbying the Scottish Office to draw the teeth of the NCC because it had been too successful in defending the uplands from conifers . |
| 27 | To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off . |
| 28 | England had been given a pre-match boost by World Cup rivals Holland 's failure to beat group two leaders Norway in Rotterdam . |
| 29 | CHANGES to the law on damages in Scotland have been given the Royal Assent after a campaign to help the families of workers dying from asbestos-related diseases . |
| 30 | ARSENAL manager George Graham has been given the green light to go on a Christmas spending spree . |