Example sentences of "and have been [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 15 August 1952 a major flood affected the East and West Lyn rivers on the coast of North Devon , had substantial effects on the river channel , the valley and the human settlement , and has been estimated to have a recurrence interval of possibly 1:1000 years ( Dobbie and Wolf , 1953 ) . |
| 2 | Part of the North Kent Marshes is leased by the RSPB and has been managed to create a splendid reserve , full of birds . |
| 3 | The term is wider than motor vehicle and has been held to include a bicycle |
| 4 | Monk wrote an account of their experience for the Universe , and has been promoted to write a fuller account of the Church 's teaching on death , of what happens to the soul before , during and after death . |
| 5 | It is employed in defence , and has been known to kill a dog . |
| 6 | This flightless , quarter-ton relative of the Australian emu has a head like a monstrous purple turkey , runs through the undergrowth in small bands , and has been known to kick a man to death with its six enormous taloned toes . |
| 7 | Ian Walker , prosecuting , told Darlington magistrates the man had been followed by a member of staff and had been seen to drop a bag containing the jeans . |
| 8 | He had drunk three glasses of home-made wine and had been trying to watch a film on television , but was unable to get interested in it . |
| 9 | That he had a thumb in many pies was undeniable : he served as sheriff in both Surrey and Sussex and had been appointed to head a commission examining the revenues of the confiscated estates of George Duke of Clarence , the king 's brother . |
| 10 | By the end of the first year the members felt sufficiently established to start collecting books and money for the library and had been asked to send a copy of their rules to Oban where it was hoped to form a similar society . |
| 11 | " The Boy and the Monkey " , and had been asked to write a court report about the trial in that story . |
| 12 | Both men were from Cabinda and had been expected to play a crucial role during the September election campaign in capturing support among non-Ovimbundu ethnic groups particularly in the north . |
| 13 | You have recently been appointed as a salesperson for the industrial division and have been asked to visit a new potential client with a view to selling him briefcases . |
| 14 | In Costa Rica , three species of different genera of ferns were examined and have been found to carry a fauna as rich as that on angiosperms ; damage was just as great . |
| 15 | The fenoderee possess phenomenal strength and are favoured by farmers for helping with heavy agricultural tasks , in particular they are famous for their skill and thoroughness in harvesting crops , and have been known to thresh a barnful of corn in one night . |