Example sentences of "have been [verb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they could 've been talking about something personal and we would 've heard everything they said . |
| 2 | A new highly flexible manufacturing line employing leading production technology has been completed at our main plant in Wayne , PA , increasing our capacity to serve customers in both the US and Japan . |
| 3 | Whilst much has been written about its open fields , the community at Laxton has received relatively little attention . |
| 4 | We can see what has been written on our medical records after November 1991 — but have no right to the earlier information . |
| 5 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 6 | The transformation of the Japanese economy over the past 30 years has been highlighted by its stunning record of growth in output , productivity and exports . |
| 7 | The theory of the new international division of labour has been criticized for its uncompromising condemnation of TNC operations in the Third World , on the grounds that there is not very much that is new about it and that it relies on an empirical base that is far too limited ( see , for example , Cohen , 1987 , ch.7 ; Jenkins , 1984 ; Gordon , 1988 ) . |
| 8 | FATHER Noel Keane , SDS , parish priest of St Augustine 's , Runcorn , has been appointed by his provincial to Christ the King , Bristol , and will be succeeded by Father Georgio Malecki , SDS . |
| 9 | And an additional $200,000 has been cut from its annual bills by fixing leaky steam pipes . |
| 10 | Dziekanowski did not play at Wembley last summer — he was suspended after walking out on his then club Legia Warsaw — but clearly he is in the mood to test the English defenders whom Bobby Robson has been casting as his unsung heroes . |
| 11 | Brannen , should he win with fewer 7,850 points , would have the chance to chase the Olympic standard in Germany in a fortnight 's time a week before the selection deadline , which has been extended from its original date , June 7 . |
| 12 | Everything wears the face of despatch ; every article of our produce becomes more valuable ; and the hinge upon which all these movements turn is the reformation which has been made in our public roads . |
| 13 | For too long , the British have been reluctant Europeans — for understandable reasons , because our strong sense of national identity has been shaped by our exceptional history . |
| 14 | This example is , however , the first to be found in Britain and Ms Johns estimates that around fifteen will probably emerge when all the treasure has been liberated from its surrounding earth . |
| 15 | A BOY aged nine has been sent by his local council to a Pounds 20,000-a-year public school to escape playground bullies . |
| 16 | Mrs Bottomley , 44 , formerly Health Minister , has been rewarded for her robust defence of the health reforms in the run-up to the campaign by being promoted to Secretary of State . |
| 17 | Mr Gummer has used the guest house for every Tory conference since his student days and he told friends that he has been rewarded for his continued custom with the best room in the house . |
| 18 | In more severe cases , the performer awakes , as if from a deep sleep , to realise that he has been cheated of his just desserts . |
| 19 | By David Jones and Richard Williamson FORMER Liverpool captain Geoff Blackburn has been warned of his future conduct by a Liverpool Competition disciplinary committee . |
| 20 | In addition , a method of entry has been devised by which legal training is obtained after entry . |
| 21 | An impressive feature of the cliffs is the Great Stack , a detached pinnacle of sandstone which , incredibly , has been ascended to its flat top by rock-climbers . |
| 22 | She has been hampered by her awkward delivery when making speeches on what are often highly emotive subjects . |
| 23 | That is not an ideological or party-political point ; real concern has been expressed by our professional associations and by those who practise in the courts . |
| 24 | It seems to me that this explosion of energy has been drained of its radical potential , diverted into areas of service provision which should be the State 's concern . |
| 25 | Darlington has been boasting about its forthcoming attraction at the Cornmill . |
| 26 | Lo Rosiere has been selected for its gentle runs where progression is without fear . |
| 27 | Last week it admitted its 400th member , the Swedish-owned United Securities Fondkommission , the first time that level has been reached in its 300-year history . |
| 28 | The ‘ proletarianization ’ of such groups has been stimulated by their rapid post-war growth , and because they are directly employed by large corporations or the state . |
| 29 | Excavations are not yet complete at Ostia , but the main part of the town ( though not the harbour ) has been uncovered with its principal streets and buildings . |
| 30 | ‘ The apparel industry has been searching for something new for a long time and this is something which will be exciting . |