Example sentences of "have been [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For last three years the opinion survey has been on line on PROFS . |
| 2 | Glycosylated haemoglobin is also a product of a nonenzymatic post-translational reaction , and its measurement has been of use in patients with diabetes mellitus as an indicator of the degree of hyperglycaemia during the preceding 8 weeks . |
| 3 | The ontological status of fictional worlds has been of interest to philosophers as well as literary critics . |
| 4 | Only the skylit fifth floor opens permanently on 19 February with an expanded sampling of the museum 's contemporary collection , much of which has been in storage for years , and with a long-term installation of a promised gift of twenty-seven works by American abstract artist Leon Polk Smith ( b. 1906 ) . |
| 5 | It is actively seeking to extend its network : currently it has been in discussion with firms in Austria , Greece , Italy , Spain and South Africa . |
| 6 | Taking its impetus from the alleged crash of a flying saucer at Roswell in 1947 and the supposed recovery of alien bodies , this is the theory that the US government has been in contact with aliens for years , but has kept it secret . |
| 7 | Mrs Tansley says it is over 58 years since she made her debut in opera and she never did any more , though she is well known in villages in the Guisborough area where her talent has been in demand at concerts . |
| 8 | It is an old ship-building town , it once produced a massive proportion of British vessels , but it has been in decline for decades . |
| 9 | The Secretary of State said that British Coal 's market has been in decline for decades . |
| 10 | Most of the growth has been in issuance of eurobonds , but there has also been significant growth in issuance of foreign bonds , largely in Swiss francs . |
| 11 | Starting next year the Official Custodian for Charities , who has been in charge of investments on behalf of 40,000 charities , will be giving back the investments to the individual charities . |
| 12 | Theoretically , she can dissolve Parliament without advice , but the right has been in abeyance for years . |
| 13 | Macmillan 's exceptionally successful Mexican operation has been in place for years but now Mexico is everyone 's tip for the top — ‘ The most exciting country in the region , ’ says David Phillips of Linguaphone ; ‘ The biggest without doubt , ’ says David Stewart . |
| 14 | In addition to all this , his most important work has been in relation to investments and his ‘ stochastic investment model ’ is widely used by actuaries in the UK and abroad . |
| 15 | Both Lady Amory and Sir John liked to get their hands in the soil — they did all the planting and arranging of the beds themselves — but they also had two willing helpers , gardeners who 'd been at Knightshayes for years , and some foresters . |
| 16 | It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections . |
| 17 | This may well have been of benefit to individuals , but school board members were very conscious of their role as representatives of parents and the local community . |
| 18 | She had forgotten how fast he could move — he must have been off Chalon in seconds — but as soon as he hauled her to her feet Isabel began to struggle , swinging her free arm up . |
| 19 | You could even have a personalised château holiday , enjoying the hospitality of a family who may well have been in residence for generations . |
| 20 | This may have been in connection with duties at his Gloucester Docks warehouse or possibly in the Stroud area . |
| 21 | Market specialists are convinced that at least three major deals , having been on ice for months , are now all set to roll , helping S G Warburg rise 64 to 538p , Hambros add 22 to 238p and Kleinwort Benson gain 19 to 238p . |
| 22 | By the same token the cinema industry in America , which has dominated the twentieth century and contributed more than any other force to the primacy of the visual image , does also create new audiences for books which are sold as ‘ the book of the film ’ despite their having been in print as classics for many years . |
| 23 | He is known to have been in receipt of pensions from at least three institutional clients ( the abbeys of Glastonbury and Ramsey and the priory of Durham ) and probably received similar pensions from many other individuals and institutions . |
| 24 | From this she deduced that the earlier arrangements had been of hamlets with infields , but , following growth in population , settlements had been replanned on new sites with the coalescence of population and lands . |
| 25 | His nerves had been on hold for days . |
| 26 | Albert and his young assistant had been at loggerheads for years now . |
| 27 | Besides , Jessie had been with Marion for years , following her from production to production , doing sewing and little chores in between times when Marion was ‘ resting ’ . |
| 28 | The Fort had been under siege by guerrillas of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE — the main Tamil separatist group ) since the eruption of the recent bout of hostilities in June [ see pp. 37529-30 ; 37611 ; 37654 ] . |
| 29 | Jonathan Pack , 31 , of Ipswich , Suffolk , had been under surveillance for weeks , said Italian police . |
| 30 | A customs officer involved in the case said Mr Bradburn had been under surveillance for weeks when he was arrested . |