Example sentences of "this have [be] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 One consequence of this has been a distrust of geometric intuition and the downgrading of geometry by educationalists over the past 50 years or so .
2 This has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember because during the week , everyone in my family has a main meal in the evening and sandwiches at lunchtime .
3 ‘ I realise this has been a blow to you , Mr Pertwee .
4 Understandably , this has been a bone of contention with many of the staff of the polytechnics ever since , who maintain that for teaching at degree level to be lively and effective it needs to be supported within the institution by an active research programme .
5 Liese said , ‘ This has been a day of great accomplishments . ’
6 In fact for many years , the banks have been telling people to seek legal independent advice er since March nineteen ninety two , this has been a requirement of all loans .
7 In fact this has been a bit over ambitious , very pleased with ourselves were n't we , perhaps we have n't given ourselves enough ?
8 One result of this has been a contraction in the value that venture capitalists can put on for particular businesses .
9 Inhabited since the Stone Age , this has been a resort since Roman times .
10 The predictable result of this has been a plethora of cases in which the courts have been called upon to rule in what circumstances an assault may be described as sexual .
11 In the UK this has been a function of the oral philosophy of education ( until the last five years ) .
12 This has been a problem on some of the new designs of Sprinter and at present , it is often quite uncertain whether one can or can not travel with a cycle on specific journeys , which discourages cyclists from using rail at all .
13 This has been a problem in metabolite measurements when using enzyme electrodes .
14 Edmonds ( 1962 ) also says that this has been a problem throughout the 150 years of the Inspectorate .
15 First , we can investigate empirically the consequences of alternative assumptions about incidence , and this has been a feature of the work of Musgrave et al.
16 This has been a season of experiment for the county .
17 Bishop Walsh said : ‘ This has been a week of horror , a week of terror , a week in which we have seen a terrifying escalation of violence , a vicious onslaught of murders , attempted murders and attacks on homes . ’
18 This has been a week of horror , a week of terror , a week in which we have seen a terrifying escalation of violence , a vicious onslaught of murders , attempted murders and attacks on homes , ’ he added .
19 For them this has been a matter of necessity .
20 This has been a process of discovery finding new writers as well as Mary Webb , AE Houseman and John Betjeman .
21 This has been a focus of his first year and will be of his second .
22 This has been a source of some less than harmonious comments from my beloved .
23 This has been a source of conflict since day three of their relationship .
24 This has been a source of satisfaction to the Computer Group , but has been due in part to the assistance we have received from many people .
25 This has been a tale of two countries this week , Scotland and Wales .
26 This has been a cause of intense resentment in some rural areas which has rebounded on those newcomers who have been able to afford to purchase their homes at prices beyond the reach of the locals .
27 It was it 's a previous budget decision , I want to make that point , it was made before the last budget , and this has been a sort of a year of negotiations , that 's the first point and
28 I 'm far more phlegmatic and appreciate the value of people , but this has been a waste of a couple of years , prime working time , and I 'd like those back . ’
29 This has been a prison of good general health helping people get back in society in the most helpful way to them and society as possible
30 An indication of this has been the reduction in the activities of the rural underworld , which was such a thriving feature of village life when it was an occupational community , but which has now virtually disappeared .
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