Example sentences of "have be [verb] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vast majority of obese people have been eating a normal unhealthy diet , and changing is a matter of education and attitude as well as trial and error . |
| 2 | The hills around the city are held by Serbian forces , and the Hercules have been using a special steep landing technique , to keep them out of range of the rebel guns until the very last minute . |
| 3 | Surely it 's true that everyone who changes his or her life because of crime — from those afraid to go out at night to those afraid to go into the parks they pay for — surely these people have been denied a basic civil right . |
| 4 | If you have been following a normal varied British pattern of eating you have probably been consuming less dietary fibre than you need for health protection , but it is unlikely that you are deficient in minerals and vitamins . |
| 5 | Tam Dalyell is wrong to say that I have been predicting a total European ban on lead in petrol as from June this year ( Forum . |
| 6 | In case you think I have been having a merry old time , I 'd better tell you also that I have been staying up to the small hours as there has been such a lot of preparation to do , and the course participants have also been keen to make use of our presence by asking all kinds of questions about English etc. , so this is literally the first free time I have been able to make since I have been here . |
| 7 | Several hundred people have been attending a nightly candle-lit vigil , and there has been one other small protest . |