Example sentences of "have been [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ These new premises have been on the cards for some time . ’ |
2 | For example , people working here in acoustics and radiation physics never know which SERC committee will finally examine their applications — some of our recent applications have been to the committees for Biology , Chemistry , Chemical Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Polymer Engineering , the joint SERC/SSRC committee or even sent off to ARC . |
3 | In wartime , stations have been since the days of the American Civil War an essential element in the transportation of men and materials and consequently a military target of the first importance . |
4 | Of course , after you have been through the modes in one key , remember to transpose this information to all keys , not forgetting to learn the scale harmony ( I mn7 , II m7b5 , III maj7&sharp ; 5 , IV min7 , V Dominant7 , VI maj7 , VII Diminished7 ) . |
5 | In between the time the dustbins are put out and the truck arrives , the pickers have been through the contents of the bins . |
6 | How fortunate we have been over the years in our efforts to help this cause , for yet again the story is one of sunshine , success and soaring profits . |
7 | And she added : ‘ There are not many girls who can say they have been in the ladies with their boyfriend . ’ |
8 | Although the majority of MPhils and PhDs awarded ( over 6,000 in total ) have been in the areas of science and technology there has been a growing number of registrations and conferments in the social sciences . |
9 | Generally , these bespoke applications have been in the fields of industrial and professional training and in retail promotion such as point-of-sale and point-of-information systems . |
10 | The main losses have been in the relations between staff and the prisoners . |
11 | The famous Plitvice Lakes — a national reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site — have been in the hands of terrorists for more than a year . |
12 | To date , the banks have been among the pacesetters in western capital 's Drang nach dem Osten . |
13 | This could well be true , for most sightings of a ‘ galley ’ have been near the sites of ancient monasteries or graveyards , where coins or gold plate could be buried . |