Example sentences of "have been [adv] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Approaches to hydrological model building have been either via physical hydrology , which is the investigation of the components of the hydrological cycle to achieve a full understanding of the mechanisms and interactions involved , or by systems synthesis investigations , which attempted a complete simulation of drainage basin operation by adjusting the components and the parameters of the model until outputs from the model agreed with empirical results from known inputs . |
| 2 | We have been here under many governments since 1971 and will continue to be here under many more , ’ the Salomon spokesman said . |
| 3 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 4 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 5 | Some of the staff have been here for twenty years . |
| 6 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 7 | This year has been hard work for us , and for our trainees , some of whom have been away from formal education for some time . |
| 8 | What we did was we based our forecast , which I think Mr raised that point , we based our forecast on the admissions that we did at the Department of Social Security and I 'm glad to say that we have been significantly under that level and partly I think because er we 've had people who have genuinely diverted into home care and who 've been able to which is why we 've put the pressure on home care and on the occupational therapy services and partly because erm the , there were some inappropriate admissions I must say that . |
| 9 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |
| 10 | Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake . |
| 11 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 12 | The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences . |
| 13 | Until recently , CHP systems — combined heat and power , also called co-generation — have been only for large hotels and have meant high capital outlays . |
| 14 | You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably . |
| 15 | They have been there since last week . |
| 16 | We have been there for 20 years . |
| 17 | Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time . |
| 18 | The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time . |