Example sentences of "have [been] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the limited resources available at our disposal we have not been able to build too many expert systems and most of these have been on a small scale . |
| 2 | The teams have been on a rigorous training schedule for the hundred mile long test of skill and stamina . |
| 3 | The teams have been on a rigorous training schedule for the hundred mile long test of skill and stamina . |
| 4 | Of these four have been on a surgical waiting list for a median f 9.5 months ( range five to 14 ) . |
| 5 | We have been on a high speed , yeah . |
| 6 | For nominal Christians it is perhaps only the third time they have been at a religious service ; the other two being their baptism and marriage . |
| 7 | Technological developments have been at a fast pace since the 1950s . |
| 8 | I have been to a large number of conferences and met many general practitioners , including many from my hon. Friend 's district . |
| 9 | Her students , she says , are well prepared for Europe , and have been for a long time . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , most buildings built for the purposes of ‘ agriculture ’ have been for a long time exempt from such planning control as can be exercised by local planning authorities . |
| 11 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
| 12 | Now it is three months ’ rest and come the start of the 1991 season I 'll be ready to go again , more confident than I have been for a long time . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time . |
| 14 | The S A S have operated in Northern Ireland and have been for a long time . |
| 15 | McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent . |
| 16 | During 1990 , only two or three ( c. 1% ) BGQs have been of a commercial nature and have been charged for . |
| 17 | C64 mags have been without a good section for yonks , and yet here in ZZAP ! |
| 18 | to which one might add this additional gloss , erm recently there have been under a statutory instrument which regulates er , the ca computation of court of protection costs in the event of the structure in a way differently from the traditional one and the defendants would wish to argue |
| 19 | I have been through a long period of psychotherapy dealing with this abuse and continue to find internal examinations traumatic . |
| 20 | We have been through a ghastly situation , and I hope that some good can come of it . |
| 21 | By now God and Abraham have been through a great deal together . |
| 22 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 23 | And greater success at wealth creation has also meant that we have been in a better position to provide practical help to those that need it . |
| 24 | This option allows the user to generate a report of all Design Changes within LIFESPAN which have been in a given state since a specified date . |
| 25 | ‘ For years I have been in a luxurious situation . |
| 26 | When I arrive somewhere I have been in a previous life , the ground greets me . |
| 27 | You can never hope to achieve the professionalism of those who have been in a single business all their lives and hence you need quickly to get to know those whose opinions you can trust . |
| 28 | Every year several of the participants have said to me , ‘ I have been studying in Britain for a year , but this is the first time I have been inside a British home ’ . |
| 29 | We think this exercise is very important and have been among a small handful of organisations in Wales who have been consulted so far . |
| 30 | Yes , ’ she said harshly , ‘ these past days have been like a living hell ! |