Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have [been] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The college has been great offering to find a school for the children , and after school I will be encouraging them to join in the dance and fitness classes for children at the college . ’ |
| 2 | For over 25 years the department has been pioneering AI teaching . |
| 3 | For years the result has been frequent power blackouts for Orcadians as the birds ' elaborate home-making habits — incorporating everything from barbed wire and steel mesh to tin cans and nails — caused the electricity supply to short-circuit . |
| 4 | The 22-year old Larne man was devastating in the Baltic country ; indeed , most of his performances on the continent have been top notch . |
| 5 | So far their reaction to the take-over has been loudly-voiced support , and angrily expressed sentiments of violence , but no violence itself . |
| 6 | The consequence has been fierce rivalry between the two in all areas . |
| 7 | In many cases the consequence has been large scale redundancy , and a reduction in size , or contraction , of the organisation . |
| 8 | Azerbaijan accused Armenian forces of shooting down the helicopter , while Armenia claimed that the cause had been poor weather . |
| 9 | Forty perished and three years later the Scottish Parliament voted that the killing had been unlawful murder . |
| 10 | But Webb 's strict ethical judgement that , once the couple had been pronounced man and wife , Benjamin was not entitled to put them asunder , disregards the fact that Benjamin has rescued Elaine from a loveless marriage before it is consummated . |
| 11 | When a younger and less sophisticated Hank had come quietly through the back gate in search of the garage , the couple had been busy planting a lilac tree . |
| 12 | The cost has been high interest rates — above German rates and 6 p.c. or 7 p.c. above our own inflation rate — at a time of deep recession . |
| 13 | With this in mind , the company has been investing money in planting new crops before the threat of a ban becomes reality . |
| 14 | Sometimes , the problem may be lack of fresh air , especially if the house has been well draught-proofed . |