Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] been [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — is not it clear that Government policies on manufacturing industry have been little short of disastrous ? |
| 2 | The Greeks and the Jews have been such peoples and produced such thinkers . |
| 3 | The Secretary of State has pretensions as a political heavyweight , but his performances have been more of a light banterweight . |
| 4 | ‘ The earls of Warwick have been some of the most powerful men in English history . |
| 5 | And the repetitions have been many . |
| 6 | He says the last few months have been some of the driest since records began . |
| 7 | Bodies massive enough to excavate maria have been few in number though such bodies need not have exceeded about 100 km in diameter . |
| 8 | Such is the demand for the Rt Hon John Smith , QC , on the national stage that visits to his constituency during the campaign have been fewer than he would have liked . |
| 9 | In a strife-torn country where terrorist hijacking and hostage taking is a common occurrence , full-blown sieges have been few and far between . |
| 10 | Amongst the industries most affected by deregulation have been those involved in innovatory technological activity . |
| 11 | Seasoned media watchers have been much concerned with Richard Ingrams of late . |
| 12 | Undoubtedly , the most dramatic events of recent years have been those associated with the disintegration of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe . |
| 13 | According to Lévy , ‘ The only galleries of modern and contemporary art in Geneva have been those of Daniel Varenne and Jan Krugier . |
| 14 | Neo-classical economists have been much preoccupied with exploring the conditions under which market coordination leads to the ‘ best ’ or ‘ socially optimal ’ allocation of resources . |
| 15 | Throughout Man 's long association with the Horse , the most successful horsemen have been those who have used some degree of knowledge of psychology or understanding of the horse , rather than trying to dominate the horse with force . |
| 16 | However , it should be noted that the demands of the National Curriculum , assessment and LMS have been such as to require the Authority to maintain at least as high a centralized INSET profile as previously , and present provision retains , alongside the new agenda of concerns dictated by the 1988 Education Reform Act ( ERA ) , many of the courses and themes established during the PNP period . |
| 17 | In both instances , the main markets targeted for development have been those of the US and Western Europe . |
| 18 | The statistical correlation studies have been many and varied and they have been examined in detail by both Blaug and Bowman and there is no need to repeat the discussion here . |
| 19 | As was suggested by the earlier quotation from Arendt , the originating principles have been many and diverse . |
| 20 | Well all the other things have been more urgent , so therefore , I have n't really pursued it to its limits . |
| 21 | ‘ However , we also know that the risks can be mitigated and the most successful buy-ins have been those led by managers able to pick a good team . |
| 22 | ‘ We do count as friends , do n't we ? ’ 'You 've been such good friends , both of you . ’ |
| 23 | Most Christian communicators have been more message than receptor oriented . |
| 24 | Distinct from Scandinavian developments have been those in the USA . |
| 25 | There is a danger in indulging in too great a diversity of material and outlook and , as biogeographers have been few in number , diversity could lead to the continuing omission of the study of the impact of human activity . |
| 26 | This paper has largely been limited to the processes within education — the ways they have been part of a wider process of economic and political domination have been little more than hinted at . |
| 27 | The budget problems of the South Wales police have been much in the news . |
| 28 | The increases have been less of late because inflation 's dropped and we 've reduced our K value . |
| 29 | IF Evander Holyfield 's fists prove as fast and slick as the promoters ' tongues have been these past few days , his world heavyweight title defence against Riddick Bowe tonight promises to be a masterpiece . |
| 30 | No horses have been this way since you drove them off , ’ he said to Allen . |