Example sentences of "[noun] have be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cleanliness in TDC institutions has been a priority with the administration since Ellis 's time at least . |
| 2 | This charming period building has been a free school , public lending library and home for local gentry since 1710 . |
| 3 | In many countries in the early stages of industrialization agriculture has been a major source of foodstuffs , exports and labour , but the degree to which agriculture in Japan contributed capital over a sustained period is unusual . |
| 4 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman recognises that increasing productivity in agriculture has been a feature in the past , both in good years and in bad . |
| 5 | This last year all these outgoings have meant that fundraising has been a real necessity and to try to relieve that pressure , the committee have decided to raise the subs . |
| 6 | In the United States allergy has been a specialty for decades . |
| 7 | ‘ Edinvar has been serving tenants for 20 years and Link has been a landlord for nearly 30 years , so we both have a long history of putting tenants first . ’ |
| 8 | But he added : ‘ However , there has been a heavy price to pay and the continual publicity has been particularly hard on my wife Pam , whose fierce and unswerving support has been a very significant factor in the outcome . |
| 9 | Increased co-operation between states has been a significant feature of the post-1945 world order , reflecting the reduced ability of states to act autonomously in the global arena . |
| 10 | Removing body hair has been a custom for centuries . |
| 11 | Under this Government , the rise has been a little over 2 per cent . |
| 12 | CPRW has been a member of the EEB for many years and works through it to influence European and global environmental policies . |
| 13 | In addition , increasing car ownership and high-speed road provision has been a main factor in the massive increase of rural recreation enjoyed by many people since the 1950s , and discussed in Chapter 7 . |
| 14 | Mr Ferguson has been a fan of Schmeichel for four years , but it was not until last summer that he could persuade Denmark 's top club , Brondby , to accept an offer . |
| 15 | The school magazine put it in writing : ‘ R. Jenkins has been a tower of strength in Rugby and under normal circumstances would probably have gained an International cap . |
| 16 | Since his arrival at the agency in 1986 , Baulk has been a key figure in putting in place , through acquisition , below-the-line services . |
| 17 | Functionalists emphasise that inequality has been a prominent feature of past human societies and continues to be so in contemporary societies of West and East . |
| 18 | The dominant thread has been a key role for the state in both the accumulation and distribution of wealth echoing the role of pre-colonial states such as Asante , Buganda and UrOzwi discussed in Chapter 4 . |
| 19 | From the vast reaches of time , the Serpent has been a potent symbol , reflecting as many aspects and occult meanings as the Garden of Eden itself , with which it was emblematically associated . |
| 20 | U2 's progress has been a useful indicator of Eighties mainstream tastes ( white ) . |
| 21 | Jim has been a newspaper seller in Swindon for 25 years and now for the first time in his life , he 's made the front page . |
| 22 | Theory needs to deal more adequately with how general structural change has been a vital ingredient in the transformation of the role multinationals play in their dealings with states . |
| 23 | Linked with this attitudinal change has been a third major plus — the Government 's reform of trade unions . |
| 24 | The change has been a major exercise , and while the civil war may not be over in the eyes of the excise collectors , the next issue of Guinness Today will carry the story of the people behind the massive change to End Product Duty . |
| 25 | The study of attitudes has been a major topic , if not the major topic , in social psychology . |
| 26 | The hair rig has been a great leveller of angling ability and because on most waters it is self-hooking this can often lead to complacency on the angler 's part . |
| 27 | Inspection has been a traditional feature of business . |
| 28 | ( First Edition ) FOR YEARS , Bulent Ersoy has been a source of confusion to music-loving Turkish Muslims . |
| 29 | Sir William has been a very fine example of the best of Australia . |
| 30 | André Leon Talley of American Vogue has been a friend since he headed the Womenswear Daily bureau in Paris in the Seventies . |