Example sentences of "[num] have been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the central function over most of the period since 1979 has been as apologist , a role which few politicians relish . |
| 2 | I 'm very hopeful because er , Vietnam since nineteen eighty six has been under a process of economic and political reform , and they have released er a large amount of prisoners over this time , and there are still a number of prisoners , such as poets er religious people that are still in prison , who are hoping that , with their renewed effort and attention from the media , this 'll er be changed . |
| 3 | Shalikashvili was currently senior assistant to the chair of the US joint chiefs of staff ( Gen. Colin Powell ) and in 1991 had been in charge of the operation to protect the Kurdish population in northern Iraq . |
| 4 | Our source remains adamant that Mr Hoy did say that Channel 7 had been in contact with the Institute . |
| 5 | Of this season 's injuries , more than one in 10 have been to the life and movement threatening areas of head , neck and back . |
| 6 | I hope that 4771 Green Arrow is allowed to go to the Great Central at Loughborough , because at the end of August 1992 , it is 30 years that 4771 has been in preservation , and one of her last runs with British Railway 's , was on the Great Central . |
| 7 | The only challenge to Thatcher since she first became leader in February 1975 had been in 1989 , when she had received the support of 314 of the then 374 Conservative MPs ( who formed the electorate ) against 33 for Sir Anthony Meyer , with 24 ballot papers being spoiled and three MPs not participating [ see p. 37134 ] . |
| 8 | From a random group of 36 judges of the Court of Appeal and the High Court , he found that 31 had been to public schools ( 86 per cent ) and 33 to Oxford or Cambridge ( 92 per cent ) . |
| 9 | Since all three have been to Tokyo and back last weekend to help Milan win the World Club Championship , they might have expected to be rested . |
| 10 | Since all three have been to Tokyo and back last weekend to help Milan win the World Club Championship , they might have expected to be rested . |
| 11 | A large proportion of dwellings constructed beyond the cities since 1960 have been in the owner-occupied sector . |
| 12 | There are old records for every month except August and September , but the records since 1946 have been for April ( one ) , May ( one ) , June ( two ) , October ( four ) , November ( 13 ) , and December ( one ) . |
| 13 | The wooden altar is by František Bílek , one of the finest Czech sculptors , and the wooden statue of Christ carved in 1899 has been in the cathedral since 1929 . |
| 14 | Sixteen had been at Oxford or Cambridge , as had the Prime Minister . |
| 15 | The terms of exchange between manufacturers and agricultural produce moved swiftly to the disadvantage of the towns ; a pair of boots which in 1913 had been worth 283lb. of rye flour was worth as little as 133lb. by May 1922 . |
| 16 | On the economic front , changes in the economy and labour needs since the 1970s have been among the factors encouraging modification of this rigid system . |
| 17 | ‘ Think how long BBC2 and Channel 4 have been on the air and they still have barely 10 per cent of the British audience . |
| 18 | Out of a total of seventeen boys from this group interviewed over a period of one year , no fewer than ten had been in trouble with the police for offences not connected with activities at football matches . |
| 19 | Coopers ' letter adds : ‘ We confirm that , if FRS 3 had been in effect at the date of signing the audit opinion on the 1991 financial statements , and the relevant reclassifications had been made , together with the adjustment for goodwill described above , the audit opinion would not have been qualified . ’ |
| 20 | As Elector of Hanover George I had been at war with Charles XII of Sweden , one of the outstanding soldiers of his time , since October 1715 and England now became involved due to the frequent presence of an English fleet in the Baltic , which the Swedes were inclined to regard , as the English did the Channel , as a private sea of their own . |
| 21 | Graveney explained that his comments in 1987 had been about events during the 1951 England tour of Pakistan . |
| 22 | For forty hours he had not slept , and for nine had been in the thickest of the fighting . |
| 23 | As Ellen Wilkinson ( who in the 1920s had been among the first women in the Labour Party to support family allowances ) wrote in 1938 : ‘ what the Amery type want is to feed the existing and potential cannon-fodder with the greatest economy and lack of waste . |
| 24 | Of all the wonderful cricketers to come from the West Indies , it is fair to say that five have been of outstanding importance . |
| 25 | No. 9 has been on the parent line at Brecon operating Santa Specials , but all that has been seen out in Aberystwyth has been the diesel which has been out most weekdays on engineers ' trains . |
| 26 | Another innovation is the stream of Jewish tourists visiting Israel from Russia : 25,000 have been since 1988 , and the Jewish Agency sees this is a uniquely helpful way to win hearts and minds . |
| 27 | Frustrating as the long-drawn out debates since 1948 had been for the abolitionists , when the moment eventually came no-one could claim that Parliament was acting precipitately or foisting a highly controversial measure onto a nation that was unprepared . |
| 28 | The Council 's power to issue policy recommendations under stage two has been in existence since the convergence decision in 1974 . |
| 29 | Second , the lion 's share of increased welfare spending since the 1960s has been on programmes most people approve of : social security ( pensions ) financed by tax on earnings , and medical insurance for old people ( Medicare ) . |
| 30 | The wheel was in commercial use until 1926 , and since the 19605 has been in operation as a tourist attraction , maintained by the Manx Government . |