Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ ( 1 ) The ex turpi causa defence ultimately rests on a principle of public policy that the courts will not assist a plaintiff who has been guilty of illegal ( or immoral ) conduct of which the courts should take notice . |
| 2 | On the other hand , if she is someone who has been used to dominating those around her , you should quietly refuse to be included in her ‘ managing ’ tactics . |
| 3 | A girl who has been shy or awkward can become quite self-possessed as she cares for her new baby . |
| 4 | At the end of the book the two ‘ heroes ’ are dead but Bentley , who has been obliged to watch the hanging of Jesse Broad on the day of his fifteenth birthday , is left to come to terms with his life and his position . |
| 5 | Sponsorship forms will then be sent which should be signed by a sponsor who has been present in the Royal Enclosure for at least eight years . |
| 6 | They will require a sponsor who has been present in the Royal Enclosure for eight years . |
| 7 | Before turning to the detail of the debate , my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health , who has been present for most of the debate , has asked me to apologise to the House on her behalf for the fact that she could not stay throughout . |
| 8 | Equally regrettably , they suggest that she who ( presumably ) approved them is not so much a Pharisee as a Philistine : one , moreover , who has been impressed by too many drives down The Bishop 's Avenue , where Hampstead 's temples to new money are built , en route to the Finchley constituency . |
| 9 | ‘ Mr Hobden , this is Robert Sheldrake , who has been good enough to come with me , so you 'll have the benefit of two opinions . ’ |
| 10 | Spink , who has been first choice since regaining the No 1 spot from Les Sealey in March , said : ‘ There was a time when my future seemed in jeopardy but things have turned my way again . ’ |
| 11 | I promptly eased it back onto the lap and desperately tried to imitate someone who has been asleep for hours , with his arm wrapped fiercely round his dog . |
| 12 | Mr Clifford , for anyone who has been asleep through the entire summer , is to jilted mistresses what Zimmer frames are to decrepit old ones . |
| 13 | The policewoman who has been comforting James 's parents said his mother Denise was still ‘ shellshocked ’ by the loss . |
| 14 | Building licences are difficult to get and the developer who has been fortunate enough to obtain one is often willing to pay a much inflated price for a piece of land upon which to build . |
| 15 | … a person who has been fortunate to have been connected with Guiding for the past 18 years . |
| 16 | Chief Buthelezi , one of the few black leaders inside South Africa who has been consistent in opposing sanctions , will address a fringe meeting at the Conservative conference in Blackpool next Tuesday . |
| 17 | Her Royal Highness sat at a round table with the Duke and Duchess of Westminster , Viscount and Viscountess Astor , Mr and Mrs Ian Bruce he is the Director General of the RNIB ; $insert names$ and his sister Lady Aird who has been one of Princess Margaret 's ladies-in-waiting for thirty years , and was in attendance this evening . |
| 18 | He has another story that I liked and inevitably it concerned Alex Higgins , that brilliant player who has wasted his talent so often , but who has been one of the greatest stars and the source of endless tales . |
| 19 | Professor Barrie Wilson , Vice-Principal of Edinburgh University , who has been one of those most closely involved with implementing recent management changes , says staff are still mainly concerned with teaching well and doing lots of research . |
| 20 | Or how about Sir George Gardiner , the Thatcherite MP who has been one of the Major Government 's most persistent critics ? |
| 21 | The impact , according to Henning Albrechsten , president of Telecottages International who has been involved in their development since the outset , was immediate . |
| 22 | Pilot whales are endearing creatures , as anyone who has been involved in their rescue will testify . |
| 23 | Classically , when a person has a prognosis of terminal illness the next of kin will be given the information by a member of the hospital team who has been involved in the treatment of the ill person . |
| 24 | Anybody who has been involved in community organising will have experience of situations where the ( actual or perceived ) formality of the meeting has restricted participation by people who may be active and vociferous before and/or after the meeting . |
| 25 | It implies anyone who has been involved in the creation , production , or delivery of this Program . |
| 26 | The centre was formed in 1984 by the Jesuit order under the leadership of its current Director , Fr Joe Naidu , who has been involved in WACC activities in India for several years . |
| 27 | Everything about this book is pleasing , and everyone who has been involved with its creation deserves the greatest praise . |
| 28 | Bill Knowles , the general manager of the Ipswich Co-op — who has been involved in talks with the NCP — said he was confident the scheme would go ahead but the timing had to be right . |
| 29 | D = teacher who has been involved in the design of the unit . |
| 30 | Anyone who has been involved in deciding career choices with their children , finding suitable accommodation for elderly relatives or reporting a traffic accident in their own country will appreciate this . |