Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] have been before " in BNC.
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| 1 | The picture had been before her eyes every day of her life , and consequently had no meaning . |
| 2 | Where the Bill has been before a standing committee , so that Members not on the committee have had no previous opportunity to speak on the minutiae of the Bill , there is now an opportunity for them to make their points . |
| 3 | The Bill has been before the House for three Sessions . |
| 4 | Even after hard consideration colour or ‘ rainbow-arguments ’ had been abolished everything around now was black or white , just like the world had been before colour televisions . |
| 5 | The Board of Guardians dealt with the matter in committee , and later issued a statement to the press : the master had been before the Board about certain irregularities , but had nothing to say in response . |
| 6 | If the murderer had been before him , that would be truth . |
| 7 | In the case where a Bill has been before a committee of the whole House , it is a purely formal stage . |