Example sentences of "[noun] have be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My words have been grubby confetti , faded , tacky , blown far |
| 2 | The 22-year old Larne man was devastating in the Baltic country ; indeed , most of his performances on the continent have been top notch . |
| 3 | Oxfords and brogue styles have been standard office issue for most of this century , but in the last 30 years the loafer has — thanks to its American and Italian perfectors — become a relaxed and stylish alternative to lace-ups , but there are purists who still harbour doubts about its suitability for the boardroom . |
| 4 | But England 's recent games against both nations have been full Tests and the squad will include those available England players not selected by the Lions . |
| 5 | The Greeks and the Jews have been such peoples and produced such thinkers . |
| 6 | Although climatic changes undoubtedly occurred during the post-glacial , it appears that the principal determinants of regional vegetational change in the Outer Hebrides have been natural soil changes , with widespread leaching , podsolisation , and bog development beginning at about 7000 B.P. From about 5000 B.P. or even earlier ( Bohnke , 1988 ) , human influence has also been an important factor . |
| 7 | She and co-star Charlie Schlatter have been toiling flat out for six months . |
| 8 | ‘ His own models of feminity have been extraordinary women — the Queen Mother , who never let a feeling come between her and her duty , and the Queen . |
| 9 | But some are also saying , it 's been a missed opportunity to make a more radical shake up to a shadow cabinet where some members performances have been notable lack lustre . |
| 10 | Up to now , most borders have been French imports , but this year a company has come into being which designs and manufactures borders in this country . |
| 11 | Thereafter , their books have been follow-up studies of this second group of children . |
| 12 | Members of the Worcester Park Machine Knitters Club have been busy knitting items for the Special Care Baby Unit at Kingston Hospital in Surrey . |
| 13 | Since the use of unit trusts as a way of paying bonuses to employees came to an end , vouchers have been attracting attention . |
| 14 | The main producing areas have been Central Wales , north-west Wales ( Llanwrst ) , the Lake District , the Isle of Man ( Lamplugh , 1903 ) and the Southern Uplands of Scotland ( Leadhills ) . |
| 15 | The contractors have been clearing earth back there for landscaping . |
| 16 | In a world where few computer companies have been good computer users , IBM 's increasing tendency to practise what it preaches has helped maintain its advantage . |
| 17 | The companies have been arch rivals ever since and it 's only fitting now that the two main rivals in the so-called ‘ old school trainers ’ wars are Adidas and Puma . |
| 18 | ANDES 21 de junio ( Asociacion Nacional de Educadores Salvadorenos ) is a founder member of the BPR and openly expresses its support for the FDR-FMLN , while both the state and the Catholic universities have been consistent critics of the lack of democratic and civil liberties and have argued cogently for the need for social and economic reforms . |
| 19 | and then they say there 's a trip going round at the brewery , er you can either have the er twenty five minute trip or the , the forty minute trip , whichever you want , well of course everybody says the twenty five and then the rep always , it says oh well these fellas have been four times before so we stop in the bar and you can have what you want , spirits whatever you like and then the bucket comes out and it 's , it 's smashing |
| 20 | The past few years have been poor snow years for frustrated skiers . |
| 21 | Any politically informed Briton knows that two of the most politically controversial issues during the last three years have been monetary issues : exchange rate policy ( membership of the ERM ) and interest rate policy . |
| 22 | The Thatcher Years have been splendid ones for a goodly number of golf members throughout this Royal and Ancient land of ours . |
| 23 | The last two years have been uncertain ones for the Gloucestershire regiment . |
| 24 | And the past few years have been good years of course |
| 25 | Does not that answer prove that the past 13 years have been wasted years in terms of the Government 's commitment to the footwear industry ? |
| 26 | It is quite usual to find large joints of roast beef and pork for slicing on the delicatessen counter , but two of the more interesting meats to reach us in recent years have been smoked turkey and pastrami . |
| 27 | Members of trade unions and other grass roots organisations have been particular targets of killings and ‘ disappearances ’ by the armed forces , who have accused them of supporting the armed opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) . |
| 28 | They argue that the main culprits have been local authorities and that their spending must be further curtailed . |
| 29 | Figure 8.2 shows that the decline of the private rented sector and the growth of owner-occupation have been long-term phenomena . |
| 30 | Hostility to wealth and demands for its redistribution have been normal features of British politics since the 1890s . |