Example sentences of "[verb] be [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we see we 've been saving the stamps so we had believe it or not |
| 2 | I mean I did ask you about the outstanding bills and loans whereas if we 'd 've been doing the thing properly we 'd 've gone through that |
| 3 | HUGH Halcro Johnson , a farmer at Orphir , has been elected the vice-convener of Orkney Islands Council . |
| 4 | After the operation has been completed the anaesthetic will be reversed and the patient 's normal control over respiration re-established . |
| 5 | When the processing requested by a form has been completed the request form will be returned to the lexicographers with the Completion Confirmed on Date filled in by the New OED Computer Group . |
| 6 | Once that has been completed the scaffolding will be removed and the Banco di Roma will provide indefinitely for a team of gardeners and maintenance officers to keep the upper walls free of weeds that grow in the crevices , loosening small bits of masonry and concrete that are then dislodged by birds or lizards . |
| 7 | The tendency in the historical literature has been to dismiss the number of homeworkers during the 1900s as insignificant , but the numbers of women employed in casual tasks are extremely difficult to estimate . |
| 8 | After that great 1000-page bout with Gary Gilmore in 1979 , Mailer has been displaying the typewriter equivalent of punchdrunkness . |
| 9 | Good health is a preoccupation of our age and much has been written the subject . |
| 10 | As for Master Gates , he came home a war hero and has been enjoying the fruits of his fame ever since . ’ |
| 11 | One of Britain 's most popular athletes has been sharing the secret of his success with a group of schoolchildren . |
| 12 | But since mid-September , Klensch has been sharing the spotlight in CNN 's new Style programme , co-hosted by Christie Brinkley . |
| 13 | The North Country Continental , latterly known simply as the boat train , has been connecting the north west with East Anglia for years . |
| 14 | The role of CCG 's Safety and Training Department has been to analyse the information available : clarify the requirements and keep management , staff and clients up to date on developments . |
| 15 | Since the tragedy , the Swindon Bus Company has been ferrying the children across town . |
| 16 | These cases seem to indicate that the effect of RSC Ord. 53 , r. 3(7) has been to liberalize the law of standing . |
| 17 | When a bargain has been struck the TOPIC ( " Teletext Output of Price Information on Computer " ) price displays are altered to show the last trades made . |
| 18 | Their lawyers say the couple have been robbed of the opportunity to become a mother and father and the child has been denied the chance to nurtured by the ‘ these loving parents ’ . |
| 19 | In essence , B's claim can be characterised as asserting that he has been denied the right to a fair criminal trial . |
| 20 | Wonford House Hospital continued to be used for acute and rehabilitation services and though a mental health centre at Tiverton has been developed the schism between the old and the new has not been so marked . |
| 21 | Now , he finds people are beginning to be more open about their sexuality , and consequently he has been promoting the activities of the centre for sexual problems in Istanbul . |
| 22 | The main idea here has been to exploit the existence of particles known as ‘ muons ’ which in some ways behave like electrons , but are some 207 times heavier and are unstable . |
| 23 | The Neon Tetra ( Paracheirodon innesi ) is one of the most popular aquarium fish and has been topping the charts since the 1930s . |
| 24 | Robert Breese has joined the Dawson subscriptions sales team , and Ian Bangham has been appointed the Dawson agent in Ireland . |
| 25 | It will be unenforceable also if the facts justify a finding that the debtor has been appointed the creditor 's agent . |
| 26 | Brian Pask has been appointed the Contract Sales Representative for the East Midlands and East Anglia . |
| 27 | Tai Solarin , an outspoken critic of the Government who has been appointed the Bank 's Chairperson , is happy that ‘ the Government has realized that structures operating in the country have not served the purpose of the ordinary people ’ . |
| 28 | Where a guardian ad litem has been appointed the solicitor must take instructions from the guardian . |
| 29 | Sedgefield Tory candidate Nick Jopling whose father Michael has long occupied a safe seat at Westminster has been telling the Diary the poignant story of the lowest point of his life . |
| 30 | Although it has been telling the world how successfully it has recovered , Unisys Corp made clear at the annual meeting last week just how parlous the company 's condition remains . |