Example sentences of "[verb] be [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought it might 've been to a Royal Garden Party |
| 2 | I told him it must 've been about the Royal Garden Party . |
| 3 | The advantage of this argument is that it allows one to define literature 's relation to reality in a much more positive and coherent way : both literature and the reality which it represents are of the same order and , according to Bakhtin , this order is ideological . |
| 4 | It was built in 876 , and those ancient parts of the church that remain are among the few fragments from that time that still exist , not only in Milan , but also in Lombardy . |
| 5 | The perceptual distinctions we make are of the very stuff of our existence , and in some way the foundation of all else . |
| 6 | If we accept that we can not prevent science and technology from changing our world , we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions . |
| 7 | Secondly , as Knox argued after publication of the RAWP report , people who are dying are among the heaviest users of services . |
| 8 | In recent years , the major underlying conflict , stoked up by personality clashes between union leaders , has been between the industrial union ethos of the NUR and the continuing craft aspirations of ASLEF . |
| 9 | The struggle has been between the Czech people and the security apparatus behind the Communist party . |
| 10 | The struggle has been between the Czech people and the security apparatus behind the Communist party . |
| 11 | The latest trend has been towards the darker types , still usually sedimented , and today wheat beer has a good 25 per cent of the Bavarian market . |
| 12 | Wade Dooley is by no means the only player who was apt to be more profitable under the old laws than he has been under the new . |
| 13 | From January 1993 , the Land Assessment business has been under the operational control of Iain Ferrier , supported by Nigel Board and Peter Constantine in the South . |
| 14 | It seems that the whole force has been under the direct comd of General Loehr , until contact with him was lost many days ago . " |
| 15 | Next Computer Inc , which has been through a tidy sum already , has gotten further financing : this time a $55m credit line from Canon Inc and another $10m from Steve Jobs himself — both are former investors already . |
| 16 | A spokeswoman there said last night : ‘ She has been through a terrible ordeal . |
| 17 | That poor girl has been through a terrible ordeal , and if I know anything of gipsies , it 's not over for her yet . ’ |
| 18 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ I am not a psychiatrist , but if someone has been through a traumatic experience I have to consider that it could happen . |
| 19 | He added : ‘ If anyone has been through a traumatic experience , it takes a long time to unwind . |
| 20 | The new educational framework , which has been through an extensive consultation process with practice committees and the Regions , will replace the current Member Part 1 and 11 examinations and will be phased in from September next year . |
| 21 | ‘ She has been through an awful lot , ’ says Ann . |
| 22 | ‘ This case has been through the due process of law , has been carefully considered at every stage and reviewed at frequent intervals . |
| 23 | Unlike North America the involvement of government in economic life has been through the increased regulation of the private sector ; in the U K it has resulted in the public ownership of the industries or utilities concerned . |
| 24 | This programme has been through the first round of application approvals which saw the Regional Council gain around £17,000 to capital and around £600,000 to revenue . |
| 25 | Littlewoods has been through the classic problems of succession for a company built by a single man . |
| 26 | Pat in EastEnders and Bet in Coronation Street who were both , I think , wonderful before they got married have really become very boring now that they 've got husbands , and Rita , of course , has been through the terrible chastening and disempowering experience of a ‘ film noir ’ femme fatale . |
| 27 | While Data General Corp made a net loss of $63 million for fiscal 1992 , the company maintains that it has been through the worst in its transition from proprietary to open systems , and is now seeing considerable growth in demand for its high-end multiprocessor AViiON servers . |
| 28 | Food which has been through the steaming mode has an appetizing colour , is cooked al dente ( still firm when bitten ) , and retains all the important nutrients , vitamins and minerals . |
| 29 | Since late 1989 , when Steinlager 's three-year contract was not renewed , U.S. rugby has been without a principal sponsor . |
| 30 | The class has been without a regular teacher for eight weeks and now parents are demanding extra help . |