Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] have been [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , only eight cases have been fully authenticated . |
| 2 | The geography of fifteenth-century palaces had been relatively simple : there was a Great Hall , where ceremonious and public appearances were made , and the Chamber where the King withdrew and where only a few could follow him . |
| 3 | A number of the more resilient groups have been intensively studied . |
| 4 | After several years during which agricultural surpluses had been substantially reduced , they had risen by the end of 1990 and stood at : cereals — 18,000,000 tonnes ; beef — 700,000 tonnes ; butter — 278,000 tonnes ; skimmed milk powder — 335,000 tonnes ; wine — 8,000,000 hectolitres ; and tobacco — 30,000 tonnes . |
| 5 | When it is pointed out that a number of Labour programmes have been markedly radical , as in 1945 and 1983 , then it is claimed that the leaders have failed to be behind them and give them their solid backing and support . |
| 6 | But with the process of assembling Lebanon 's surviving deputies having been so difficult last time , a repeat performance seems to be impossible . |
| 7 | Concise definitions have been specially written to be understood by learners |
| 8 | state that in their opinion the requirements for exemption are satisfied and the abbreviated accounts have been properly prepared , and |
| 9 | The scope of our work for the purpose of this report was limited to confirming that the directors are entitled to deliver abbreviated accounts and that the abbreviated accounts have been properly prepared from the full financial statements . |
| 10 | But while the Federal Army attacked Sibenik Cathedral and the city of Dubrovnik , artefacts from collections in occupied or destroyed Croatian cities have been simply removed . |
| 11 | Too often , however , producers have not even got to first base , because the requirements for evolving strong scripts have been so poorly understood . |
| 12 | The potential for expanding our market share of these advanced products has been further secured by the establishing of new production and laboratory facilities in the USA and South Korea . |
| 13 | EVER since May 17th 1990 , when the European Court of Justice handed down its famous ‘ Barber judgment ’ , providers of Europe 's pensions in the public and private sectors have been seriously worried . |
| 14 | In Russia , on the other hand , commanders such as Rumyantsev and Suvorov had developed to a high pitch of effectiveness by the end of this period the more aggressive method of attack in column with the bayonet ( though the contrast between Russian and West European tactics has been greatly exaggerated by some Soviet historians ) . |
| 15 | Finally , attention will focus on the specific problems of island nations in the developing world where agricultural impacts have been particularly severe . |
| 16 | Certain members of the Olympic Vibes team have been in serious disarray after one glimpse of this , and the guilty lightweights have been duly suspended from club duty . |
| 17 | For one thing , those intervening formulations have been profoundly determining of our own culture and consciousness , and their influence can not be erased ; even deconstructed , they continue to exert an influence . |
| 18 | Presidential and legislative elections were expected to take place in 1991 once legal political parties had been legally formed . |
| 19 | Had the survey been set within an authority ( like Oxfordshire , the West Riding of Yorkshire or Berkshire ) where progressive methods had been longer practised , the findings might well have been radically different . |
| 20 | Many public houses have been grossly neglected for years by their owners , yet the owners now demand that the tenants pay all the cost of putting the public houses into good order . |
| 21 | Seismic operations have been underway since late 1990 with more than 4,000 km recorded so far . |
| 22 | However , the fact is that for approaching half a century British cities have been publicly regulated by a system designed to guide , shape and control the form and appearance of the urban environment . |
| 23 | There was a tendency for the highly born to be preferred to the prince bishoprics of Germany ; and in the tenth and early eleventh centuries training to knightly pursuits had been almost a necessary qualification for a successful German bishop . |
| 24 | Space and existing features of the old houses have been cleverly used in the transformation work , achieving a result which is remarkably uncluttered and harmonious . |
| 25 | The human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies have been traditionally classified as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease , Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome , and kuru . |
| 26 | For the last fortnight some prisoners have been here in person . |
| 27 | Few cultures have been so willing to tempt the gods . |
| 28 | Already some groups have been discretely visiting the cliff , but the BMC would appreciate it if some people could continue to obey the present climbing ban until new abseil stations ( the familiar two-bolts-and-a-chain ) are in place . |
| 29 | Some activities have been specifically excluded : ( Parts III and IV Schedule 1 FSA 1986 ) . |
| 30 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |