Example sentences of "[conj] has been [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the " source " for a story dies , or is out of the country , or has been promised confidentiality , or goes back on what he said , the difficulties of proving the truth of a true statement may be too great . |
| 2 | These cold statistics do not show one important trend that has been taking place since 1945 . |
| 3 | These are the sample from Greece that has been called Ouranopithecus macedoniensis by some , or synonymized with Graecopithecus freybergi by others , and the single maxilla from Samburu Hills which has not yet been named . |
| 4 | With the entire wealth of pop history on hand , the temptation is to indulge in the kind of free-for-all pick'n'mix that has been called retro-nuevo . |
| 5 | Some people may suggest that the absence of Ireland 's top three drivers might actually be a good thing for Cork , making it a much more competitive event , but it will do little to improve the profile of a rally that has been losing ground for the past few years . |
| 6 | Houseplants are good for you , according to Californian a laboratory that has been doing research for NASA into the use of plants in space . |
| 7 | However , as recently as last week , IBM is said to have realised that its shell technology does not comply with the Object Management Group CORBA specifications and has been urging HP to throw its OMG-compliant Distributed Object Management Facility into the pot . |
| 8 | He is a member of the new SCOTVEC Board , and has been appointed Chairman of the new Qualifications and Marketing Committee , and is presently a member of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum . |
| 9 | LCH was incorporated as a company in 1888 and has been providing market services continuously for more than a century . |
| 10 | this has inaugurated a new kind of critical atmosphere and has been gathering conviction at the institutional and managerial level just as much as in the studios and in the discussions around art . |
| 11 | W Bradford Wiley has retired as chairman of the board of John Wiley & Sons Inc , though he is continuing as director of the company , and has been named chairman emeritus . |
| 12 | During that time BP has held a small interest in offshore block 8 and has been designated operator for onshore Cabinda Central block , where operations have been suspended for security reasons . |
| 13 | A subject which is and has been explored time and time again by authors is a vision of the future . |
| 14 | My right hon. Friend will be aware that HMS Norfolk — the first of the Duke class — has been accepted into the fleet and has been completing work-up at Portland . |
| 15 | As a result of working on these matters , the Legal Services Committee has prepared a series of papers and has been preparing advice on the steps the profession needs to consider taking in the future in relation to such issues as direct access , partnerships , split fees , cab rank rule and how to compete with solicitors in a brave new world . |
| 16 | The company has purchased several PDMS terminals , but has been having difficulty in using them effectively . |