Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [adv] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The educative power of our academic institutions has never been lower : it is journalism that gives the lead . |
| 2 | However , the SFO 's handling of its investigations has hardly been consistent and it already has set a precedent for the Barrowclough report to be published in full . |
| 3 | Generation of standard useful attitudes has always been one of the main purposes of military training . |
| 4 | Four or five ‘ B ’ and U21 matches a season plus training weekends at full , ‘ B ’ , development and U21 levels mean a bigger commitment to Wales than ever — by baleful coincidence , at the very moment the commitment to clubs has never been bigger . |
| 5 | The syntactic work of Sankoff and her associates has always been influential . |
| 6 | Pay for leading art-historians has always been lower in Britain than in the United States , but the brain drain has got worse . |
| 7 | After 12 years of Tory government , anxiety about standards in schools has never been greater . |
| 8 | The chance of drama becoming a tradition in our Primary schools has never been realistic . |
| 9 | In an age where the ability of the land to produce more food than is required for many parts of the world is a fact of life , the argument for organic farming methods has never been stronger . |
| 10 | But despite the grand words from Barclays , change in local branches has frequently been slow to take effect . |
| 11 | His choice of roles has always been intelligent , but after starring with Marlon Brando in the screen legend 's first major role for years , is paying the price . |
| 12 | But he pointed out that drivers had always been liable to pay tax on their allowances if it exceeded the cost of running and maintaining a car . |
| 13 | My clothes , hair , ears , trainers had all been full of broken bits of twig … |
| 14 | Jews had previously been unable to travel as complete families , and had to post bonds of US$1,000 per person when going abroad . |
| 15 | The challenge of the reformers had been one great reality but the showmen had always been aware of the other reality and that was that very large numbers of ordinary people , and that included the rich and the poor and people from all nations , were fascinated by moving pictures . |
| 16 | Never being lost for words had always been one of Rory 's great talents , but right now it seemed to have deserted her completely , and she was forced to look away from his dark , probing eyes , horribly aware of his apparent ability to see straight through her . |
| 17 | The Scots had never been parochial in their cultural self-perceptions . |
| 18 | To her astonishment , Sally-Anne , who for two dreadful months had hardly been able to bring herself to be near any man , however young and apparently innocuous , wanted to stroke the corner of his mouth — more , she wanted to smooth the scar away — or , rather , since that was impossible , to run her hand down it and tell him that it did not matter , such a thing could only disturb those who were themselves already disturbed ! |
| 19 | The remaining 42 vessels had always been British . |
| 20 | Milne said : ‘ The beauty of rugby is that fans have always been able to have a pint afterwards . |
| 21 | ‘ The beauty of rugby is fans have always been able to have a pint afterwards . |
| 22 | My legs have never been hairy . |
| 23 | Managers in schools have long been involved in the management of change of various kinds and at various levels — particularly in relation to the curriculum or elements of it . |
| 24 | YOUR local primary schools have never been busier . |
| 25 | Schools have always been involved in issues of resource management such as the allocation of capitation allowances . |
| 26 | My hips and thighs have always been bulky , making me feel uncomfortable in trousers/tight jeans . |
| 27 | He acknowledges that FI is the cutting end of technology and yet his solutions have always been simple , economical and remarkably ‘ easy ’ in their handling . |
| 28 | A few reporters , shunning the handout , gave an impression that the American press was opposed to the war , and indeed played a large part in bringing it to an end , an impression that journalists have since been content to foster . |
| 29 | ‘ Journalists have always been keen on the idea of a ‘ Punk Revival ’ and now that a few bands like the Buzzcocks , Sham 69 and X-Ray Spex are back together they 're having a field day . |
| 30 | A further major problem is that voluntary organizations have hitherto been able to choose the particular client group within the field on which they wish to focus . |