Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My words have been grubby confetti , faded , tacky , blown far |
| 2 | Oxfords and brogue styles have been standard office issue for most of this century , but in the last 30 years the loafer has — thanks to its American and Italian perfectors — become a relaxed and stylish alternative to lace-ups , but there are purists who still harbour doubts about its suitability for the boardroom . |
| 3 | But England 's recent games against both nations have been full Tests and the squad will include those available England players not selected by the Lions . |
| 4 | The Greeks and the Jews have been such peoples and produced such thinkers . |
| 5 | But some are also saying , it 's been a missed opportunity to make a more radical shake up to a shadow cabinet where some members performances have been notable lack lustre . |
| 6 | Up to now , most borders have been French imports , but this year a company has come into being which designs and manufactures borders in this country . |
| 7 | Thereafter , their books have been follow-up studies of this second group of children . |
| 8 | Since the use of unit trusts as a way of paying bonuses to employees came to an end , vouchers have been attracting attention . |
| 9 | The main producing areas have been Central Wales , north-west Wales ( Llanwrst ) , the Lake District , the Isle of Man ( Lamplugh , 1903 ) and the Southern Uplands of Scotland ( Leadhills ) . |
| 10 | The contractors have been clearing earth back there for landscaping . |
| 11 | In a world where few computer companies have been good computer users , IBM 's increasing tendency to practise what it preaches has helped maintain its advantage . |
| 12 | The companies have been arch rivals ever since and it 's only fitting now that the two main rivals in the so-called ‘ old school trainers ’ wars are Adidas and Puma . |
| 13 | ANDES 21 de junio ( Asociacion Nacional de Educadores Salvadorenos ) is a founder member of the BPR and openly expresses its support for the FDR-FMLN , while both the state and the Catholic universities have been consistent critics of the lack of democratic and civil liberties and have argued cogently for the need for social and economic reforms . |
| 14 | and then they say there 's a trip going round at the brewery , er you can either have the er twenty five minute trip or the , the forty minute trip , whichever you want , well of course everybody says the twenty five and then the rep always , it says oh well these fellas have been four times before so we stop in the bar and you can have what you want , spirits whatever you like and then the bucket comes out and it 's , it 's smashing |
| 15 | The past few years have been poor snow years for frustrated skiers . |
| 16 | Any politically informed Briton knows that two of the most politically controversial issues during the last three years have been monetary issues : exchange rate policy ( membership of the ERM ) and interest rate policy . |
| 17 | The Thatcher Years have been splendid ones for a goodly number of golf members throughout this Royal and Ancient land of ours . |
| 18 | The last two years have been uncertain ones for the Gloucestershire regiment . |
| 19 | And the past few years have been good years of course |
| 20 | Does not that answer prove that the past 13 years have been wasted years in terms of the Government 's commitment to the footwear industry ? |
| 21 | It is quite usual to find large joints of roast beef and pork for slicing on the delicatessen counter , but two of the more interesting meats to reach us in recent years have been smoked turkey and pastrami . |
| 22 | Members of trade unions and other grass roots organisations have been particular targets of killings and ‘ disappearances ’ by the armed forces , who have accused them of supporting the armed opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) . |
| 23 | They argue that the main culprits have been local authorities and that their spending must be further curtailed . |
| 24 | Ever since the days of the Roman Empire the Italians have been great builders . |
| 25 | Two other manufacturing industries illustrate how market-seeking investors have been shifting attention to efficiency-seeking investments as competition has intensified . |
| 26 | These demand changes have been one source of the escalating costs of voluntary and private residential child care and this escalating cost has , in a time of severe fiscal constraint , itself contributed to a further fall in the demand for contracted out places by local authorities . |
| 27 | Health promotion officers have been encouraging people to give up smoking with the help of a scene from the classic movie Casablanca . |
| 28 | Although recently extreme dates have been 14 August ( 1970 , Rye ) , and 1 May ( 1968 , Cuckmere ) , this species is most abundant from October to January . |
| 29 | The London Emergency Bed Service reports that this winter things have been four times as hard as last year , and my experience confirms this . |
| 30 | In this latter respect , government policy ( or the threat of intervention ) would seem to be the most significant factor tending to remove authority over collective bargaining to the national confederations.9 Attempts to align the outcome of wage negotiations with macroeconomic policy objectives have been one factor which has tended to raise the level of bargaining and it has played a significant role at certain periods in countries such as Holland , Norway and Austria . |