Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | FOUR Hereford players were sent off yesterday in their 1-1 draw at Northampton — the first time in British history four players from one side have been given the red card . |
| 2 | The Japanese community who live on the reef have been awarded the Peter Scott Merit Award in recognition of the 11 years they have spent fighting the development . |
| 3 | Representatives of the EEC 's technical assistance programme have been promoting the technology in Pacific islands like Fiji and Tonga . |
| 4 | The marketing department have been increasing the popularity of Stoddard Templeton products by using incentive promotions . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't you fucking well know that the enemy have been mortaring the village green for the past four or five minutes while you have been playing those fucking bagpipes ? ’ |
| 6 | Each club have been fined the same amount as Arsenal , who were found to be the less culpable party in the mass scuffle with Norwich City on November 4 . |
| 7 | Over the last year many people around the diocese have been exploring the Catholic faith , with a view to becoming Catholics themselves . |
| 8 | Watts and his team have been given the freedom to manage , they have lifted the quality of staff and have improved productivity . |
| 9 | The British men 's hockey team have been putting the final touches to their preparations for the Olympics . |
| 10 | MOVES to demolish a historic former engine shed near Whitby railway station and to build two blocks of flats and a house on the site have been given the thumbs down by the Department of the Environment . |
| 11 | ‘ Fishermen from all over the Community have been arguing the same case — that the commission has to look after its own — and the council of ministers has singularly failed to do so . ’ |
| 12 | While many collectors are turning over every hedge and collective barn they can find within the Russian Republic and its former constituents and satellites for hidden treasures , a small and dedicated band have been scouring the Asia-Pacific region for many decades looking for Japanese material . |
| 13 | These apartments situated right on the water have been awarded the highest possible classification by the English Tourist Board 2–5 Keys and Highly Commended . |
| 14 | For years management gurus have been predicting the demise of autocratic management and the pyramidal organisation structure . |
| 15 | Between 60 and 70 a day have been attending the job help centre on site and quite a number have found other work . |
| 16 | Arguments over intellectual property rights and re-writing code have been doing the rounds of the court system for years . |
| 17 | Since then , all the display vats in the undercover sales area have been treated the same way , turning what could easily be run-of-the-mill fish transit into a feast for the inquiring eye . |
| 18 | ‘ On the wider front , Government have been considering the recently submitted report from BZW . |
| 19 | It is quite obvious that the government have been gearing the NHS up for this plan for some time . |
| 20 | No explanation was given in the SAC 's statement , but it is understood that once the recent problems of the orchestra have been resolved the SAC may be prepared to consider other funding . |
| 21 | The release of platelet-derived material and the profound biochemical and morphological changes that occur after platelet stimulation have been termed the platelet-release reaction ( Grette , 1962 ) . |
| 22 | The world premiere of Paul McCartney 's Liverpool Oratorio was given by the RLPO at Liverpool Cathedral on 28 June this year and we are delighted that Alan Tongue and the Northern Ireland Symphony have been granted the privilege by the composer of conducting the Northern Ireland premiere during the Festival . |
| 23 | Friends of the Earth groups around the world have been publicising the plight of the rainforest and have had particular success in Brazil , supporting Paulinho Paiakan of the Kayapo and other tribal leaders . |
| 24 | Stars of the film world have been marking the eightieth birthday of one of the giants of British cinema . |
| 25 | ‘ The prime objectives of our project have been to maximise the machine 's productive capacity and at the same time to minimise possible losses , ’ she added . |
| 26 | St Clears Chamber of Trade and Commerce have been landscaping the approaches to the town in order to attract visitors and provide an amenity for local residents . |
| 27 | One family involved in the disaster have been describing the agony they still endure to this day . |
| 28 | Manchester City have been tracking the 30-year-old since the summer , but Everton could provide the perfect escape route . |
| 29 | It 's also remarkable that the public have been given the chance to get into the debate early . |
| 30 | Three thousand members of the Sealed Knot have been re-staging the civil war battle in which the city managed to hold off the royalist seige for twenty six days . |