Example sentences of "[noun sg] have been [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might still be a little premature to consign famous old clubs Nottingham and Rosslyn Park to relegation , but both have been well beaten by a resurgent Bristol — whose youthful side have been setting a blistering pace at the Memorial Ground so far this season — and their other results indicate that they face an uphill struggle to maintain their First Division status . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Representatives of the EEC 's technical assistance programme have been promoting the technology in Pacific islands like Fiji and Tonga . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend may have noticed that the Opposition have been floating a similar idea among themselves and discussing again in an internal memorandum the possibility of a luxuries rate of VAT . |
| 6 | The marketing department have been increasing the popularity of Stoddard Templeton products by using incentive promotions . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 8 | Crews from four fire stations threatened with closure have been holding a demonstration against the plans . |
| 9 | CASH-STARVED South Bank Football Club have been refused a grant by Cleveland County Council . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Over the last year many people around the diocese have been exploring the Catholic faith , with a view to becoming Catholics themselves . |
| 12 | Over the past couple of years , Waverley Borough Council have been considering a number of plans to redevelop the area and it was recently decided that because of the state of the building it should be demolished . |
| 13 | Hundreds of enthusiasts for the culture of the native American Indian have been attending a Pow-Wow . |
| 14 | It appears he and his boss have been having a relationship for two years . |
| 15 | Watts and his team have been given the freedom to manage , they have lifted the quality of staff and have improved productivity . |
| 16 | The British men 's hockey team have been putting the final touches to their preparations for the Olympics . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The latter group have been given no consideration whatsoever . |
| 19 | Since the sixties , rock and pop have been considered a stamping and breeding ground for burgeoning leftist/liberal sensibilities , a place where dissent is felt and upsurges occur . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Only this week , our shower and changing room have been declared a disaster area by the council . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Emblem have been negotiating an exclusive agency here in Malta … ’ |
| 25 | For years management gurus have been predicting the demise of autocratic management and the pyramidal organisation structure . |
| 26 | Between 60 and 70 a day have been attending the job help centre on site and quite a number have found other work . |
| 27 | For the last 5 years , chemists in Gloucestershire which display this sign have been operating a needle exchange system . |
| 28 | THE administrators of Maxwell Communication Corporation have been granted an extra two months by the American courts to prepare a reconstruction plan for the company . |
| 29 | Those who had obtained tickets for the December train have been offered a straight transfer for February 5th . |
| 30 | Arguments over intellectual property rights and re-writing code have been doing the rounds of the court system for years . |