Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb base] [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in fact , if we look at even more , I mean where I work is a Family Centre in Berinsfield erm and I interviewed erm some of the carers of young children , and most of the women I interviewed had , in fact , been subjected to marital violence by their male partners and in many ways this had been triggered off by arguments over who should take care of the children and over the woman not being in her place , so although it 's important to maybe look at the macro level , I really think we have to look at how men and women behave towards one another , particularly where child care is concerned . |
| 2 | In 1992 , considerable exploration activity was focussed in both the Ghadames and Illizi Basins , where there have been a series of exciting new oil discoveries in blocks adjacent to our acreage . |
| 3 | Although I have been a member of the board for less than a year , and chairman but a few weeks , I believe I have now been accepted into the bosom of the Athletico family . |
| 4 | Although I have been a long time supporter . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't fancy being anyone 's mistress , any more than you fancy being a husband . ’ |
| 6 | That 's er , so you 've been a successful propagandist ? |
| 7 | In the past , many researchers have tended to underplay the problems that arose in the process of research in case they affected the evaluation of their results , although there have been a few ex post disclosures in books intended to show social research as often a messy enterprise ( Bell and Newby 1977 ; Bell and Roberts 1984 ) . |
| 8 | We have not yet succeeded in creating reliable reproduction of touch , taste or smell , although there have been a few experiments . |
| 9 | This was the first survey to attempt to study a nationally representative sample of those who were caring for the sick , elderly and handicapped , although there have been a variety of small local surveys and qualitative investigations of this topic . |
| 10 | Although there have been a number of successful experiments in providing advice to farmers at the ‘ grass roots ’ — most notably the Upland Management Scheme in the Lake District — farmers still remain suspicious of environmentalists however sympathetic they may be to environmentalism . |
| 11 | In the lowlands the basic facts of land use have already been outlined in Table 8.2 ( 8th line of data ) and although there have been a number of local studies of landscape change ( Blacksell and Gilg , 1981 ) , only nationally commissioned studies can provide a large enough resource base for an adequate survey of both landscape change and the behavioural aspects behind the change . |
| 12 | Although there have been a few gains , these have been outweighed by the losses . |
| 13 | Winter smogs are essentially polluted fogs , so there have been a number of occasions when they have been seeded with dry ice or silver iodide at certain airports so as to allow aircraft to land safely . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've been a bit below par this evening , ’ she apologised . |
| 15 | If I 've been a little abrupt , then I sincerely apologise . |
| 16 | See if you 've been a bad boy . |
| 17 | You can have a biscuit if you 've been a good boy . |
| 18 | Pension transfers between different parts of the public sector are easy , so that if you stop being a teacher and become a civil servant , for instance , you get full credit in the new scheme . |
| 19 | If you have been a victim of a crime do not assume that it can not happen again . |
| 20 | If there 've been a whole series of articles articles about health or about food or something like that , no way are they going to do anything else on the subject , unless it 's , it 's brought in a very fierce readers ' letters column or something like that , in which case they may be open for another slant . |
| 21 | ‘ Because you 've been a part of it from the start . ’ |
| 22 | The implications for my daughter 's safety and security , and and mine and the rest of my family 's , because there have been a number of occasions over the years when I 've had to turn to the police because of my anxiety about that when there 's been a lot of attention from the media and when the press have published our address and so on erm and we 've had I 've had specific death threats particularly against my daughter on one occasion . |
| 23 | There are , however , some patients who , though not in an acutely disturbed state , will need extra security for a period because they have been a risk to the public at some time in the recent past or are considered to require special containment while assessment continues in conditions of moderate security . |
| 24 | Because they have been an important part of some historic eruptions , a few pumice deposits are well-documented , but surprisingly few have been studied closely from a geological viewpoint . |
| 25 | The differences are deep and go far back into history , but while I have been a Minister dealing with the economy and the environment I have always had the greatest possible collaboration from all the parties in Northern Ireland , which have always worked cheek by jowl with one another and with me for the benefit of all the people of Northern Ireland . |
| 26 | Honestly , Les , this team is the biggest load of rubbish we have had here since I 've been a supporter and I started before the war , so I know what I am talking about . |
| 27 | She 's know me since I 've been a little girl . |
| 28 | Again , we welcome that , but is it not sad that it comes 12 years after this Government were elected and after not just one but two Secretaries of State since I have been a Member of Parliament have been influenced because of criticism of tobacco advertising and irresponsible elements in the tobacco industry ? |
| 29 | ever since you 've been a little girl you 've been a wind-up merchant . |
| 30 | While there have been a few , if any , import restrictions on EC goods coming into this country , our community partners have astutely managed to find ways to restrict the flow of British goods into theirs . |