Example sentences of "[noun] have [been] [verb] a major " in BNC.

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1 Since September 1984 the University has been undertaking a major development plan at Magee , rapidly increasing student numbers and establishing a range of innovative , career-orientated courses with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary scholarship involving all faculties .
2 Since September 1984 the University has been undertaking a major development plan at Magee , rapidly increasing student numbers and establishing a range of innovative , career-orientated courses with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary scholarship involving all faculties .
3 Since the 31st March 1991 , the group has been awarded a major contract to supply model layouts to the Department of Transport .
4 Since 31st March 1991 the group has been awarded a major contract to supply model layouts to the Department of Transport .
5 Paul Mardon 's hopes of clinching a dream £1 million move from Birmingham City to Liverpool have been dealt a major blow after he was told that he needs surgery on an ankle ligament injury .
6 Neil Kinnock has been giving a major speech to the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool this afternoon .
7 Professor Roesdahl , of Aarhus University , Denmark , who is one of the chief organisers , explains that Scandinavian scholars had been planning a major show on the Vikings for some time , and the French became involved because they had also wanted to hold such an exhibition , partly to examine the Viking role in Normandy .
8 Joel Weiner , marketing executive of Kraft General Foods It is precisely because we are not complacent about this issue that the Government have been preparing a major Food Bill since October 1987 .
9 At the end of October , we learned that WGEC had been awarded a major new contract with BP .
10 For the past few months Police have been mounting a major operation to crackdown on joy riders … its the type of accident they 'd always feared .
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