Example sentences of "[conj] have been [verb] [prep] various " in BNC.
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| 1 | To equate this ‘ avowed objective ’ of social policy with its real objective , as Marshall seems to do , involves an acceptance of a particular ideology about the ‘ welfare state ’ that has been challenged by various writers . |
| 2 | Here are some of those that have been raised by various scientists . |
| 3 | The Cassini map has a charming idiosyncrasy in the shape of the ‘ Moon Maiden ’ , one of a number of fanciful lunar inhabitants that have been introduced at various times . |
| 4 | The picture has suffered from drastic cleaning operations in the past , and has been retouched at various times with oil-based paints . |
| 5 | Yet if I reflect upon what happened , in what some might call an existential manner , or attempt what physicists might call a ‘ thought experiment ’ to reconstruct my situation , I can see myself as having been assailed by various impulses : to assist the dog and stop the car , to comfort the children , to drive on lest I and they were to be injured in an accident , to avoid the horror of confronting a demented animal . |