Example sentences of "and [adj] [conj] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Darrell was in her middle thirties , was tall and statuesque and had been a bit of a beauty in her day . |
| 2 | The project ran into difficulties when we discovered that the forms of ‘ collaboration ’ being developed in the classrooms observed were more all pervasive yet apparently less structured and organised than had been anticipated . |
| 3 | I was playing against the West Indies and I scored eight off a Cummins over without hitting a four , and for Natal |I 've build some 80s and 90s that have been matchwinning performances , but this time I 've just got far too excited ’ . |
| 4 | The buildings referred to include Holmwood at Cathcart , which was built between 1857 and 1859 and has been described as a priceless national treasure . |
| 5 | Ebenezer Scrooge would appear to be alive and well and has been reincarnated in the guise of the Court of Bank of Ireland . |
| 6 | The low register of the flute , by which we mean the notes between and including is very rich and beautiful and has been much exploited by composers , especially those of the French school . |
| 7 | And on days when you feel altogether too slobby either to run or swim , you can weigh yourself , confident in the knowledge that because you have cut out all alcohol and fat and have been doing the running and swimming , your weight will have fallen . |
| 8 | Thorns also elaborated a socio-temporal model of village communities , suggesting that there were three types of villages : those that have established structure ( long-standing and with an accepted pattern of authority ) ; those that are transitional , in which the higher-status group has lost its authority ; and those that have been re-established , in which new leaders , mainly in-migrants , have filled the roles of authority . |
| 9 | She had grown heavier in her enforced stillness , her body was ripe and full that had been so slender , and moved with something less than the old negligent grace . |
| 10 | MacDonald also had condemned the Lloyd George coalition as corrupt and unprincipled and had been a major beneficiary of its fall . |
| 11 | The Down 's Syndrome subjects were born in 1964,1965 and 1966 and have been brought up their families in South Wales . |
| 12 | Output : The decline in output was greater than seen in the July survey and worse than had been anticipated , with a balance of 20pc of firms reporting a fall . |
| 13 | The pension has been transferred to the Legal and General and has been left there at the present time to grow and be managed . |
| 14 | If the conditions in which a lineage of animals lives remain constant ; say it is dry and hot and has been so without a break for 100 generations , evolution in that lineage is likely to come to a halt , at least as far as adaptations to temperature and humidity are concerned . |
| 15 | In addition , 20 of the worst asthmatic patients in the district , who had been identified mainly between 1978 and 1982 and had been offered the option of self admission , were all alive in 1992 . |
| 16 | The steaks fitted both descriptions : terrible because despite their pampered lives , they were as tasteless as any meat which had not been properly hung ; typically English because even on small plates they looked mean and thin and had been further abused by overcooking . |
| 17 | The owl had been cold and slow and had been a poor meal for the wolf . |
| 18 | To qualify for engagement on an Employment Action scheme applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 59 and have been registered as unemployed for at least six months . |
| 19 | To qualify for engagement on an Employment Action scheme applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 59 and have been registered as unemployed for at least six months . |