Example sentences of "have [be] [noun] [prep] state " in BNC.
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| 1 | Funnily enough , then , but for 296 or so bigoted votes , the Rt Hon RD Kernohan MP might now have been Secretary of State . |
| 2 | Casaroli , 76 , who had been Secretary of State since 1979 [ see p. 29852 ] , was widely regarded as the architect of the Vatican 's " Ostpolitik " , stressing closer ties with eastern Europe and the creation of diplomatic links with the Soviet Union [ see pp. 36830 ; 37129 ; 37258 ; 37394 ; 37899 ] . |
| 3 | Mobutu had been head of state and head of the sole legal party , the Mouvement populaire de la révolution ( MPR ) , since taking power by means of a coup in 1965 . |
| 4 | I should say in the context of the working of the Anglo-Irish Agreement that at no stage during the time that I have been Secretary of State has the Minister for Defence for the Republic of Ireland taken part in the conference . |
| 5 | I have just said that at no stage during the time that I have been Secretary of State has the Irish Defence Minister taken part in any conference talks . |
| 6 | It seems to me to have been one of the greatest tragedies in the Province in the 27 months I have been Secretary of State . |
| 7 | In reply to the hon. Gentleman 's comment about the Government 's policy since 1985 , I should make the point that I have been Secretary of State for two and a half years of that period . |