Example sentences of "and [noun] have be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laing and Costain had been medium and small building firms respectively in the north of England before both moved south to London and prospered … |
| 2 | Since 1987 , the litany of successful treaties and agreements between east and west has been impressive . |
| 3 | They frequently flew together in the two-seater bi-plane , covering large sections of the south coast and Keitel had been able to indulge in his interest for aerial photography . |
| 4 | The relationship between linguistics and literature has been one of the most widely discussed issues in modern literary theory . |
| 5 | Kylie and Jason have been inseparable since their teens |
| 6 | In the United States the economic impact of the size of the post-war military establishment and budget has been tremendous . |
| 7 | Because mature teeth are far less complex , biologically , than most tissues , restoration of their shape and function has been straightforward and David Watts discusses the use of certain polymers and composites for this purpose . |
| 8 | On the contrary , it has been done simply because , as a language-orientated activity , the concern with linguistic form and function has been uppermost . |
| 9 | And Trent had been correct as to the Kalashnikovs — one more failure for British exports . |
| 10 | Their dedication and support have been invaluable in both accounting for the Association 's funds and managing them effectively . |
| 11 | The goodwill and support has been overwhelming , and we thank everyone who has written or faxed and especially those who have donated money or who are involved in fundraising activities . |
| 12 | She and Sarah had been indignant and sad to see a picture of Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia on the Pathe News Gazette at the cinema after Mussolini had invaded his country . |
| 13 | Although the flow and use of information about TVEI and NCVQ have been patchy and limited , the aims , in contrast , of Training and Enterprise Councils ( TECs ) are all-embracing . |
| 14 | It had been a rough race and Kelly had been glad that she had elected to be among the leaders throughout . |
| 15 | Pat and Sheila had been busy , too . |
| 16 | Questions about possible friction between the disparate corporate cultures of Time and Warner have been current ever since the merger . |
| 17 | However , the task of setting EC wide standards remains daunting and progress has been slow . |
| 18 | Colette and Bernard had been married for fifteen years . |
| 19 | Yesterday 's meat and vegetables had been high — soft and sweet with badness — he had made himself swallow it and then in the night the shite had poured out of him until he was too weak to stand . |
| 20 | Since the standard housing of towns and cities has been unable to provide shelter , urban populations have been compelled to take the situation into their own hands and put up their own homes . |
| 21 | The history of Glasgow Rangers Football Club , for example , makes it clear that riots , violence and vandalism have been well-established since at least the 1870s . |
| 22 | Ana and Mitch had been intrigued , especially at dinner when the count had firmly called Maggie by her name . |
| 23 | It has also shown that these groups of people and institutions have been involved in widespread breaches of the law . |
| 24 | Tim and Sophie had been due to fly out to meet Julie and Elizabeth within a few days . |
| 25 | She was godmother to Julie 's 23-month-old daughter Sophie and Mr Godwin and Sophie had been due to fly out to join the group on Friday . |
| 26 | It is ‘ well written ’ ( Edward Peace , The Sunday Times , 13 July 1988 ) with a ‘ certain stylish force ’ ( The Daily Telegraph , 4 July 1988 ) , the ‘ verisimilitude achieved by … script and direction has been dazzling ’ ( Paul Paterson , The Daily Mirror , 4 July 1988 ) and all are agreed that it is a ‘ first class production ’ ( Edward Pearce , The Sunday Times , 13 July 1988 ) . |
| 27 | Charles II helped with the Town 's restoration , and since then the process of rebuilding and regeneration has been continuous . |
| 28 | Hitherto the republics and provinces had been unable to agree on a budget and international financial institutions had accordingly blocked credits . |
| 29 | His home and car had been fire- bombed and Mr Reynolds had been attacked in the past . |
| 30 | In recent years the Employment Department and the Department of Trade and Industry have been responsible for appropriate interventions but they have been more of a fire fighting nature than a sustained development of policy and role — which in any case , has not been the way government departments have tended to behave since they are organised to implement government policy in the immediate rather than long term . |