Example sentences of "have [be] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local authorities have been subject of budget cuts , rate cutting and unfortunately redundancies over the last dozen years or more . |
| 2 | That prison has been well governed by both governors while I have been Member of Parliament for Portsmouth , South . |
| 3 | There might , indeed , have been scope for compromise on some of these issues . |
| 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 . |
| 8 | Every year that I have been Minister with responsibility for housing — it is now six years — the Housing Executive has suggested an amount which it hopes that the Government will give it , while knowing perfectly well that it will not get all that it asks for . |
| 9 | Among the many mercies vouchsafed to our land during the year now nearly expired have been respite from famine and pestilence and preservation from Civil War , while anarchy and bloodshed have prevailed over almost the whole of Europe . |
| 10 | Its most obvious difficulties have been lack of scale and disappointing growth . |
| 11 | Consequently the basic concepts have been division of labour , organisational structure , job descriptions , but above all — hierarchy . |
| 12 | Erm , I think the charge that has been laid against myself personally and my myself and my colleagues is the charge of vacillation and changing our mind and I and I am grateful to c my colleague David for reminding us that we have in this county had two years two years when the Labour party and the Conservative party have been hand in glove , absolutely determined that the way forward in relation to homes , elderly persons homes , not that 's not to close any and now we 've had a complete volte face when they 've changed their minds and they 've come along with us . |