Example sentences of "have be [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mothers have been warned that alcohol and tobacco — as well as various medicines and other chemicals — can injure a fetus . |
| 2 | In an effort to make life more interesting for our younger members of staff and our graduate element , I have been inviting past students back to lecture on any aspect of their current work . |
| 3 | Rival warlords Mohamed Farrah Aidid and Ali Mahdi Mohamed have been looting Western emergency aid supplies sent to the area . |
| 4 | This afternoon anxious council chiefs have been meeting MMI representatives to assess the implications of MMI freezing its business . |
| 5 | The movement into private care has been accentuated by tight control of local authority expenditure at a time when numbers of people have been ‘ deinstitutionalised ’ from psychiatric and psycho-geriatric units , and when people from an ageing population have been seeking residential care for the first time . |
| 6 | The government-sponsored loan guarantees could be an alternative for some airlines which have been seeking foreign partners , the Times said . |
| 7 | Then she would at least have been able to ask if he was anything to do with Massingham Engineering — and thereby have been prepared this morning . |
| 8 | In the main , we have been exploring sensory perception and physical reality . |
| 9 | They have been pestering other UN agencies , embassies and local traders , so far without success . |
| 10 | Restrictions on water use have been imposed this month in areas of the south and east of the country , which is experiencing the worst drought this century . |
| 11 | The Republic of Colombia won its independence from Spain in 1819 although its borders have been redrawn several times since . |
| 12 | The six men and six women have been questioned all day by detectives : |
| 13 | In recent years , telephone companies in Western Europe have been investing fabulous sums in replacing their old , analogue networks with digital ones . |
| 14 | The amounts as well as qualifying ages have been altered several times since 1986/87 , so any rebate would only apply to allowances that would have been due to you at the time . |
| 15 | Loans to small farmers have been increased 25 times over ; research and investment has gone into new seeds and fertilizers specially designed for the needs ( and the purses ) of the small farmer ; and maize prices have gone up by 129 per cent so as to provide an incentive . |
| 16 | Given the horrendous job losses that have been announced this month in the manufacturing sector , are these signs of the success of the Government 's economic policy ? |
| 17 | Since March 20th , when the Bank of Japan raised its discount rate by a further 1% ( to 5.25% ) , the banks have been warning corporate customers that loans will now cost more than 7% . |
| 18 | POSC member companies — the oil industry 's open systems user organisation — and the group 's permanent staff have been evaluating potential SIP components since last December . |
| 19 | Newcastle though have been flying all season … on top of the table since September they 've lost just one of their last ten league games … some thought they were beginning to slip … five goals against Brentford last weekend proved that Kevin Keegan 's team are still the ones to beat … |
| 20 | In peephological terms , the voters have been fed large doses of medicine for the past month . |
| 21 | I don I should also say that following a very recent decision er in our submission that 's probably right , that my Lord as I say , I say to you with no joy , this really is desperate and er one can not have , in our submission , in the minds of the jury by inadmissible evidence , the suggestion that yes we have been harbouring this man two days before . |
| 22 | But more recently banks have been providing other forms of merger funding-'mezzanine debt' , which does not rate as highly in terms of claims against the company 's assets , but provides additional financial resources . |
| 23 | You will still call that colour ‘ green ’ because you too have been taught that grass is always green . |
| 24 | Some of them have been getting strong criticism lately . |
| 25 | But quiz shows have been getting more viewers than Eldorado . |
| 26 | Twenty-one red kite chicks have been raised this year , compared to just 10 last year . |
| 27 | Many of the points which have been raised this evening will be considered in Committee . |
| 28 | Executive voices have been raised several octaves over the issue ( UX No 433 ) , and there does not appear to be any clear agreement yet on how COSE firms would level this playing field . |
| 29 | The Midlanders have been eating humble pie this season , though they deserve better fare . |
| 30 | This has meant that dead animals are left by the roadside for the council to collect , and the local slaughterhouses have been receiving sick animals as some farmers try to use it as a replacement for the knacker 's yard . |