Example sentences of "has [adv] been [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His tenacious belief in the venture by keeping it running cost him heavy personal financial loss and his ‘ nursing ’ of this satire on operetta that has rarely been equalledis largely forgotten ( but not by me ) . |
| 2 | Australian Chardonnay has become so popular they have been suffering shortages , but there has always been loads of Semillon available . |
| 3 | ‘ The foundation of my collection has always been ideas which have a long life . |
| 4 | The number of buzzards , whose primary food has always been rabbits , dropped significantly and is only now showing signs of recovery . |
| 5 | At times arbitrage across the markets has caused extreme volatility on the Stock Exchange , and there has also been accusations of manipulation of equity prices to enable arbitrageurs to sort out their arbitrage positions . |
| 6 | The safest and most popular alternative ( but not the cheapest ) has traditionally been travellers cheques , which are , in general , universally accepted . |
| 7 | There has n't been any attempt about savings , or reduced commitments or any , or everything is here , and if it has n't been attempts , perhaps we could have a list of what 's actually been removed . |
| 8 | Carbon monoxide has no smell and if your appliance has n't been services for some time you may now be in danger . |
| 9 | If it has n't been invaders from without it 's been subversion from within . |
| 10 | Oh I I would be it would be nonsense to say that there has n't been failings of the system , sometimes through the carelessness of an officer , sometimes , certainly in the initial stage , because of their lack of awareness of the er provisions of the act . |
| 11 | What I 've been through is most extraordinary , I would n't call it crucifixion exactly , because I 'm not religious , but I actually thought I was doing quite radical work and it has never been names as such . |