Example sentences of "has been [vb pp] [prep] [adj] times " in BNC.
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| 1 | The origins of this marital-rape exemption seem to lie in the notion that the wife is the husband 's property , or that the wife promises intercourse on demand , but it has been defended in modern times on the basis that such cases raise essentially family matters , better suited to examination in a non-criminal court , and that in any case proof would be difficult . |
| 2 | In addition to all this , Professor Learner has been involved at various times in university adult education , and he takes English Literature courses regularly for the Centre for Continuing Education students , usually , but not invariably , at Friends Centre in Brighton , and I am sure that like myself he is happy to see so many adults from outside the university with us tonight . |
| 3 | West of the village centre are vast quarries from which granite has been taken since Roman times . |
| 4 | A Labour campaign document championed the ‘ traditional values and firm foundations of the mid-Staffordshire way of life ’ and complained that its ‘ serenity … has been shattered in recent times ’ by crime . |
| 5 | That it has been populated from prehistoric times is evidenced by the remains of neolithic buildings , mainly on Hirta , the largest island in the group . |
| 6 | The ancient Penny Hedge ceremony , which dates from feudal times and has been promoted in recent times by the English Tourist Board , takes place in Whitby tomorrow . |
| 7 | The picture has suffered from drastic cleaning operations in the past , and has been retouched at various times with oil-based paints . |
| 8 | Much of the research and theory which has informed our educational methodology has been superseded in recent times both in psychology and linguistics . |
| 9 | In fact , attention has been paid at different times , and in different initiatives , to developing financial information appropriate to each of the above levels of analysis . |