Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] been [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the search for a transcendent level of knowledge , it has long been part of human endeavour to enter a symbolic womb of darkness and learn within its space . |
| 2 | And although the ANC has promised to share power in the subsequent government , the country will then be a short hop from the full-blown majority rule that has always been anathema to many Afrikaners . |
| 3 | Although they have worked together for so many years , there has still been time for individual projects and exhibitions : François-Xavier has moved on from vegetable architecture to monumental fountains and sculptures ; Claude 's ventures include jewellery and bronze furniture for an American garden , stage props for Bob Wilson and breastplates for the angels in Wim Wenders ' film ‘ Wings of Desire ’ . |
| 4 | But as mentioned earlier , there has also been regression of gastric carcinoids without such operative intervention . |
| 5 | Notably , the Classical foot has never been part of English phonology ; it is a verse-specific contruct . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Whether or not the USSR will increase oil exports and whether it can do so have long been areas of heated debate . |
| 8 | The independent republic of Honduras had been created a year previously , in 1838 , having once been part of Spanish America ; its fertile coastal plains surround a mountainous interior , rich in forests , and it just manages to have a 40-mile strip of southern coastline on the Pacific to complement its much longer Caribbean seaboard . |
| 9 | Increasingly they used the principle of partible inheritance ( which had long been characteristic of some other European societies ) , where the estate was divided between the surviving spouse and children . |
| 10 | It had already been love at first hearing . |
| 11 | What she did not know was that Moran , with his good looks and military fame , had once been king of these barn dances and now that he had neither youth nor fame would not take a lesser place . |
| 12 | The story was that there had once been houses on each side of the road but a century or so ago , those on the west had been demolished to add to the parkland . |
| 13 | There had also been reports of dissident troops moving towards the area from a camp in the centre of the town . |
| 14 | Among several other flaws in Anselm 's election and investiture , there was one which neither Anselm nor anyone else mentioned at the time , but was later to be held against him by the papal legate : on a strict view , his election -in addition to all its other legal defects — had been schismatic , since the king and all the others who took part , with the sole exception of Anselm himself , were schismatics , for they had not recognized Urban II as the legitimate pope although he had now been pope for five years . |
| 15 | There had previously been problems in 1938 in Bethnal Green , Limehouse and East Ham when many members became anti-German . |
| 16 | Pérez had previously been President in 1974-79 and was the first Venezuelan head of state to be re-elected . |
| 17 | The room was silent , as if there had never been conversation between old friends . |
| 18 | There have long been stories of mysterious sounds at sea : haunted eerie calls in the night , mermaids singing , sirens luring sailors on to the rocks . |
| 19 | There have long been stories of human giants in legend and mythology . |
| 20 | Workers , clients and the general public have all been victims in this laissez faire environment . |
| 21 | ‘ But there have always been girls of eighteen , even in my day , ’ Sophia protested . |
| 22 | THE SHAMEN have always been victims of tabloid hysteria and censorship . |
| 23 | THE SHAMEN have always been victims of tabloid hysteria and censorship . |
| 24 | Submerged economy and unofficial government have always been features of Italian life . |
| 25 | There have also been complaints from some members of parliament about the high levels of educational expenditure in comparison with other services . |
| 26 | There have also been allocations for broadband mobile systems in bands around 40GHz and 60GHz . |
| 27 | There have also been gatherings in recent years of Anglican monastic musicians . |
| 28 | There have also been reports of selective abortion of girl babies in Britain , the US and Australia . |
| 29 | Running concurrently with this there have also been experiences of other forms of ‘ faith healing ’ , not always exclusively associated with a ‘ god ’ or religion . |
| 30 | There have also been letters from senior Labour figures Neil Kinnock , Roy Hattersley , Tony Blair and Gordon Brown . ’ |