Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [vb base] be [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For almost 18 months Margaret Thatcher and Nigel Lawson have been at loggerheads over sterling . |
| 2 | The restrictions on imports from and exports to South Africa have been in place since 1985 . |
| 3 | The restrictions on imports from and exports to South Africa have been in place since 1985 . |
| 4 | Richard Harris and Gene Hackman have been in Westerns before but never one as good as this ( indeed , Harris ' character 's inflation of his own pompous myth relates to the sham of his A Man Called Horse ) , which is a key to their characterisations and the way they are constantly stacked up against Eastwood . |
| 5 | US Budweiser and the firm in Ceske Budejovice have been at loggerheads for almost a century , exchanging writs over the use of the Budweiser name . |
| 6 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 7 | Mr MacSharry and Commission President Jacques Delors have been at daggers drawn for weeks over tactics in the GATT talks with the Americans with Mr Delors accused of favouring the powerful French farm lobby . |
| 8 | Members of the Computing Sub-Group have been in discussion with a number of specialists , to establish the desirability and practicality of connecting to the Internet , and some attended a demonstration in Edinburgh University recently . |
| 9 | Hugh and Joyce Gardiner have been with Timex for a total of 44 years and never believed that their fight could have reached such a pitch . |
| 10 | South Africa Spain , Australia and New Zealand have been in fashion I was told . |