Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [pron] have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course there have been many moments when English art was very important on the Continent indeed . |
| 2 | Of course there have been some minor differences of opinion . |
| 3 | In Nigeria , on the other hand , the National Open Apprenticeship Scheme is attempting to support forms of apprenticeship which have been traditional in the Nigerian informal sector , by seeking to upgrade their quality and supplement them with classroom training . |
| 4 | This environment , in turn , reflects the stage of maturity we have been able to reach as men and women in Christ . |
| 5 | Kenneth Oxford , the Chief Constable of Merseyside , prophesies that ‘ the freedom and way of life we have been accustomed to for so long will vanish ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ The freedom and way of life we have been accustomed to enjoy for so long will vanish ’ , Kenneth Oxford , Chief Constable of Merseyside , prophesied in 1977 ; ‘ what we are experiencing is not a passing phenomenon but a continuing process of change in our way of life … our customary ways of behaving and our traditional values are being radically modified . ’ |
| 7 | In most historical works on the topic of sex there have been two broad approaches , though they are not mutually exclusive , and there has , in practice , been a considerable overlap between the two . |
| 8 | I could say that in spite of ties of affection I have been lonely all my life . |
| 9 | For secondary school teachers of mathematics who have been eager to respond to the call for investigative work , the introduction of GCSE coursework assessment may have come as a rational consequence of what they see as timely changes in the curriculum . |
| 10 | The requirements for military or test pilots place less emphasis on the number of flying hours required and this is compensated for by the more stringent type of flying they have been involved in ( though it is true that a large proportion of airline pilots learned to fly and served in military aviation before becoming civil pilots ) . |
| 11 | Not too much has been done in the mountains , hardly surprising given the length of time they have been dry , but Dai Lampard snatched a great ascent with Mother of Mercy E5 6a . |
| 12 | The amount of time I have been able to spend detecting has been hampered , unfortunately , by several setbacks . |
| 13 | In the fifty years since the TA was last called up for war there have been many changes . |
| 14 | Throughout history there have been different theories about how the death of Jesus reconciles people to God . |
| 15 | In addition there have been significant decreases in fertility over the same period . |
| 16 | In addition there have been several other accidents where cars have collided with each others . |
| 17 | ‘ In ophthalmology there have been some problems but a new consultant has been appointed thanks to increased funding made available by this government . |
| 18 | Throughout the period of their being in care there have been regular appeals to the sheriff court . |
| 19 | She 's enjoying herself , we met her at John 's house I felt nervous this morning for sleeping home late although in fact I have been awake quite a lot in between , but |
| 20 | In fact there have been various instances where the banks in the Euro-currency market have been willing to extend credit only if the country in question has already obtained IMF credit and its associated conditionality . |
| 21 | In fact there have been considerable variations in the atmospheric 14 C production rate . |
| 22 | There has to date been no detailed investigation of the pronunciation of black native speakers of LE : in fact there have been few recent studies of LE pronunciation . |
| 23 | In their 15 matches to date there have been 10 draws four wins for Karpov and one win for Short . |
| 24 | To date there have been eight experiments , all but one of which used photons rather than protons . |
| 25 | For the expenditure of little more than £250,000 per year we have been able to generate extra funds to support and improve patient care within the NHS rising from £9 million in 1988-89 to £50 million last year . |