Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] been [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All the servants at the hacienda have been with the count for years , some since he was a child . ’ |
| 2 | The names which have previously confused scholars would in effect have been like the variety of names used for , say , a contemporary political party or , at most , for the spectrum of groups and individuals which coalesced into a single movement — the French Resistance , during the German occupation . |
| 3 | Might not Derek Pringle 's participation in the World cup final with the help of a cortisone injection have been at the risk of permanent damage to himself| ? |
| 4 | Major shortcomings in company organisation and management have been at the centre of Britain 's unsatisfactory economic performance . |
| 5 | Now at this point I want to sort of take a break from looking at the development of the Communist Party to looking briefly at the peasantry because although the peasantry have been in the background for much of the time , we have n't actually looked in any detail , so far , at the condition of the peasantry in China . |
| 6 | Many of the present team have been with the organisation at least since 1974 when Mr d'Ancona , an assistant secretary with the Department of Energy at the time , was asked to implement a political decision to transfer the headquarters of the fledgling organisation from London to Glasgow . |
| 7 | Football , and after just one game in the premier league Swindon Town have been in the transfer market to sign Wolves striker Andy Mutch … |
| 8 | You and your body have been through a lot of stressful experiences , both good and bad , and it could be as long as two weeks before you feel like doing anything except the most gently of runs . |
| 9 | Do n't worry if you 've not been told , it 's very new , and the managers actually over this week and last week have been before the Group Managers effectively having the last bits of training done and workshops before we really launch it to the field . |
| 10 | Police in the Co Armagh area have been on a state of alert since a massive IRA bomb devastated the centre of nearby Lurgan in March last year . |
| 11 | Most records of movement have been to the west , which may not be significant . |
| 12 | Nor has it always been the chub which were taken from the bottom ; several times the barbel have been on the bottom and the chub hovering above them . |
| 13 | Where the petitioner is found not to be entitled to have presented a petition or wished to withdraw his petition or allow it to be dismissed or fails to attend on the hearing , the court may substitute as petitioner any creditor who has given notice of intention to appear , wishes to prosecute the petition and is a creditor who would at the date of presentation of the petition have been in a position himself to present a petition against the debtor ( ie is presently owed more than £750 ) ( r 6.30 ) . |
| 14 | Dietary changes also reveal improvements in food consumption patterns , since there has been an increase in the consumption of oils , chicken meat , eggs and milk , which in the past have been beyond the reach of many of the poor . |
| 15 | The Government have been at the forefront in calling on our European partners to take action to reduce chlorofluorocarbons by 1995 . |
| 16 | That , of course , is why the United Kingdom Government have been in the lead in pressing for the completion of the single market and that is why , in the current negotiations , we are arguing for steps to strengthen the observance of Community law to ensure that a level playing field is included in the single market . |
| 17 | We as a trade union have been in the forefront of campaigning and supporting the Labour Party , not just as , in its election battle , but in attempting to modernize the Party 's thinking , the Party administration , be it on the issue of quotas for women , on policy making , on finances and on the block vote . |
| 18 | ‘ Forensic have been over the carpet with the fibre-optic lamp . |
| 19 | The implications of family life and upbringing in the sexual development of the individual have been in the forefront of considerations throughout this book . |
| 20 | School children from all over the country have been at the home of British motor racing putting their own hand-built machines through their paces . |
| 21 | Well nowadays I do n't know whether you should record this or not , but nowadays erm they 'll not go unless they 've been to the bar or something before that well unfortunately Leslie 's not able to drink now , he ca n't after his operation , he ca n't take , it just upsets him altogether so he ca n't go to the bar and all the rest of the company have been to the bar and they 're in a different mood than what Leslie is , so Leslie 'll just not go , and it just , it 's kind of , cut him off |
| 22 | Apparently , most hunts begin and end high in the mountains , far away from any village , and all those present at the kill have been with the hunt throughout . |
| 23 | The most evident contributions of observational sociology have been in the study of effects . |
| 24 | Nine of DTC 's 50 strong fleet of single decker buses and 13 of United 's 216 fleet have been on the road for almost 20 years . |