Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] been [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only bother he 's had in Lothian Road has been hostile looks from casuals in the Burnt Post bar . |
| 2 | Here , the manageress Giovanna has been welcoming guests for 30 years and prides herself on offering a simple , comfortable hotel and a good choice of menu . |
| 3 | Rob Wilson 's tackle shop in Brora has been welcoming anglers for more than fifty years . |
| 4 | Lalande wrote of him in 1763 : ‘ Sisson has been several times in prison for failing to pay his workmen [ of whom Jesse Ramsden , q.v. , was one ] ; he starts many things and finishes nothing : he takes his instruments to the pawnbroker , where they have been seen selling for a tenth of their value . |
| 5 | Mr Norris has been button-holing passengers about their voting intentions . |