Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] they have been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority of the contracts have been awarded to Northern Ireland institutions and where they have been with other institutions it has been the policy of the Panel to encourage the employment of junior Northern Ireland based researchers on the projects . |
| 2 | They are Amazonian fish , and although they have been in captivity for a very long time , they will appreciate the soft acid water that nature designed them for , and this may prove essential for breeding . |
| 3 | And if they have been on the market the terms have often been unreasonable , with little attempt made to advertise them . |
| 4 | Women 's vision of their future in a new society is closely related to their own experiences and education and whether they have been in touch with the women 's movement outside of El Salvador , Some suggest that a new society will bring an end to the repression , the constant fear , the torture , the deaths and disappearances , It will mean they can return home , either leaving the refugee camps in San Salvador or ending their enforced exile abroad , to start to rebuild their homes in the knowledge that the army will not descend on them again . |
| 5 | He was three years older than Adam and though they had been at the same school , Highgate , they had not been friends then . |
| 6 | Stirling was puzzled as to why the place was not a scene of feverish activity , but while they had been about their business Rommel was in the process of retaking Benghazi . |