Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb -s] been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The college has been great offering to find a school for the children , and after school I will be encouraging them to join in the dance and fitness classes for children at the college . ’ |
| 2 | For over 25 years the department has been pioneering AI teaching . |
| 3 | For years the result has been frequent power blackouts for Orcadians as the birds ' elaborate home-making habits — incorporating everything from barbed wire and steel mesh to tin cans and nails — caused the electricity supply to short-circuit . |
| 4 | But when states have tried an outright ban , as some have , the result has been illicit stills , producing deadly brews that have blinded and killed thousands over the years . |
| 5 | Both sides blame one another and the result has been chaotic sales , at a time when the slack market has been a big enough handicap anyway . |
| 6 | So far their reaction to the take-over has been loudly-voiced support , and angrily expressed sentiments of violence , but no violence itself . |
| 7 | The consequence has been fierce rivalry between the two in all areas . |
| 8 | In many cases the consequence has been large scale redundancy , and a reduction in size , or contraction , of the organisation . |
| 9 | the dog has been worrying livestock , has not left the vicinity and is not under the control of any person and there are no practicable means of ascertaining to whom it belongs . |
| 10 | The district has been national finalists in the Britain in Bloom contest in the last four years and this has been achieved by the magnificent floral displays which can be seen throughout the summer months in our area . |
| 11 | As visitors to Spain this summer will notice , the Government has been encouraging hoteliers to go ‘ up market ’ . |
| 12 | Born-again rockers can choose between hundreds of albums with titles like ‘ Psycho Surgery ’ , ‘ Bishop of Souls ’ and ‘ Prophet of Idiocy ’ , while family values conservatives can dance to lyrics like ‘ Thank God the world 's been saved/ Marx is in his grave ’ . |
| 13 | The cost has been high interest rates — above German rates and 6 p.c. or 7 p.c. above our own inflation rate — at a time of deep recession . |
| 14 | With this in mind , the company has been investing money in planting new crops before the threat of a ban becomes reality . |
| 15 | Sometimes , the problem may be lack of fresh air , especially if the house has been well draught-proofed . |