Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb -s] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years much energy and ingenuity has been poured into the task of showing that such markets do in fact exist and can be made to force managers to profit-maximize . |
| 2 | A great deal of erudition and ingenuity has been exercised by art historians of this persuasion to demonstrate interconnections of this sort . |
| 3 | Chomsky 's claim that the young child is exposed to degenerate samples of language which distort the relationship between surface forms and meanings has been challenged by a considerable amount of recent research . |
| 4 | The first Plan identified twenty action points and progress has been made on them all . |
| 5 | As the need for lexical resources has grown , greater numbers of machine-readable dictionaries have become available , and progress has been made regarding the issues of standardisation and format . |
| 6 | One of the most important finds of late Roman gold and silver coins and objects has been located by a local man , retired gardener Eric Lawes , with a metal detector in a field in Suffolk . |
| 7 | A considerable amount of time and money has been spent in pursuing the study of river basin dynamics . |
| 8 | To date , $7.3 million in gifts and pledges has been raised towards the $10.5 million goal . |
| 9 | Information that was previously printed in the annual booklet of regulations , syllabuses and timetables has been split into a number of sections for 1993 . |
| 10 | Information that was previously printed in the annual booklet of regulations , syllabuses and timetables has been split into a number of sections for 1993 . |
| 11 | An integral part of the development will be the reorganisation of the University 's associated library holdings , and funding has been obtained for the institute 's library . |
| 12 | Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are now in the Soviet Union ; east Turkestan is now part of China , and Baluchistan has been split between Iran and Afghanistan . |
| 13 | Gas Turbine Fuel Systems enjoyed continued success , thanks to growth in our traditional market and investment has been made in line with this growth . |
| 14 | Lafford is a prebend of Lincoln Cathedral , and Richard has been assumed to be also identifiable as Richard de Bello ( of Battle , probably Battle in Sussex ) who was prebendary of Lafford in 1277 and who was also treasurer of Lincoln Cathedral by October 1270 , until at least April 1278 . |
| 15 | ‘ Tata was killed in the raid last night and Mummy has been taken to the London hospital . ’ |
| 16 | The world has turned to places it regards as more important , and Afghanistan has been left to its civil war . |
| 17 | The number of doctors and dentists has been increased by 17,000 , and the real resources committed to GP services have doubled since 1979 . |
| 18 | Usually , the supposed relationship between inheritance and crime has been inferred from experimental methods designed to distinguish between the effects of heredity and environment . |
| 19 | A complex of outhouses and stables has been converted into a series of self-contained flats , with a total of 21 bedrooms , four halls , 12 bathrooms and six kitchens . |
| 20 | Although their relationship remains poorly understood , one of cause and effect has been suggested by a number of authors . |
| 21 | The history of Soviet relations with non-Leninist friends and clients has been marked by reversals and desertions ( for instance , Indonesia in 1965 , Egypt in 1972 , Somalia in 1978 ) , and when trouble looms , the USSR 's ability to influence events may be found wanting . |
| 22 | The advantages of attending a unit of this kind or somewhere that gives similar solidarity and guidance has been shown in a study of schoolgirl mothers . |
| 23 | Much of the writing o science and religion has been structured by a preoccupation either with conflict or with harmony . |
| 24 | RIGHT This building was once a small stone cottage , but its decay and collapse has been accelerated by trees and other vegetation which have found the old building an ideal environment . |
| 25 | For the past 30 years almost all economic analysis of decision making in situations of risk and uncertainty has been based on expected utility theory . |
| 26 | Jean is Stella 's daughter , and Lucy has been acting as hostess in her place . ’ |
| 27 | Global co-operation between oil exporters and importers has been suggested as a means of averting a re-occurrence of the oil market cycle of the 1970s . |
| 28 | Autumn arrival has been noted as early as 10 July , but usually starts in late October , and passage has been noted in November . |
| 29 | The content and blend has been improved over recent years , but I do n't think that there has been a fundamental change . |
| 30 | A good deal of time and intelligence has been invested in the exposure of racism and the horrific results on its objects . |