Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all erm we 'll you you you 've obviously been round the construction industry a bit . |
| 2 | The situation in the Gulf may now dwarf the Palestinian issue , but no Middle East crisis can be seen in isolation ; a thousand days of protest has assured the plight of Palestinians has rarely been off the world agenda . |
| 3 | Bob Stokes , who was coach of the side when they last won the trophy ( under the guise of Whitburn ) has since been to the final on six occasions ( with Whitburn and Team Scottish Farm ) and lost every time . |
| 4 | The province has since been in the forefront of China 's efforts to reassure foreign businessmen that its door will be staying open for ‘ business as usual ’ . |
| 5 | The carpet has obviously been in the family for years , too , and the Rembrandt is unrestored and almost completely black . |
| 6 | He barely speaks Italian and in fact has only been to the country of his ancestry once — on a school trip . |
| 7 | Q My 3-year-old mongrel has just been to the vet to have his teeth cleaned , as a checkup revealed that he had dental problems . |
| 8 | But Britain has already been through the ordeal of restructuring needed to meet the fierce competition from Asia and , increasingly , the Third World . |
| 9 | First appearing as tiny black spots on the upper surfaces of leaves , this is the outward sign that the fungus has already been inside the tissue and working for some time . |
| 10 | This , too , has been a frequent component of the instruction , though the emphasis has generally been on the retrieval of information from the stock , with the organization and communication of this information for effective learning left in the background . |
| 11 | There was even a clip from his commando days in Borneo — although the Liberal Democrats ' policy on Dyaks has hardly been at the forefront of the campaign . |
| 12 | Hence , a political economy of the urban is scarcely more plausible now than it has ever been in the past . |
| 13 | ‘ No , not like anything that has ever been in the world before . ’ |
| 14 | Although the main emphasis in Jewish eschatology has always been on the fate of the nation , the doctrine of personal immortality ( which originated with Zarathustra 's passionate belief in the justice of God ) seems to have been adopted by the Jews during or after their Babylonian exile . |
| 15 | Democracy with a strong social policy has always been at the heart of Mr Mitterrand 's thinking . |
| 16 | However , recreational provision in the field of art and design education is exceptional in that it normally caters for some 80,000 students , many times more than those on courses leading to qualifications , and has always been at the centre of adult education . |
| 17 | Family life has always been at the top of Gooch 's list of personal priorities . |
| 18 | This union has always been at the forefront of health and safety issues within the many industries that we represent . |
| 19 | Across the history of policing their need has always been for the light of research to illuminate the activities of the underprivileged and the powerless , rather than focus upon the élite themselves ! |
| 20 | Because the Directive is based on Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty of Rome , MAFF has always been of the opinion that environmental measures can not be aided financially , since these two Articles relate solely to agricultural policy . |
| 21 | From start to finish quality control has always been to the fore at Guinness Dublin where the company has had its own laboratories for over a century . |
| 22 | It has always been to the Society 's credit that preservation work undertaken on its Merlin engines has involved every nut , bolt and washer being removed , cleaned , treated and replaced so that when rebuilt the engine should stand every chance of lasting for many future generations . |
| 23 | It should not be assumed , however , that when religious beliefs have functioned as primitive science , it has always been to the detriment of further inquiry . |
| 24 | The strength of this Division has always been in the determination and ability of the people working within it . |
| 25 | The house has always been in the possession of the owner 's family . |
| 26 | St Patrick 's Church in William Street , consecrated on 17 March 1835 , has always been in the parish of St John 's , Drumcree . |
| 27 | A well cared for example of this evergreen Frers design , benefiting from regular refits and upgrades , ‘ Chastanet ’ is comprehensively equipped for warm weather cruising and has always been in the running on the race course . |
| 28 | ‘ It has always been in the family and we know that James Springhall lived in Cargo Fleet Road , but other than that I 'm afraid we do n't know a great deal about him , or his life in Australia . ’ |
| 29 | This stuffed bird has always been in the room . |
| 30 | This stuffed bird has always been in the room . |