Example sentences of "we have be [adv] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In general we have been most successful with pupils excluded from other schools and returning from special provision .
2 We have been most successful in the past few years in attracting investment from 18 countries .
3 We have been particularly concerned in this study with the large to very large enterprise .
4 We have been particularly concerned in this report with perhaps the main exemplar of such a development : what has come to be called ‘ environmental scanning ’ .
5 If we have been indirectly responsible for a death , there is only one way we can make amends . ’
6 At the end of the debate , the House will give its support for the Prime Minister carrying on playing a full part in European evolution — an evolution about which we have been too hesitant for too long .
7 We have been fairly firm with those who see it as a stick to beat the FPA or Dundee with — that is not our intention . ’
8 But like many other nations we have been deeply concerned by the violence in the Baltics , and we have communicated that concern to the Soviet leadership .
9 Thus far we have been chiefly interested in the principles of central government .
10 In fact we have been so good at it that we have been awarded the RCI Gold Star for the second year running .
11 We have been more thorough in our approach to training and developing our technique . ’
12 We have been more wary of challenging the transcultural verity of sexual categories , but in reality a minimum awareness of the evidence should alert us to the fact that though various cultures share general sexual forms , this does not mean that their content , inner structures and meanings are identical .
13 The spiritual care of the bereaved demands a book all on its own and we can not do it justice here since we have been more concerned with the human experiences that people undergo .
14 Up to now , we have been mainly concerned with analysis of data .
15 Those of us who live in north-east Kent have always believed that there should be a fast link , and we have been perfectly happy for it to go through south London , to where our constituents who will benefit from the link wish to travel .
16 We 've seen in a number of areas , the development of regional net environmental networks , which we have been directly involved in helping develop .
17 We have been always frank with each other , and I know that you will find my criticism exhilarating .
18 And we have been quite heartened by Where 's my little list ?
19 Connie said : ‘ It has been a marvellous year for outings and we have been very fortunate with the weather this summer . ’
20 We have been very grateful to the Scottish Sports Association and in particular to Jim Wylie and Hammy Smith for their support and interest in this area of work .
21 A similar picture on European Social Fund which is falling out , erm , mainly relating to schemes for people with learning disability , and we have been very successful on that front in attracting European funding for learning disability , particularly those schemes which have an element of , of training for , for employment associated with them .
22 On the other hand , in certain other areas of our bulk chemicals we have been very successful in maintaining a good margin business over a long period of time .
23 Prof David Brock , of the university 's department of human genetics , said : ‘ Over the last ten years we have been very successful in finding defective genes .
24 Keith explained : ‘ We have been very honest with her .
25 We have been very good at burnished shellac finish and we can now add a brighter spirited-off shellac finish to enhance our fine pieces of blonde furniture .
26 However , we have been very active in product development and a specialist range of Omega Elite products has been launched , targeted at breeders and professionals who require a premium food .
27 We have been very happy with Bloomsbury but when you are paying commission , the more sales you do , the more commission you pay , ’ said managing director Colin Webb .
28 We all did our best to succeed , and we have been very lucky with the people working for us . ’
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