Example sentences of "[noun] to have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To marry by certificate the couple need to have been living in the district for seven days before applying . |
| 2 | Among the rules and conditions for admission to this establishment a person had to have been resident in the parish for three years to have been receiving parish relief , and to be able to recite the Lord 's prayer and Apsotles ' Creed , also they shall not be an enemy of the Gospel or Established religion , nor a common swearer , adulterer , thief , picker , hedge breaker or drunkard . |
| 3 | Under its headline ‘ Mercantile Tricycles Denounced ’ , the Graphic described how , in default of paying a 10 shillings fine plus costs , this cycling desperado was sentenced to seven days ' imprisonment — and what is more , poor Thomas Duff had been estimated by the police to have been rattling along at somewhere between 8 and 10 miles per hour . |
| 4 | It is not the only contentious matter to have been exercising the lady 's mind . |
| 5 | This is reasonable , as one would expect deaf people in the USA to have been using some sign language before the imported use of FSL . |
| 6 | This restriction ensures that section 87 can not be exploited , that there will be no difficulty in identifying a genuine successor and that only bona fide claims to have been residing with the tenant shall succeed . |
| 7 | With sufficient manipulation of the rota , it would be possible to arrange for the work-force to have been working for the same number of hours at different times of the day — condition ( 2 ) . |