Example sentences of "[pron] has [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of issues are raised in the paper , but one of the companies which has been at the receiving end and has been canvassed for views , says : ‘ Part of the document looks as if it has been drafted by British Gas . ’ |
| 2 | This is a distinction which has been at the heart of a good deal of post-war curricular reform in the schools both in the USA and the UK ( see , for example , Bruner 1960 ) , and which will be explored further in due course . |
| 3 | Jet Services , which has been at the forefront of French multihull sailing , will build works skipper , Serge Madec a maxi likely to be designed by Gilles Ollier . |
| 4 | The decision ends a seven-month wait to settle the issue at the home which has been at the centre of allegations of declining standards . |
| 5 | A new national organisation will be launched this weekend to campaign to protect small historic towns and villages and among the founder members is Kirsty Thomas , secretary of the Save Our City group , which has been at the forefront of battles over development schemes in Durham City . |
| 6 | But the defensive laxity which has been at the root of Partick Thistle 's recent decline was not removed simply by taking such swingeing action . |
| 7 | The new ship , which has been on the drawing boards since the late 1970s , will be a research vessel . |
| 8 | Cross the stream which has been on the left for some time by a wooden bridge . |
| 9 | The site is commercial woodland which has been on the market for two years . |
| 10 | VAILA , a small Shetland island which has been on the market for more than 12 years , has been sold to a couple in London . |
| 11 | Food which has been through the steaming mode has an appetizing colour , is cooked al dente ( still firm when bitten ) , and retains all the important nutrients , vitamins and minerals . |
| 12 | The deal is a boost for the BTG , the future of which has been in the balance since the middle of last year . |
| 13 | Essential oils , expensive patent ‘ cures ’ , anti-cellulite creams and tough massage alone can not shift cellulite — especially that which has been in the hips and thighs for many years . |
| 14 | ‘ How has a body which has been in the ground remained so fresh ? ’ |
| 15 | They have managed to do this without losing the original character of the building ; marble fireplaces , Victorian and Georgian chests , a collection of clocks and a grand piano which has been in the house since the turn of the century , all seem to be very much at home here . |
| 16 | The company , which has been in the hands of receivers since February , faces the prospect of its production lines halting after a judge refused to rule that a crucial supplier , to whom it owes large sums of money , was legally obliged to continue providing vital components . |
| 17 | For British readers , the first model — which has been in the political , if not the economic , ascendancy for the past decade and more — is the more familiar . |
| 18 | There 's the El Niño Current , which has been in the news through the summer , off the coast of South America . |
| 19 | Ladbrokes had quoted Jenny Pitman 's gelding , who has been off the course for over two and a half years , at 33-1 but have now scratched him from their list . |
| 20 | Trainer Peter Beaumont is keen to get a run into the seven-year-old who has been off the track since narrowly going down to 40-1 shock winner Sibton Abbey last month . |
| 21 | However , anyone who has been through the process knows that very little practical effort is made by the services involved to pass on details . |
| 22 | Norman Ricketts , who was only appointed to the Eagle board by Mr Stockdale last month , is relinquishing his non-executive role , as is Hamish Jansen , who has been with the group since formation and was a strong supporter of Mr Stockdale . |
| 23 | The 13 on the first leg stay with the boat , Smith said , and they will be joined by David Powys , who has been with the project from the beginning . |
| 24 | ‘ The prospects at the moment look pretty good , ’ said Simmons , a bright and optimistic 28-year-old who has been with the AA seven years . |
| 25 | The kitchen is the responsibility of Trevor Bains who has been with the hotel for three years . |
| 26 | The manager in Paris is Stuart Walker , who has been with the company since 1970 . |
| 27 | Jacquard cards for a complicated Swedish order are cut by Mrs Wendy Connolly who has been with the company for ten years . |
| 28 | The fourth member of the family team is Adam McFarlane , a brother in law of Richard Hassan , who has been with the company for 8 years . |
| 29 | As more and more samples are introduced to new customers throughout the country by the Stoddard Templeton sales force , so orders have ‘ steadily increased ’ , said Phyllis who has been with the company for 22 years . |
| 30 | Ronnie , who has been with the company for six years , is now responsible for all production departments within the factory and will assume responsibility for the Warehouse and Pattern Room from 1st April 1991 . |