Example sentences of "[adj] and [pers pn] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am fourteen years old and I have been keeping fancy Goldfish for about a year now . |
| 2 | Be bec , the appalling thing is that they 're quite , they 're quite happy to spread this pain on those who are in the least position to burden it and they believe quite rightly and this , this is the I think , that exists between socialism and and and the Conservatism in that sense that whereas erm , you know opinion surveys bear out the fact that people are quite happy , those who can afford it to pay a little bit extra in terms of direct taxation for those service provisions , which are absolutely vital and these surveys have been conducted in public and they have been made quite er er open to the press , er , just before the last election particularly for the health authority and so forth . |
| 3 | The council agreed that it is a matter for concern that the rates have increased by so much and I have been asked to write to Wyre Borough Council about this and to ask if they would consider paying the whole of the rates for public halls in rural areas as I understand some District Councils do . |
| 4 | These bear little relationship to any shape that might be termed traditional , they are generally very large and they have been in demand at seaside beach displays , city-organised festivals and internationally at sponsored functions . |
| 5 | As is the case with TEC courses in general , the influence of DATEC on the art colleges has been considerable and they have been brought into curriculum development on a considerable scale . |
| 6 | ‘ The boys are naturally worried and they have been phoning home to find out more about the situation , ’ Mathur said . |
| 7 | Wilkinson admitted : ‘ I am keeping all my options open and I have been thinking about whether I should play Rocastle . |
| 8 | I think that I am probably a bit sharper in the burst than over the long distance but during the two ‘ B ’ games I felt really sharp and I have been working on my speed and strength with the SRU fitness specialist , David McLean ’ . |
| 9 | The statistical correlation studies have been many and varied and they have been examined in detail by both Blaug and Bowman and there is no need to repeat the discussion here . |
| 10 | That is what the Labour party said in 1988 and we have been proved right . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've known Eric since I was 20 and we have been married for nearly six years . |