Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pers pn] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've also blocked off the railway line , and British drivers say they 've been threatened at knife point . |
| 2 | When waves break it has been observed that a jet of water at the crest of the wave may move forward with twice the velocity of the wave as a whole , so that high pressures may be exerted for a period of a second or two on the cliff face . |
| 3 | I have a ringing in my ears like I 've been smacked around the head . |
| 4 | But some traders believe they 've been let down . |
| 5 | The directors , who met weekly , acted as a house committee , and the minutes of their meetings show them to have been diligent in pursuing the objectives set out in the preamble to the Act of Parliament which had brought them into existence . |
| 6 | Charity commissioners admit they have been in lengthy discussions with Jansen 's solicitors about her position with the charitable foundation . |
| 7 | But officials deny they 've been keeping their proposals under wraps . |
| 8 | Brokers believe it has been oversold . |
| 9 | One of the president 's earliest and most loyal supporters on the Hill says , privately , that those among his constituents who , until 1992 , had not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate for 16 years think they have been tricked . |
| 10 | With so much emphasis on the steroids row it 's been a pleasant distraction to take in a number of excellent Currie Cup matches . |
| 11 | But the deputies believe they 've been singled out as a obstacle to producing cheaper coal in Britain 's pits , in the run up to privatization . |
| 12 | Dressed in black , undergraduates say they 've been gagged and had their hands tied in their attempts to persuade the governing body to maintain Somerville as a single sex college . |
| 13 | Dressed in black , undergraduates say they 've been gagged and had their hands tied in their attempts to persuade the governing body to maintain Somerville as a single sex college . |
| 14 | He styled himself ‘ gentleman ’ and his publications show him to have been something of a virtuoso , interested in the state of agriculture , industry , and the national economy . |
| 15 | Hounslow councillors say they had been under the impression that relations between them and the police were slowly improving , although Mr Wetzel and John Connolly , the influential chair of housing , continue to boycott the statutory police consultative group . |
| 16 | Friends say they had been looking forward to the holiday for months . |
| 17 | But privately , close friends say he has been extremely worried . |
| 18 | United 's Darren Ferguson is likely to give way for Robson 's return , but manager Alex Ferguson softened the blow for his son when he said : ‘ The players know I 've been loyal to them because they have fought hard with little reward . |
| 19 | Do all your friends know you 've been brave ? |
| 20 | Many professionals wish they had been given more detailed and honest feedback far sooner , perhaps as early as the SSI/RHA 's initial monitoring . |
| 21 | The police say he 'd been arrested last month and questioned about threats to Mrs Smith , but he 'd been released on police bail pending further enquiries . |
| 22 | Grampian Police say he has been identified as a Northfield resident but his name is being withheld . |
| 23 | Police say she 'd been strangled . |
| 24 | The Beach-heads hear they 've been cursed by a Swells SOTW |
| 25 | Police believe he has been responsible for similar crimes in Manchester and Accrington , Lancashire . |
| 26 | Detectives believe she had been intending to meet friends at the bar but ended up drinking alone . |
| 27 | But if the police learn I 've been to America , they 'll ask why . |
| 28 | During their 2 year study of the site , Thames Water have been at pains to co-operate with local action groups , but environmentalists say they 've been misled about the plans for the reservoir . |
| 29 | In Leicestershire their probate inventories show them to have been essentially large-scale farmers , generally working 100 acres or more , sometimes occupying two or more farms extending into more than one parish , renting additional pastures , and with few exceptions distinguished from plain husbandmen by superior wealth . |
| 30 | ‘ Are n't you afraid I 'll dive straight into the drugs stash I 've been hoarding ? ’ |