Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [pron] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I wish it had n't been tonight , for tonight we have been invited to Gemma 's house for supper . |
| 2 | In ecumenical circles of late we have been reminded that ‘ remembering ’ in the biblical context was far more than simply recalling to mind what God had done in the past . |
| 3 | But there is also envy and fear of where you have been and what you have done . ’ |
| 4 | Until now they have been spared the encounter with large ‘ megastores ’ , fast becoming commonplace in every major city . |
| 5 | ‘ Until now we have been unsuccessfully trying to break into the lower end of the market ’ says Len Saunders , managing director of the eponymous Emsworth , Sussex-based company . |
| 6 | Whereas until now we have been considering changes that are forming an underclass , we now turn to examine a reform already enacted that will ensure that the underclass , and other vulnerable groups , continue to be the least privileged in old age . |
| 7 | Until now we have been concerned with how water gets into and is distributed around the house , sometimes being heated on the way . |
| 8 | Until now we have been reconstructing the system … |
| 9 | Until now there have been few reports on hepatic failure caused by disorders of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation . |
| 10 | Which may not rank the outsiders in the eyes of the Ladbrokes odds-maker , but if they look over the fence they will certainly be able to see the outsiders from where they have been placed . |
| 11 | Dressed from head to toe in space armour and waving the legs of horses still bloody from where they have been gnawed off , The Rosaries cross the room and eat Lemmy — alive ! |
| 12 | A group of them , maybe as many as half a dozen , will slowly get to their feet from where they have been lying with the rest of the pride and , leaving the cubs and the males behind , walk off in a fashion which , although leisurely , has a grimly purposeful air . |
| 13 | Mr John Hammond , design director , said : ‘ Until recently there have been two sides to our business namely furniture manufacture at our Cockfield site and retailing from our Darlington showrooms . |
| 14 | Up to now they have been well looked after by the Pakistan government and established in villages of 50,000 to 60,000 people . |
| 15 | Up to now there have been four methods of regulating supply and demand , all equally iniquitous . |
| 16 | We can begin to understand this vital principle when we reflect on how we have been emotionally wounded in the past . |
| 17 | After a few weeks the time log sheets are analysed for you by a specialist who duly reports back on how you have been spending your time . |
| 18 | Since then they have been effecting a gradual programme of repair , restoration and alteration . |
| 19 | In 1983 they even considered leaving the EMS ; since then they have been obliged to keep their interest rates 2% or 3% higher than in Germany , in pursuit of a strong franc . |
| 20 | Lord Joseph ( as Secretary of State , Sir Keith ) saw to it that there should be more parents on the governing bodies of schools ; and since then they have been more and more frequently invoked . |
| 21 | Since then they have been on active duty in Aden , Persian Gulf , Malaya , Borneo , Northern Ireland , and Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf . |
| 22 | Since then they have been both warmer and colder , with oscillations of the order of 1–2°C about annual mean temperatures . |
| 23 | For this I gave them about 30p , which is rather a lot , & since then they have been running up to me when they see me , offering to polish up my briefcase etc . |
| 24 | Since then we have been in England , while the children were at school , then California , and we now live in western Canada near our married daughter and her family , while our son and his family are still in England . |
| 25 | Since then we have been steadily searching for another prize to go with the vouchers . |
| 26 | But since then we have been given additional help with the cleaning , but the same hours . |
| 27 | Since then I have been trying to gain recognition from Technics . |
| 28 | ( Since then I have been in touch with Texas four times and been promised an answer for which I am still waiting after nearly two years ) . |
| 29 | Britain first supplied Blowpipes to the guerrillas in 1986 and since then there have been no reports of additional supplies . |
| 30 | Since then there have been 14 records comprising a total of c. 85 birds in six winters . |