Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] have [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | British rule was even being extended again ( under pressure from Australia and New Zealand ) into the South Pacific , where Fiji had recently been acquired . |
| 2 | She settled down to my right where Steve had just been sitting . |
| 3 | Although Calabria has always been a poor region , Apulia , in the years from the ninth to twelfth century , was rich . |
| 4 | Although Rhys has now been offered treatment in Bristol , subject to ethical approval and a suitable donor being forthcoming , ‘ valuable , perhaps literally vital time has been lost ’ . |
| 5 | She was n't a Wickrithe girl any more ; she belonged to Coniston , and Uncle Nick was more her father than Jake had ever been . |
| 6 | ‘ Speaking crossly and rudely although Carrie had only been stewing indoors because she had been helping him in the shop ! |
| 7 | Once Mandru had even been frank enough to remark to one of the vibrancers that the sound of Nehushtah 's voice gave him a headache . |
| 8 | But now it was her waiting and more keen than Rab had ever been . |
| 9 | She was fortunate in that her income came from a family trust fund , so Ralph had never been able to get his hands on the capital . |
| 10 | When Aubrey had accepted one of their many invitations to come on a lengthy visit , it did cross Harry 's mind that his resemblance to his sister might bring back painful memories , but although Aubrey had now been here over a week , he , Harry , had felt no desire to wish himself free of his engagement . |
| 11 | ( Although Billy had undoubtedly been guilty as charged , the evidence against him had been largely manufactured , and none of his family had ever recovered from the injustice of this . ) |
| 12 | Any more than Sandra had just been a wholesome , beautiful , normal girl looking to settle down . |
| 13 | Although Madeira has always been Portuguese , the British have influenced its thinking and development , but less so in recent years , particularly since the 1974 Revolution and the coming of the island s own political autonomy . |
| 14 | Even now , after this short while , she found it hard to remember if Johnny had truly been with her or if it had been only a dream . |
| 15 | Carinish Court had aroused some people 's envy : that at least was true , even if Ralph had perhaps been mistaken about Johnny Redburn 's reaction to the place . |
| 16 | Euro-hopefuls argue that if Europe had already been committed to a common foreign and security policy , its military contribution in the Gulf would have been swifter and more effective . |
| 17 | Although it is the coroner 's court 's function simply to find the cause of death , under what circumstances it happened and who , if anybody , is to be charged and with what , many members of the public plus the national papers were speaking as if Drew had already been indicted . |
| 18 | But I was beginning to wonder if Ipsarion had ever been climbed by uncloven feet , a suspicion intensified by studying the maps available in the local shops . |
| 19 | The earl , who had apparently dispersed his men before meeting the duke , clearly expected no trouble from Gloucester — confidence which would be incredible if Gloucester had just been the victim of a Woodville coup . |
| 20 | The earl , who had apparently dispersed his men before meeting the duke , clearly expected no trouble from Gloucester — confidence which would be incredible if Gloucester had just been the victim of a Woodville coup . |
| 21 | The latter hurt Israel far more than the Arab states because France had long been an important arms supplier to Israel . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's none of your damned business ! ’ she snapped half-heartedly , yet his words struck a raw nerve and she almost winced in pain , because Ryan had only been ardent at first ; after that , it had been she who had made the advances . |
| 23 | More particularly , and because Vietnam had already been accorded the key position in Southeast Asia , ‘ Soviet domination of the potential power of Eurasia , whether achieved by armed aggression or by political and subversive means , would be strategically and politically unacceptable to the US ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ Audrey 's an absolute cow to her but , in fairness , Audrey has tolerated Ivy for years , whereas Ivy has never been slow to criticise her . |
| 25 | To this end , schools were set up for peasant women and for prostitutes , who were numerous since Havana had previously been a notorious entertainment centre for North Americans , to give them an education and to provide them with some skills and training ready for the job market . |
| 26 | Culshaw , who knew Karajan better than any of these armchair pundits , noted that since Karajan had never been interested in interpretation for interpretation 's sake — which perhaps helps explain why his readings often outlast those of more ‘ personalized ’ rivals — he naturally diverted his attention to new projects , musical , technological , scientific , logistical , until circumstances or new thinking drew him back to the central repertoire that he had recorded earlier , with other orchestras , other technology . |
| 27 | In the first half Beeney did nt have anythingto do really , apart from one excellent save after Soton had suprisingly been onside . |
| 28 | Andreeva 's letter was in turn attacked in a lengthy editorial in Pravda on 5 April 1988 , three weeks later and after Gorbachev had reportedly been able to secure the agreement of the Politburo to a considered rebuttal . |
| 29 | It might be worth enquiring of other departments whether Simon had ever been known to associate with anarchist groups . |
| 30 | In the years that followed endless analyses were made to try and determine whether Penkovsky had really been what he seemed . |