Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The response had been massive strikes in the public sector . |
| 2 | ‘ The response has been fantastic particularly from Millwall supporters , many of whom brought their applications into The Den ( home of the football club ) , ’ said the chairman , Reg Burr . |
| 3 | Apparently the response has been encouraging . |
| 4 | Coun Ted Horseman , chairman of Hartlepool Council 's planning committee , said : ‘ The key to success is partnership with the private sector and already the response has been encouraging ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ There 's me , the agent , one man and a dog but the response has been terrific . |
| 6 | Local traders and organisations have been consulted about the plans and the Chamber of Trade and the response has been favourable . |
| 7 | Chantelle says that the Gloucester area has lots of good young skiers and they were n't being given a chance so she formed the club and the response has been overwhelming … they survive thanks to parents but they are hoping to find a sponsor … it 's not like a football team or tennis club because they have British champions |
| 8 | ‘ The response has been tremendous , ’ Ms Dickinson said . |
| 9 | ‘ The response has been tremendous and we see the success spreading to many other towns and villages . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The response has been tremendous and we see the success spreading to many other towns and villages , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Commercial Manager Nigel Coates said : ‘ The response has been tremendous . |
| 12 | Shortly after the event , Stanley Peters said ‘ The response has been outstanding and we , as a company , welcomed the opportunity to meet families and show them the factory ’ . |
| 13 | The response has been magnificent , and the team are very appreciative of your support . |
| 14 | Cyclists are now asked not to use the route from 10am to 5pm and the response has been excellent . |
| 15 | Several could not recall subscribing to Channel 7 ; one had refused to subscribe ; one had signed up for a trial period at some point ; and the majority had been unhappy with the service . |
| 16 | Most of them , she observed , were Asian or Caribbean , in contrast to the machine shop where the majority had been white . |
| 17 | Council officers say the vandalism has been consistent and meant the present exhibition Funny Energy had to be open for restricted hours only . |
| 18 | With half the regiment away on exercise and some on the range , the remainder had been busy . |
| 19 | I received twenty completed record sheets — and a load of very apologetic letters explaining why the remainder had been unable to do justice to the trial . |
| 20 | ‘ Anna and the prince had been married , well , if not for twenty years , not much short of it . |
| 21 | The ridge had been alive with walkers . |
| 22 | The change has been dramatic . |
| 23 | Her last bathroom back in the squat had been mouldy , iced-up in winter , and mostly decorated with the husks of dead bugs in spiderwebs . |
| 24 | The struggle against such controls was long and hard , and it was not , for example , until the mid twentieth century in England , where the struggle had been early and relatively successful , that the last general form of this kind was abolished , in the theatre . |
| 25 | The struggle had been silent . |
| 26 | The trial had been due to begin on Jan. 28 , but was delayed after Noriega 's lawyers claimed that the prosecution had used procedures which threatened to deny the defendant a fair trial . |
| 27 | The trial had been supposed to provide a dramatic climax of sorts . |
| 28 | The trial had been remarkable , since the court had visited a prison in Italy in order to hear evidence from members of the BR , who were in custody there . |
| 29 | The programme has been particularly helpful where the mentor has been able to support the work of the school with pupils at risk and/or with special educational needs . |
| 30 | During nineteen ninety one the Board has been delighted to open new areas of work in Inverness where our first designated place and associated hostel was opened on a most happened happy day by Sir Russell . |