Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is on the Welsh border — and I am to reside there in my principality , pursuing my studies under the tutelage of my uncle Earl Rivers and the guardianship of him who has long been my chamberlain , Sir Thomas Vaughan . ’ |
| 2 | Eleanor Thorne has long been my friend . |
| 3 | Spokesman for Department of Environment Speaking personally , it has long been my view that these matters of food safety should be in the hands of a Minister of Consumer Affairs . |
| 4 | It has long been my view , and I have argued consistently , that the two applications should be considered together . |
| 5 | ‘ It has long been my opinion that you , my dear Shiona , are the most contemptible individual that I have ever encountered . ’ |
| 6 | It has long been our practice to avoid performing diagnostic dilatation and curettage in young women if possible . |
| 7 | The major line of development of the College has thus been its transformation from a teaching school attached to an equine infirmary , to a fully fledged university school in which teaching at undergraduate level and research of high standing encompass the whole range of domesticated animals , and where postgraduate courses meet the increasing demands of specialisation in such subjects as animal health , pathology and laboratory animal science . |
| 8 | Family Hold Back has not been my motto . |
| 9 | His letter was probably the saddest , most pathetic six paragraphs it has ever been my misfortune to read . |
| 10 | You are without exception the rudest man it has ever been my misfortune to share a restaurant with ; and I think I can speak for all the others present when I say that . ’ |
| 11 | You are the most ill-mannered , arrogant man it has ever been my misfortune to meet and if you think that I am going to obediently trot over there and start picking up that rubbish now … ’ |
| 12 | One of the attractions of the game has always been its diversity , and , whatever success they bring , a relentless stream of fast bowlers ultimately becomes boring . |
| 13 | Despite his success and high earnings , Hirst 's feet have stayed firmly in the mining community which has always been his home . |
| 14 | ‘ Worst of all , being pulled up by the roots — worse for me than for j[ack] ; for Leeborough has always been my base whereas his real home has been Hillsboro [ Mrs Moore 's rented house in Headington , Oxford ] far some years now . |
| 15 | It has always been my hope that he did n't trouble to bestir himself even when we had gone out of sight . |
| 16 | But that has always been my way , he wrote . |
| 17 | In death , as in life , he has always been my friend . ’ |
| 18 | Aldo said : ‘ Playing with wingers has always been my game . |
| 19 | It has always been my intention to call a public meeting for all interested parties once we have something definite to report . |
| 20 | It has always been my belief that casuals were just beer-swilling animals with the intelligence of donkeys , but the letter you published was clearly written by someone who has enough intelligence to put his radically extremist views into practice and cause a lot of harm . |
| 21 | It has always been my belief that a class of our type needs to review its rules from time to time so as not to become outdated . |
| 22 | That has always been our position , and I reaffirm it again today . |
| 23 | I understand , and it has always been our position , that we have between policy and resources and the Council meeting been willing to listen to proposals . |
| 24 | ‘ That is our name , and has always been our name . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Unlike many of our competitors , the provision of credit information has always been our core business . |
| 26 | However , in abstract thinking it has always been our habit to assume the role of Ego perfectly isolated from spontaneity ; and even when in theory we have learned to distinguish the play-acting from real life , we are still liable to slip back into thinking as though the agent applying ‘ Be aware ’ were indeed an Ego unaffected by inclination veering with awareness . |
| 27 | That has always been our intention and you will find that this attitude makes a lot of difference at the time when it really counts . |
| 28 | Cash is available for Wilkinson to spend , and Silver added : ‘ It has always been our policy to back the manager if he feels the team needs strengthening , but we are not looking to sign players just for the sake of it . |
| 29 | " I gave Jim Mackenzie a job , because it has always been our policy to employ blacks , Indians , anyone . |
| 30 | ‘ The station is a grade two listed building and it has always been our policy to keep buildings of this age and sort in character while providing modern facilities people want . ’ |