Example sentences of "have [adv] [been] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has all been good training for his new post . |
| 2 | That has all been great fun . |
| 3 | ( Although a famous novelist has recently garnered considerable publicity for memorizing his interviews , this has long been standard practice for many sociologists . ) ’ |
| 4 | Unlike the Koran , however , the Bible has long been fair game for spirited literary re-readings . |
| 5 | It has long been common practice to give students isolated passages of poetry or prose , often but not always anonymous , to analyse , discuss , and respond to , in the manner of Richards 's original undertaking . |
| 6 | It has only been burning coal in it ! |
| 7 | It is possible that pollution affects their reproductive and immune systems , but there has only been piecemeal research on this subject . " |
| 8 | The problem has not been Black people 's failure to report incidents , but police failure to act by providing support and protection to Black victims and taking action against perpetrators . |
| 9 | In an interview last week on the French radio station France Inter 's RadioCom program , Alcatel Alsthom NV president Pierre Suard indicated he did not rule out taking a stake in France Telecom if the latter is privatised by the next administration : ‘ I do n't think the question has been posed today , but when it is , I can tell you that we will study it very seriously , ’ Suard said — ‘ It is essential that France Telecom has a structure that enables it to extend itself beyond France and I think that can come from a new shareholder ; there is industrial logic in the ‘ world 's number one manufacturer of telecommunications equipment ’ owning a stake in a telecommunications operator , ’ he added — ‘ It is the Anglo-Saxon logic ; AT&T is constructed on that basis , but up to now , it has not been European logic , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I am not saying that there has not been considerable support for it , and he can report that to the House . |
| 11 | Since the proposal was published in November 1990 , there has not been sufficient time to assess the reactions of the earth science departments funded by NERC to it . |
| 12 | This is because there has not been sufficient time to build up goodwill connected with the name and , hence , there is little danger that the public will be confused . |
| 13 | Trish 's own career has not been plain sailing . |
| 14 | There has already been extensive research on these , at Exeter and elsewhere , using computer techniques of control , recording and analysis . |
| 15 | According to the organisers there has already been considerable interest from a number of European and American dealers . |
| 16 | Open Tues — Sun 12.30 — 2.30 except Sat , Tues — Sat 7.30 — 10.30 C4 S5 V5 £40 ( three-course lunch £13.50 including coffee ) St Quentin ( 071 589 8005 ) 243 Brompton Road , London SW3 Smart South Ken canteen opposite the Oratory has always been terrific value ; now it 's got cooking with the flair to match its friendly , highly efficient French service and jolly brasserie decor — all mirrors and panelling . |
| 17 | Whenever Labour has lost office there has always been strong pressure within the party to press for more extreme policies . |
| 18 | ‘ That price has always been extreme vigilance , ’ the QC said . |
| 19 | Capodimonte has always been collectable Dennis , it 's never gone , never gone down in in popularity . |
| 20 | There were no warmer or more enthusiastic supporters than the BDDA in the reconstitution of the Institute , and there has always been harmonious co-operation between the two . |
| 21 | There has always been intense rivalry between New Zealand and Big Brother Australia . |
| 22 | There has always been bad blood between these families but now they are like two stiff-legged hunting-hounds who circle each other with hackles raised and teeth bared , carefully eyeing each other , ready to launch into war if any move is made by their rival . |
| 23 | ( This is why , in the media , it has always been Tory governments that have created new radio or television channels , whether Radio Clyde , Granada Television , London Jazz Radio , or Channel Four . ) |
| 24 | ‘ Our overriding aim of all of us with the rest of the LUF has always been local provision of a self-contained stand-alone unit specifically for leukaemia and other haematology patients , ’ she said . |
| 25 | Mr James said : ‘ There has always been numerous safety management regulations in engineering but until now the administration side of the business has largely been ignored . |
| 26 | On the occasions I have returned it has usually been late afternoon . |
| 27 | The warm spell has also been good news for workers at the factory after a difficult year when 67 people were made redundant when their parent company , Clarke Foods , collapsed last year . |
| 28 | There has also been preferential loss of the small foot bones : phalanges ( phal ) and metapodials ( met ) . |
| 29 | There has also been growing evidence , members were told , of underage drinking in certain areas of the town , coupled with joy-riding . |
| 30 | There has also been significant criticism of companies that have entered into transactions that were unsuitable for their needs and that increased their financial risk . |