Example sentences of "these [noun pl] [verb] been [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The majority of these forms have been in use since October 1967 when the drink/driving law regarding being over the prescribed limit ( OPL ) was introduced . |
| 2 | Deer have been very much part of my life , and I hope these notes have been of interest and helpful in understanding why stalking takes place . |
| 3 | ‘ I am thinking that maybe these gentlemen have been to one English Wine Shop , ’ said Dr Haidar , speaking in that slightly sanctimonious tone that Muslims sometimes adopt when discussing alcohol . |
| 4 | ‘ I further assert that these spores have been with us since the birth of mankind . |
| 5 | ‘ It is not very much , ’ concedes Anna Perry , ‘ which makes me wonder why so many of these porters had been with us for so long . |
| 6 | The exercise of these duties has been at all times , and remains , subject to the visitorial jurisdiction of the judges . |
| 7 | Attempts by " several gentlemen " to end these customs had been of little avail for a complaint of a very similar kind was still being made a century later . |
| 8 | Again these changes have been in response to legislation and have taken a number of forms . |
| 9 | According to the company , these deals had been in the offing for some time , but were finally concluded in December and January . |
| 10 | At the time of writing these provisions have been in operation for nearly six months and appear to be effective . |
| 11 | All 5 of these patients had been in hospital between August , 1989 , ( the first isolation of P cepacia ) and their acquisition of the epidemic strain , which prompted surveillance for P cepacia contamination in the hospital outpatient environment and analysis of social contacts of patients . |
| 12 | But he is far from optimistic about how effective these arguments have been in altering policies . |
| 13 | It made little difference that these needles had been for injections and not for some sinister Chinese purpose . |
| 14 | Four of these wells have been in the foreland , the remainder in the overlying thrust sheets , generally within about 50 km of the Appalachian Front . |
| 15 | These carvings have been off display for many years as it was discovered that atmospheric pollution , even within the museum , was eating away at the stone . |
| 16 | Probably the whole house had been cosy and well-run when these ladies had been in their prime . |
| 17 | The purpose of these games has been in the main to do with releasing energy and reducing inhibitions or achieving group cohesion . |
| 18 | Almost all of these men had been in psychiatric hospitals at some time in their lives , especially the younger ones . |
| 19 | Both of these measures had been under discussion for a number of years , and but for the war there is every reason to believe they would have been enacted earlier . |
| 20 | The relative diagnostic importance of these symptoms has been in dispute until quite recently , when evidence for a variety of biochemical and structural deficits in the brains of schizophrenics began to emerge . |
| 21 | These restrictions had been in force since armed conflict with former leader Gamsakhurdia erupted in October 1991 [ see p. 38538 ] . |
| 22 | These laws have been in force for hundreds of years — and they 're one of the things that are going to disappear in 1992 , at least in Germany . |
| 23 | Most of these women had been in what they called ‘ the therapy situation ’ for years . |
| 24 | The best thing of all , however , is the inspiration these women have been to others . |
| 25 | Although still in pristine condition , some of these clothes have been on hangers or in drawers here since just after the war . |
| 26 | Because of their size these towns have been like magnets attracting more businesses and people . |