Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government 's response has been inadequate and that is why I initiated the debate . |
| 2 | And the public 's response has been fantastic … |
| 3 | Delhi 's response has been complicated by the existence of the lame-duck Kashmiri state government of Dr Farooq Abdullah , who fought last month 's general election in alliance with the then governing Congress party , and which is deeply unpopular in the valley . |
| 4 | " As you know , Sara , your aunt 's income has been dwindling of late years — she was very careless of investments and spent too much of her capital . |
| 5 | If the judges in Elmer 's case had been strict conventionalists they would have decided that case in two stages . |
| 6 | Second , I would not have believed the car was there if my son 's hi-fi had been silent , even though the car itself remained outside . |
| 7 | But Karpov 's play has been far below his best and Yusupov 's brilliant equalising victory has generated a murmur of a possible upset . |
| 8 | The inclination angle ( measured from the horizontal ) of the Tunguska object 's trajectory has been controversial . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) Dismissing the appeals , that the visitor 's decision had been correct ( post , pp. 1114F–G , 1116D , 1126A , B , 1133B ) . |
| 10 | Collins ' form has been as stable as his club 's progress has been erratic this season and the player feels he should have represented his country more often than he has done . |
| 11 | If her grandfather 's grave had been open she would have thrown herself in . |
| 12 | But Elizabeth 's presence had been chilling ; Mary 's presence was of a different quality . |
| 13 | The sharpness of Coventry 's recession has been dramatic . |
| 14 | Her cousin 's look had been full of spite . |
| 15 | At least in his judgment of French national psychology , Falkenhayn 's appreciation had been accurate . |
| 16 | The little boy 's search had been successful , for now he brandished the scarlet sports car which was the prize of his collection . |
| 17 | Rents linked to the tenant 's turnover have been common for many years , particularly in mining leases . |
| 18 | SMETANA and Dvorak — the RSNO 's programme had been tailor-made for Walter Weller and one had looked forward to a good wallow ; to tunes , and torrents of the particularly lush sounds he and his orchestra make together . |
| 19 | Others would be borne by the few feminists and freaks who preferred girls , for the whole thing would be voluntary ; no compulsion would be needed ; PopCon 's research had been thorough . |
| 20 | Yet it was true , she thought , surprised ; Ryan 's mouth had been thin . |
| 21 | He had been employed before 1917 in the archives of the foreign ministry and one of his ancestors on his mother 's side had been Russian ambassador in Vienna during the 1814 – 15 congress . |
| 22 | Blackberry 's reasoning had been first-rate and Bigwig had at least shown which way any sound-hearted rabbit would be likely to lean . |
| 23 | Her concern with the development of children 's thinking has been present from the start of her academic career , when she was considerably influenced by the European School , and notably Piaget . |
| 24 | An additional complication to Rugby 's future has been legal writs for damages by Mal Malik , a former Coventry and Rugby flank-forward . |
| 25 | Everyone 's mood had been cheerful and relaxed . |
| 26 | Margaret McGregor , convener of the district council 's women 's committee , said : ‘ The women 's committee has been aware for some time that there are a lack of resources and refuge spaces for women fleeing violent situations . ’ |
| 27 | Children 's line had been forced to close through lack of cash , but now funds have been raised to get the service off the ground again ; June Nash who is on the service 's committee has been instrumental in the relaunch . |
| 28 | Sigeberht the Good , king of the eastern Saxons , over whom Oswiu 's influence had been considerable , was murdered at an unknown date ( but well before 664 for Sigeberht 's successor was dead by 664 ) and replaced by Swithhelm , son of Seaxbald ( HE 111 , 22 ) ( see Appendix , Fig. 2 ) . |
| 29 | Newton and skipper Andy Townsend have hit five goals each this season in a dynamic midfield partnership , and Townsend 's influence has been crucial to his sidekick 's development . |
| 30 | It has been pointed out ( by Anthony Storr and Joel Kovel : see Reading List ) that Adler 's influence has been considerable but under-rated . |