Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [verb] been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Italy 's cities have been at the heart of world history , art and culture , and everywhere tributes remain to great masters like Leonardo Da Vinci . |
| 2 | Neither of Jo 's parents had been to Europe since her father returned from the war . |
| 3 | Laura 's parents have been with her since she was flown to the US on May 30 . |
| 4 | Some of the Government 's changes have been for the better . |
| 5 | but on the occasions that we are concerned with none of The Society 's locos had been in steam so therefore can not be blamed for the incident . |
| 6 | I , I know , I know what Terry 's problems have been over the past |
| 7 | Admiral Scowcroft 's visit at the head of a senior delegation including the Deputy Secretary of State , Mr Lawrence Eagleburger , seemed to offer China 's leadership a face saving way to patch up its rift with Washington , with whom China 's relations have been at their lowest ebb since Mr Nixon 's trail-blazing 1972 trip to Beijing . |
| 8 | ‘ What would Paul 's relations have been with Canon Wheeler ? ’ |
| 9 | Bill 's orders had been for Captive Audience to lead Shine On at racing speed over six furlongs , then for them both to stride out for home over the last two furlongs . |
| 10 | Birmingham and the Fitzwilliam 's watercolours have been to Japan , the Victoria and Albert 's to East Germany , and the British Museum 's to Cleveland and North Carolina , a tour which resulted in the book under review . |
| 11 | We are proud that Thames Water 's prices have been amongst the lowest of any of the recently privatised large water companies . |
| 12 | Since the end of March control of Moscow 's police had been with a new directorate headed by USSR First Deputy Interior Minster Ivan Shilov and responsible directly to the USSR Interior Ministry [ see p. 38080 ] . |
| 13 | One minute Patsy 's hands had been by his side , the next moment Mike 's nose was split and the blood was gushing down his face and flooding the back of his throat . |
| 14 | You see , since I was last here , Aycliffe 's clerks have been in negotiation with Quatt . ’ |
| 15 | Nicholson 's horses have been in sparkling form this season since he moved to his new yard and Baydon Star was sent off a surprisingly generous 13-8 favourite . |
| 16 | Foster 's nerves had been on edge all through his tour of duty in the alley . |