Example sentences of "have [be] [adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peafowl have been domesticated and valued as a special food dish for the rich since Roman times ! |
| 2 | If you have n't yet discovered anything of particular significance ( as long as you are sure you have been thorough and answered the questions honestly ) , do n't worry . |
| 3 | CFC 's are used in aerosols like hairsprays and deodorants , but since September 1988 Tesco 's own products have been CFC-free and carry an " Ozone Friendly " symbol . |
| 4 | Our club membership consists of a large number of ‘ Taffs ’ , so we have been shocked and horrified that the W.R.U . |
| 5 | Industrial yields have also dropped across the country , while retail yields have been static or fallen in all regions . |
| 6 | The evidence from the few areas that have been bored or surveyed geophysically supports this view , but other evidence does not fit so well . |
| 7 | Both cylinders have been bored and machined together with their valve chests , ready for fixing , and the cylinder covers are waiting to be machined . |
| 8 | Some measures taken in this context have been controversial and offered an easy target for criticism in the press . |
| 9 | Clinics have closed down , essential drugs have n't been bought or distributed , health workers have been unpaid and had to revert to other ways of earning a living . |
| 10 | The results have been predictable and have not extended our understanding . |
| 11 | The seminar discussions have been wide-ranging and have covered many aspects of way of life , not all of which were directly connected with oil-related activities . |
| 12 | Before examining the more recent developments in self-advocacy and normalisation , however , we need to consider the two approaches which have been prominent and have dominated the emergence and style of professional practice over the past 50 years : the medical and educational approaches . |
| 13 | Some winners in the past have been temperamental and failed to get up in the morning , but on the whole they go out as boys and come back as men . ’ |
| 14 | The sale of David Batty has at least made room for the introduction of Rocky ( something which I would like to have seen earlier given the injury problems of Strach ) and his performances to date have been good although showing signs of the years lay off . |
| 15 | However , there are always attendant risks with taking people out of an environment where they have been successful and moving them , mid-career , into a completely different style and sector and trying to make them successful there . |
| 16 | you see , I mean what they do is soon as they 've kicked them out in the mental homes they 're having to put them in to erm , I mean erm , there are people who are not able to be on their own , I mean the ones they 've kicked out are people that have been depressed and say well you 've got to find , get your family to help , I mean , when you 've got somebody depressed in your family you try and help them |
| 17 | ‘ They said there was little they could do about it , although they have been excellent and have stepped up their patrols . |
| 18 | Sheets of flashed glass have been acid-etched and painted . |
| 19 | But there are two further points which emerge from considerations of a wide range of literature relating to public enterprise : big investment decisions have been complicated and delayed as a result of having to be considered by a number of government departments ; such decisions have been easy prey to party political pressures when they have involved the location of new plants and/or closure of old ones [ Knight , 1974 ] . |
| 20 | Therefore once the fish have been salt-bathed and returned to the pond ( or aquarium ) an anti-fluke remedy should be added . |
| 21 | In Mozambique , more than two hundred thousand have been orphaned or separated from their families . |
| 22 | Wool-sucking seems to be most common among young cats that have been orphaned or have for some other reason been deprived of the maternal nipple too soon . |
| 23 | ‘ But we have been responsible and admitted the difficulties we will face in introducing our programme because we believe we have a real chance . ’ |
| 24 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that , in contrast , the Government have been responsible and does he further agree that the policies of the Opposition seem to be — |
| 25 | It is able to move on to the next stage of the action if the various relevant conditions have been satisfied and to produce documentation for court or reminders for the debt recovery unit personnel to enable them to progress matters beyond the next stage . |
| 26 | The situation concerning the manufacturers is equally insulting , as having attended three of the past four Open Championships I have been frustrated and angered by the scarcity of left-handed equipment exhibited in the tented village . |
| 27 | The major developments in forestry and forestry policies are summarised in Table 8.3 which shows that more than 2 × 10 6 ha of land , mainly in the uplands , have been afforested or reforested . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , some private members ' bills have been important and become a focus for public attention . |
| 29 | Yet , the Labour MP Jeff Rooker claims , there have been examples of Royal Warwickshire prisoners of war seeking desperately needed help who have been given as little as £25 , while many more have been means-tested and found ‘ unqualified ’ for even basic financial assistance . |
| 30 | So unless you have been self-employed or have had other money , not connected with your job , you may never really have needed to give the question very much thought . |