Example sentences of "have [adv] be [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slim women — or those who have successfully been on a diet — often feel deeply disheartened by the fact that diet and exercise alone do not seem to improve these problem areas . |
| 2 | Last capped against Fiji in Suva more than four years ago , he has made only eight England appearances — and his four Five Nations games have all been as a replacement . |
| 3 | Governments , military strategists , thousands of scientists , millions of dollars of time and research budgets have all been on a wild goose chase . |
| 4 | They have obviously been through a very bad time over the last few days and it is n't going to get any better over the next few weeks . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Did you come here , ’ mumbled Dottie , very close , ‘ to ask me fatuous questions the police have already been through a hundred times , or for other reasons ? ’ |
| 6 | I know has so several of you have already been on a training course so you 'll know the sort of er way in which we work and the way things happen . |
| 7 | By the age of 13 years 24pc have already been on a diet , which is hardly surprising as 38pc do not like the shape |
| 8 | I have just been on an inter-personal skills workshop so I knew what to do . |
| 9 | Mark and I have just been for a walk beyond Dalseattie , which was nice until the mist came down and began to make us rather damp . |
| 10 | CONTACT GROUPS These are usually for people who have a particular social problem in common or have just been through a similar trauma , like divorce or bereavement . |
| 11 | Leslie Evans , the council 's assistant director for arts and entertainment , said : ‘ The musicals we have had have always been on a quite tight financial squeeze because we have a fairly small theatre with about 1,300 seats . |
| 12 | The English , Irish , Scots and Welsh have always been like a family which , despite differences and disagreements , remains loyal . |
| 13 | I have probably been in a family relationship with Leslie in 12 previous lives . ’ |
| 14 | I have also been to a strip show which involved a woman , in a , in a club and it was a very different atmosphere . |
| 15 | Wytch Farm managers have also been on a teambuilding exercise — but instead of sailing on water , however , they went to ground ! |
| 16 | I 'm sorry but I just ca n't support this view , what about pride , team confidence ( just imagine what this victory would do to that — considering , correct me if I 'm wrong , but the 3 sides we have beaten away from home are shit , and we have also been on a crap run recently ) , and not to mention a place in Europe — this is a 2nd place 6 pointer . |
| 17 | What happens , what other effects have there been as a result of protectionism in agricultural trade ? |
| 18 | I have actually been in a |
| 19 | These , mostly one-day , workshops have occasionally been with a whole school staff ( primary , secondary and special schools ) and more often with teachers of particular types — probationers , English teachers , science teachers , senior teachers in charge of probationers , deputies and heads on DES management courses , primary heads in one county and one LEA 's entire Inspectorate . |
| 20 | Ron and DD Dixon have recently been on a trip . |
| 21 | A party of Teesside journalists have recently been on a fact-finding tour of ICI 's Group Environmental Laboratory at Brixham , Devon . |
| 22 | I have recently been to a performance of Mr Handel 's Messiah and , would you believe it the Second West Yorkshire Yeomanry is to hold a Regimental Ball in the New Year , in the Exchange Buildings ! ’ |
| 23 | I have never been on a diet . |
| 24 | I have never been on a mountain with so many other people before . |
| 25 | You may find that older dogs are nervous under these circumstances , if they have never been on a train or bus before , and you should always try to reassure them with your tone of voice . |
| 26 | Many young drivers , like Paul Standen , may have passed their test , but have never been on a motorway . |
| 27 | Most white people , ’ Hall told Time , ‘ have never been to a party at a black person 's house . |
| 28 | He returned it with this comment : ‘ I have never been to a Wesleyan school nor been at the bottom of my form ! ' |
| 29 | Mum and Dad are my greatest fans , but they have never been to a meeting ! |
| 30 | Those who have never been up a mountain when temperature inversion is at work have missed the most splendid sight . |