Example sentences of "been [noun] [noun] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vessel was said to have been intelligence gathering and the damage it sustained caused it to release oil and form another , though smaller , slick to float about the Gulf . |
| 2 | Relaxation of the small company audit requirement has been Institute policy since the debate resumed in 1985 . |
| 3 | Mr Duncan , who works at the Unilever Research Labortory in Port Sunlight , has been deputy chairman since the self-governing Trust was set up last year under NHS reforms . |
| 4 | The principles of Marxist-Leninism had been state ideology until a policy change by the ruling Frelimo movement in 1989 [ see p. 36804 ] . |
| 5 | The Wren immediately before her was assigned to Appledore , in Devon ; the one behind her to Aultbea , in the far north-west ; but for Wren Kendal it had been HMS Omega and the Wrens ' quarters at Ardneavie . |
| 6 | The percentage varies according to whether there have in addition been discussion sessions or an examination on the subject matter . |
| 7 | Stefan , a thin , grey-faced , middle-aged man with stomach ulcers who had been production manager since the Hochhauser Season had begun , sat down at the table , looked at the balance sheet and the final sentence at the bottom and took a bottle of tablets from his pocket . |