Example sentences of "the man have been " in BNC.

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1 The men have been locked up in their cells since day one of their imprisonment . ’
2 The lords in parliament , and in the courthouse and the castle , they do not know how we live — they know nothing about us , except that we will die for them , to protect their forts in India and in Scotland ’ — his voice sharpened suddenly , his arm swung round and pointed north and a gust of response rose out of the crowd — ‘ we have always been good at that , their demands can never be satisfied , regiments for the colonies , indentured servants and labourers for the plantations , they have scoured Scotland like a killing wind and the men have been whirled away in the blast of it .
3 Human rights organisations maintain that the men have been wrongly convicted and are being victimised for being members of the leading opposition political party .
4 The men have been exhaustively briefed on drop zones and emergency procedures , as well as the ground plan , to the extent that any man or unit should be able to carry out another 's task .
5 The animal has been surveyed and laid off like a map ; and the men have been classified in over thirty specialties and twenty rates of pay , from 16 cents to 50 cents an hour .
6 Alright , so there 's this interest in what women talk about when they 're by themselves and when Martha comes down , she wants to know what the men have been talking about as well .
7 He says they wo n't say anything until the men have been sentenced .
8 I 've been at RAF Benson for four years , and some of the men have been here longer , so it will be sad to leave .
9 The men have been charged with conspiracy to outrage public decency and will appear before Kidderminster magistrates today .
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