Example sentences of "'s [be] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | For the last 40 years the firm 's been using the shaft to dump waste oil , solvents and even raw sewage from its toilets . |
2 | The man who 's been called a reincarnation of the legendary James Deans sighs and admits : |
3 | He 's been called the boy they ca n't lock up . |
4 | This case provides the clearest indication of how the popular press may trade in deciding the appropriate nickname for a new case when the Star decided to focus special attention on this rape of a 6-year-old ‘ He 's been called The Beast , The Monster , the evil sex maniac … . |
5 | Hopeless with that on because of course , he 's been wearing a pullover all the time and initially he had it clipped on the right hand side of his belts and of course , with that switch where is it ? |
6 | The RAF 's been lending a hand helping to lift a 9 foot curly mammoth trunk from the ground . |
7 | A hotel that 's been flying the Union flag for more than sixty years has been told to get planning permission , or take it down . |
8 | Meanwhile , its name Adriana Stadecker , who 's been managing the company 's redesign and restructuring , vice president , executive operations reporting to president Bob Palmer . |
9 | Today it 's been revealed the board were warned in March last year about the state of their finances by officials from West Oxfordshire District council . |
10 | ‘ Somebody 's been a-doing the saddle up on my horses and I can not get these horses away . |
11 | He 's been writing a column for the Sunday Express , occupying the space most famously enjoyed by John Junor , the laird of Auchtermuchty . |
12 | Maybe O Leary 's been getting the coaching right in that department , or maybe a bit of luck away has steadied their nerve , perhaps a bit of both . |
13 | he 's been getting the buying signals right , you can close them on alternative choice , right , which do you prefer ? |
14 | My firm 's been seeking the backing of the Prince 's financial group , ’ he said , nodding towards the far side of the room , ‘ and — ’ |
15 | Unless she 's been fiddling the books — and my accountant does n't think so — the profits your Miss Philimore has been turning in seem on the low side for a site like that . |
16 | He 's been feeding the birds for twenty years , and he still finds it exciting . |
17 | He 's been appointed the zoo vet . ’ |
18 | I wonder what he 's been teaching the boys … ’ |
19 | We know who 's been supplying the drugs to them . |
20 | It 's been made a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its strength as a habitat for a wide range of grasses and rare plants . |
21 | Well it was a town then but since then it 's been made a city , you see , and I got to know all kinds of people and one gentleman came in there , used to come every evening and write a book and er , I used to look after him if I happened to be that end and er , you see , and then he 'd say , oh just an exchange you know about the weather and just in general thing and then I 'd leave him and he 'd get on with his writing and one day he said to me . |
22 | She 's been made a ward sister . |
23 | She 's been counting the days to the end of the course in the hope that it 'll be a case of out of sight , out of mind . |
24 | Now it 's been confirmed the prison will still be taking inmates at least until 1994 . |
25 | For the 3 weeks I 've been there , there 's been shelling every night just a few metres from where we were . |
26 | Gareth Furby 's been given a sneak preview . |
27 | He says Anna is n't the right wife for a Plunkett — especially one who 's been given a university education so he can become a spokesman for our people . |
28 | I 'm a bit less pissed off about selling Batty now since a ) we did n't loose on Saturday ; b ) Rocky played well ( I bet he 's been given a run in the 1st team and a confidence boost with it ) ; c ) I heard Batty saying things like ‘ he did n't have to sell the club ( rovers ) to me ’ , with no hint of remorse at leaving Leeds . |
29 | erm She 's been given a reward , if you like . |
30 | That 's the thing , the thing is like , and like er , he 's Billy 's been given a lot of scope though , erm , to just go out and do his own thing and he thinks like a , as a , I was speaking to like his er course tutor and it is erm Councillor and Katie was saying that Billy thinks that because he 's got , he 's got this , this wee job now that like , he 's er he 's the street cred you know , he 's cool . |