Example sentences of "have be [prep] " in BNC.

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31 Individual properties and relations have been with us since Aristotle , and have had the support of such diverse philosophers as Peirce and Stout , but they have not always got a good name .
32 The warriors have been with them because lions have been seen in the area where they were grazing .
33 Another major agency , Brook Street Bureau , has recently offered employee status and the guarantee of work to certain of its temporary office workers , those with " top skills , wide experience and who have been with the agency for at least three months " ( see Financial Times , 12/4/88 ) .
34 Horrible thoughts of death , and blood , have been with me all day .
35 They love their jobs ( many have been with us well over four years ) and learning with them is fun .
36 I have been with you since the start of the magazine in 1978 and have every issue published , as well as the two Year Books .
37 Sir , I have been with my master for twenty years and I know his appearance as well as I know my own .
38 ‘ What would Paul 's relations have been with Canon Wheeler ? ’
39 ‘ All the servants at the hacienda have been with the count for years , some since he was a child . ’
40 Apples have been with us since the dawn of time , in countless varieties of colour , shape and size .
41 I suspect that tensions concerning rights , freedoms and responsibilities have been with us since the earliest days of humanity .
42 The majority of the contracts have been awarded to Northern Ireland institutions and where they have been with other institutions it has been the policy of the Panel to encourage the employment of junior Northern Ireland based researchers on the projects .
43 At a time when we are on the threshold of change , indeed very considerable change , in local government and when our burghs which have been with us since the earliest times are about to disappear , it may be of interest to look at the burghs of Scotland prior to the passing of the Reform Act and their position in the election of Members for the Westminster Parliament .
44 ‘ I further assert that these spores have been with us since the birth of mankind .
45 Quite a number of experiments leading to such identification have been with small aspect ratio Bénard convection ( Sections 22.1 , 22.4 ) [ 87 , 181 , 246 ] ; small in this context means not much greater than unity .
46 The best moments of my life have been with music . ’
47 Defamation , blasphemy and sedition have been with us for centuries , but in recent years new rods have been fashioned and old ones polished for editorial backs : breach of confidence , contempt of court , official secrecy , " D " notices , incitement to disaffection , prevention of terrorism , copyright — the grounds for censorship are legion .
48 I take it a number of er execs have been with the company for a
49 Section four four onwards talks about erm the affecting the environmental and makes a point that will be we as officers have been with people on this and that is quite unusual er at this stage of the process .
50 I have been with them since 1981 and won at least six Senior Cup and League medals as well as a host of Boston Cup honours .
51 He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies .
52 He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies .
53 ‘ On the other hand , I have been with my home club for eight seasons .
54 ‘ I have been with the club for 10 weeks and sometimes it feels like 10 years .
55 John Allen , chief negotiator for the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union , said : ‘ It is disgraceful that these workers , many of whom have been with the company all their working life , are just thrown on the scrap heap , while the Government sits on its hands and does nothing . ’
56 Many of the present team have been with the organisation at least since 1974 when Mr d'Ancona , an assistant secretary with the Department of Energy at the time , was asked to implement a political decision to transfer the headquarters of the fledgling organisation from London to Glasgow .
57 Hugh and Joyce Gardiner have been with Timex for a total of 44 years and never believed that their fight could have reached such a pitch .
58 Laura 's parents have been with her since she was flown to the US on May 30 .
59 After more than 20 years of Medau teaching in Edinburgh , Muriel Jessop is taking the step of handing over her class — much to the sadness of her class members , some of whom have been with her for a larger number of those years .
60 Yes , it 's always sad to say farewell to colleagues that have been with you for a number of years , but all things have to come to an end , we say farewell with sadness and er fond memories to those who 've been with us for so long , but we welcome all those who are joining us and we can promise them a thriving future .
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