Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The child who has been moving boats and other objects that float on the surface of the water , suddenly discovers that he can make them sink by holding them down or pouring water on top of them . |
| 32 | The total area of the site which has been developed runs to about 60,000 sq ft . |
| 33 | The first of a new family of drugs based on the leech has been developed thanks to a key piece of understanding provided by Huber 's team at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Germany . |
| 34 | At the Bull & Gate , next door to the Town & Country Club in London 's Kentish Town , the management has been promoting pub rock in a back room with adjoining outer bar for almost as long as the form has existed . |
| 35 | Since 1946 the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) has been promoting literacy ‘ both as a human right and as an instrument of liberation and development ’ . |
| 36 | For the last three months , the Government has been collecting responses to its proposals to overhaul the law on leasehold flats . |
| 37 | The commission has been collecting evidence about the torture and ‘ disappearance ’ of the military regime 's political opponents , from victims and their families and from the armed forces . |
| 38 | The cards , which cover the period from 1910 to 1945 , belong to David Watkins from Bangor in Gwynedd who has been collecting samples of nursing humour for many years . |
| 39 | Of what has been collecting centuries |
| 40 | The General Household Survey has been collecting data on out-patient use , though not publishing them . |
| 41 | ‘ It 's quite amazing what turns up when one is least expecting it , ’ says Laurie Milner of the Imperial War Museum , who has been collecting material here . |
| 42 | She was joined by Betsy M. Bryan , Alexander Badawy Assistant Professor of Egyptian Art and Archaeology at The Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , who since 1984 has been collecting material on the position of women in New Kingdom society . |
| 43 | The former Northern Ireland Secretary , Peter Brooke , has been appointed Heritage Secretary in place of David Mellor . |
| 44 | The former Northern Ireland Secretary , Peter Brooke , has been appointed Heritage Secretary in place of David Mellor . |
| 45 | The job of putting the Ryal International Pavillion , Llangollen on the Map has been taken on by Carolyn Brindle who has been appointed administrator . |
| 46 | The Rev Canon William Jones , of Llanystumdwy , has been appointed treasurer of Bangor Cathedral . |
| 47 | Seru Verebalavu has been appointed Coordinator of WACC 's Pacific Regional Association . |
| 48 | JOHN Anderson , forced to retire from a full-time playing career because of an ankle injury , has been appointed player-manager of Berwick Rangers . |
| 49 | has been appointed management accountant at . |
| 50 | Sir Andrew Derbyshire has been appointed Professor Rhetoric at Gresham College in London and will deliver his inaugural lecture , ‘ Function , fashion and finance : A new sense of architectural purpose in the City ? ’ on 27 November at the City of London School . |
| 51 | From the North West , Mary Paterson reports that the Annual Rally and four teacher-training days came and went successfully , and that they have reluctantly exported Chris Oakes to the Isle of Man , where her husband has been appointed Chief Constable . |
| 52 | In addition to Molla Edebali and Tursun Fakih one may mention the reference in an imperial decree sent from Murad I to Haci Evrenos Bey — unfortunately the document is of questionable authenticity-to one Elvan Fakih " who has been appointed seyhulislam for Rumeli generally " , to whom Evrenos Bey is adjured to show particular respect . |
| 53 | Peter Johnson , 38 , has been appointed UK Operations Director , with responsibility for ACET 's existing operations and for new developments within the UK . |
| 54 | POL Roger has been appointed UK agent for Pipers Brook Vineyard , Tasmania . |
| 55 | Sywell-based Sloane Helicopters Ltd , which regularly clocks up record annual sales of the Robinson R22 helicopter , has been appointed UK distributor for the forthcoming four-seat R44 . |
| 56 | Michael Jull , previously at Ashford , Buchan & Enright , has been appointed UK and export sales manager for Fountain Press . |
| 57 | Rhon Willingham has been appointed systems development executive , working closely with Martin and Michael in establishing and maintaining effective systems support for the customer service and trade marketing departments . |
| 58 | Susan Purver , the assistant librarian , has been appointed computer officer to oversee the room . |
| 59 | Ramón Orellana has been appointed evaluation officer and will work closely with the Forum Sector . |
| 60 | David Clarke , general manager of the Caledonian Hotel , Edinburgh , has been appointed chairman of the Edinburgh Principal Hoteliers Association . |