Example sentences of "which have been [verb] [prep] several " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The legal recognition of corporate character may be obtained either by a charter from the Crown , as in the case of most of our older corporations , like the Hudson 's Bay Company , some universities and their colleges , as well as of some more recent ones ; or directly by means of an incorporating Act of parliament , as in the case of certain public utilities ; or indirectly through an Act of Parliament like the Companies Act 1948 ( which has been amended by several later Acts of the same name , and consolidated by the Companies Act 1985 ) , which offers corporate character to any number of persons ( usually not less than seven ) associated for a lawful object , who are willing to comply with the statutory requirements as to registration and otherwise . |
| 2 | The five-year project has resulted in a facelift for the line which has been recognised with several national awards . |
| 3 | It is a stance which has been nurtured by several things , family bereavement and an intelligent , contemplative nature amongst them , but was perhaps most impelled by the experience of coaching in Bangladesh in the winter of 1989–90 . |
| 4 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 5 | The current bases agreement , which had been revised on several occasions since its original signature in March 1947 , allowed the USA to use several military installations , including the huge facilities at Clark Field and Subic Bay , respectively the largest US Air Force and naval base outside North America . |
| 6 | The recognizances which had been required from several of the most powerful nobles gave the regime an effective hold over them , and none of the movements against Mortimer had gained the support of the king himself . |
| 7 | Elections to the National Assembly , a body which had been suspended on several occasions since independence , were held in July 1979 , September 1984 and September 1989 . |
| 8 | Preparations to send Kirgiz peacekeeping troops , which had been elaborated following several visits by Kirgiz Vice-President Feliks Akulov to Dushanbe and the conflict regions , were cancelled by a vote in the Kirgiz Supreme Soviet in Bishkek on Oct. 14 , due to fears for the safety of Kirgiz servicemen . |
| 9 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |
| 10 | Part of the explanation lies in the succession of downward revisions that have had to be made to Pearson 's 1992 profits , which have been affected by several disappointments , predominantly among the non-publishing divisions . |
| 11 | This ignores repeated steps which have been taken at several levels of management to reduce uncertainty . |