Example sentences of "been [noun prp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | had been Hull University 's social secretary and was a successful agent representing British and international artists . |
| 2 | Kryuchkov had been KGB chairman since October 1988 [ see p. 36256 ] and Yazov had been Defence Minister since 1987 . |
| 3 | It 's always been Dersingham land since way back when . ’ |
| 4 | If it had n't been so quiet , it could have been Paddington station during a commuter cull . |
| 5 | Alan Wheat has been Kansas City 's congressman since 1982 . |
| 6 | There had been Sproggs living in the cottage for four generations , and the small triangle of green in front of the gate had been Sprogg 's Green for almost as long . |
| 7 | Early on the morning of March 4th , the remnants of the 33rd were mopped up and the fragmented stones that had once been Douaumont village fell to the Germans . |
| 8 | This had long been Meredith Putt 's favourite ride . |
| 9 | I thought it might of been Pat sort of at that time , but erm when I looked out I saw a man with a billboard thing |
| 10 | Firstly , it is a family archive covering the period since the thirteenth century ; secondly , the dukes of Norfolk have been Earls Marshal and Hereditary Marshals of England for many centuries ; and finally , as the family has adhered to the old religion , many documents have an important bearing on English ( Roman ) Catholic history . |
| 11 | ‘ It has been Ivy week , ’ wrote Elizabeth . |
| 12 | Taylor said enthusiastically : ‘ After the win against Turkey , it was the first time since I 've been England manager that I 've gone back into the dressing room and felt the emotions I did as a club manager . |
| 13 | He has as many centuries in the two-and-a-bit years that he has been England captain as he had in all his years in the ranks . |
| 14 | He has as many centuries in the two-and-a-bit years that he has been England captain as he had in all his years in the ranks . |
| 15 | That would have been Salisbury plain , |
| 16 | The last such occasion had been V.E. night , two years before . |
| 17 | She was first elected branch representative in 1987 and has been Clonmel District Secretary since 1988 . |
| 18 | ‘ Some of it has been Sunday League stuff — and that is with due respect to anyone in the Sunday League . |
| 19 | Since 1986 she has been Cavan District Secretary . |
| 20 | One of the most enthusiastic authorities taking up housing action trusts has been Liverpool city council . |
| 21 | ‘ Now I 'm hoping we can see the best of Barnes because since I 've been Liverpool manager it is something I 've not seen . ’ |
| 22 | Professor Williams has been Rouse Hall Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge since 1983 and President of Wolfson College since 1980 . |
| 23 | Eurosterling bonds were first issued in 1972 ; they have all the characteristics of eurobonds rather than those of domestic or bulldog bonds , and the main issuers have been UK building societies , seeking long-term funds to finance their home loans . |
| 24 | ‘ You mean all this has been FBI work ? ’ |
| 25 | Liz , you 're a you 've been Beltane Queen . |
| 26 | Injuries rule out scrum-half Douglas ( Newcastle Gosforth ) and Lumsden , who would have been Oxford University 's full-back last December . |
| 27 | An example of this typecasting has been US alto-saxophonist Lee Konitz , customarily referred to as ‘ Doyen of the Cool School ’ . |
| 28 | Joe was Limerick District President 1975–78 and has been Waterford District President since 1990 . |
| 29 | The Wren immediately before her was assigned to Appledore , in Devon ; the one behind her to Aultbea , in the far north-west ; but for Wren Kendal it had been HMS Omega and the Wrens ' quarters at Ardneavie . |
| 30 | You have been Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge for eleven years and since the mid-Sixties you have held posts at the Universities of Sheffield and Southampton . |