Example sentences of "been [noun prp] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The place gave Johnson another whiff of anthropology : here he stood as if in Africa or Arabia , greeting wild natives in their habitat : these Macraes might have been Xhosa tribesmen , or Tuaregs : ‘ The villagers gathered about us in considerable numbers , I believe without any evil intention , but with a very savage wildness of aspect and manner . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ A number of distinguished engineers have been Whitworth Scholars , and we expect this year 's award winners to be high achievers in their subsequent careers , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The protest was signed by among others , eight of the 10 deputies who had been named on March 22 as having been StB collaborators [ see p. 38107 ] , although not by Jan Kavan . |
| 4 | It was announced in mid-November that the United People 's Party ( UPP ) , the grouping formed by Hyundai conglomerate founder Chung Ju Yung , was to merge with the New Korea Party ( NKP ) which had been formed in October [ see p. 39142 ] by defectors from the political mainstream , most of whom had been DLP members who were opposed to the succession of Kim Young Sam . |
| 5 | Some of the best times of his life had been Sunday mornings . |
| 6 | His family had always been Delhi jewellers — his ancestors had served the Mughal emperors and before them the Delhi Sultans . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've always been Athena customers , ’ he grins , in explanation of this enthusiasm . |
| 8 | He now plays for Dallas Sidekicks and has been Dallas All-Sports athlete of the year twice . |
| 9 | The two men had been Bermondsey waifs together , living on their wits and sleeping beneath the damp , infested arches in the dirt and rubbish . |
| 10 | Three of the ‘ Dainty Dozen ’ ( as the 482nd christened them ) who had been MT drivers during the war drove the party around in a 12-seater minibus that flew Union Jacks to warn the unsuspecting American public that they were not used to driving on the wrong side of the road . |
| 11 | Coach Dick Best ruefully remarked : ‘ I guess if they 'd been Gloucester boys half of them might have turned out ’ . |