Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] have been [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thamesdown Borough Councillors have been told that expenditure to tackle the problem of subsidence is virtually inescapable . |
| 2 | The Yorkshire Television switchboard in Leeds with its myriad lines had been jammed all day with calls about Hannah . |
| 3 | However , such a scheme would never wash with the public — who wants their water supplies to have been treated this way ? |
| 4 | If the control knobs had been placed half an inch or so higher then the selector could be placed below them , thus bringing it nearer to the player 's right hand . |
| 5 | TWO hundred baby hedgehogs have been saved this year by RSPCA nurses who fed them scrambled eggs at West Hatch , Somerset . |
| 6 | When formal participation schemes have been introduced this has quickened the extension of bargaining to the enterprise level and promoted the integration of works councils into that structure ( Windmüller , 1977 ) . |
| 7 | Executive voices have been raised several octaves over the issue ( UX No 433 ) , and there does not appear to be any clear agreement yet on how COSE firms would level this playing field . |
| 8 | Twenty-one red kite chicks have been raised this year , compared to just 10 last year . |
| 9 | Deficits in visual function following subcortical visual system lesions have been reported many times but it is difficult to interpret them . |
| 10 | A new formative assessment for third year students has been introduced this year — namely , an integrated workbook assignment . |
| 11 | More than 7,000 rail jobs have been lost this year and 20,000 are under threat , according to the union , which last organised a series of one-day strikes , over pay , in 1989 . |
| 12 | Interest rates have been reduced several times with a significant shift in economic policy giving priority to growth . |