Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] been [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The approach of the police to the investigation of rape cases has been subject to much criticism — and then to considerable improvement — and it seems quite possible that these improvements , together with the advent of rape-crisis centres and victim-support facilities , have led more women to report rapes than did so formerly . |
| 2 | The effect on the indigenous peoples has been debilitating in that their loss of faith in , for example , indigenous medicine has been combined with a realization of the ineffectiveness of western medicine in treating psychosomatic illness . |
| 3 | Small dedicated games units had been available for some time but had always had only crude multimedia capabilities . |
| 4 | There is currently a move towards Community Education in the Urban and Burgh schools ; rural schools have been involved in this , informally for a long time . |
| 5 | The past few months have been remarkable for that . |
| 6 | Elise 's parents had been involved in that accident , too , and it was only after the two cousins lost their families that they became so close . |
| 7 | The standard gauge ( SK840 ) and Chunky ( SK890 ) models have been available for some time . |
| 8 | What is documented in the book is what everyone in sport has known for years — that the use of steroids has been widespread in many sports since the sixties . |
| 9 | During the years has been involved in all aspects of malt production , holding management posts at Bath , Salisbury , Abingdon and Gloucester . |
| 10 | Party contributions had been compulsory for all citizens prior to the RPT 's dissolution . |
| 11 | As will be seen in Chapter 6 , however , some of these isolates have been responsible for many of the revolutionary advances in scientific knowledge . |
| 12 | The last few years have been depressing for those of us trying to move house . |
| 13 | A third of its beds have been empty for several years . |
| 14 | Conservative Governments have been responsible for all major environmental legislation . |
| 15 | The annual floods had been low for some years , and conditions in the villages were very bad . |
| 16 | Before the arrival of the Romans , the native Britons had been skilled at many kinds of crafts . |
| 17 | Most trade unionists had been indifferent to any political theory beyond an instinctive syndicalism which was itself largely confined to industrial disputes . |
| 18 | Political pressure on Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa increased in February , with fresh allegations that senior government figures had been involved in several cases of corruption . |
| 19 | At face value , decentralisation of services into communities seems eminently sensible , and reference centres have been effective in some countries . |
| 20 | Ranganathan 's fundamental facets have been important in this area . |
| 21 | Throughout the course of medical history , Scottish names have been synonymous with some of the greatest advances in science and Prof Gibson will be remembered as the pioneering force behind tissue transplantation . |
| 22 | Synthetic brushes have been available for some time and seemed to be the ideal solution , but in the past brushes could be too soft to control well , or too hard to be fully responsive , limiting paint delivery and with little spring , performing as a poor cousin to natural hair and bristle . |
| 23 | Some governing bodies have been sensitive to this danger and have established committees and structures involving teachers other than the teacher-governors . |
| 24 | Fourth cousins by marriage , the girls had been aware of each other for much longer and had a number of friends in common . |
| 25 | Perhaps , in your own country , state enterprises or private corporations have been involved in such loan procedures with international banks . |
| 26 | My daughter had a wooden train set when she was a toddler ; construction toys have been available to both children , so we have dolls ' cots and buggies , plastic swords , sewing cards , cars and garages . |
| 27 | Pipe habitually farms minor races — around 20 per cent of his 170 victories have been in selling and claiming races — and cutbacks have been severe in this area . |
| 28 | Vanity basins have been popular for some years now , especially in larger bathrooms . |
| 29 | ‘ A number of invitations have been outstanding for some time , and people just chose to take them up at this stage , ’ one said . |
| 30 | Rings of this style are known as ‘ betrothal ’ rings and the design of the clasped hands has been popular for many centuries . |