Example sentences of "[vb pp] as [pron] have been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need to recognise that some letters will take longer to answer that public loos will not be as fully attended as they have been in the past . |
| 2 | GP fundholders are subject to a new set of perverse incentives which arise from the fact that in their case purchasing and providing roles are fused , not separated as they have been in DHAs . |
| 3 | Scoured as they have been by the turbulent and freezing sands that eroded every trace of fittings and furnishings whatsoever , their walls and ceilings do bear signs : remnants of incised and sometimes inlaid strings of rectangular shapes that numerous experts have confidently identified as writing , though no truly plausible translation has ever been constructed . |
| 4 | Indeed , introduced as they have been in a climate of manpower cuts by an allegedly insensitive senior management , the main effects of these developments may be to produce ‘ not just disgruntled employees ’ but also ‘ ineffective organisation ’ ( Plowden , 1985 , p. 410 ) . |
| 5 | Both the American and British governments are cloaking these new operations in a shroud of secrecy though it is unlikely any politician has the slightest idea what the two agencies are planning to do or that they even care if laws are broken as they have been in the past . |