Example sentences of "since [pron] have been " in BNC.

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1 In Chronic Diseases we are told that when giving remedies in solid form i.e. solid form i.e. granules or powders dry on the tongue , Hahnemann found that remedies prepared with more than two shakes were too strong so stayed with two strokes for consistency ; but during the last years since I have been giving every dose of medicine in a solution , divided over fifteen , twenty or thirty days and even more , no potentizing in an attenuating vial is found too strong , and again I use ten strokes . ’
2 A lady who suffers with a hiatus hernia wrote , ‘ I have had to take Rennies after meals for years but since I have been on this diet I have n't had a Rennie for five weeks !
3 ‘ Ever since I have been here the fans have kept talking about the derby — and pleading for us not to lose it .
4 It is months since I have been near them . ’
5 It has been almost three months now since I have been home here in England after spending three weeks holiday in France with my friend Rachel and her family .
6 I have made many friends since I have been working .
7 I would actually like to know your answer to this question , since I have been discussing with one or two other people whether one could hope to persuade Regional Railways to introduce a cheap fare for small groups of people , say on winter weekdays on quiet lines like the Central Wales and the Cambrian Coast .
8 It is interesting that since I have been the Minister responsible for regional policy , regional spending has increased from £506 million in 1990 to £534 million in 1991-92 .
9 He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House .
10 I have been in the House for only a short time , but since I have been here I have been involved in a number of private Bills .
11 Again , we welcome that , but is it not sad that it comes 12 years after this Government were elected and after not just one but two Secretaries of State since I have been a Member of Parliament have been influenced because of criticism of tobacco advertising and irresponsible elements in the tobacco industry ?
12 Secondly , on the issue of the precedents for making a defendant prove his defence in the way in which the Bill requires , I argue that every year — certainly since I have been in the House — we have created numerous new offences which have defences attached to them , usually for those who can show that they acted reasonably or that they used due diligence to ensure that they avoided committing an offence .
13 Since I have been in the Chair , the Chief Secretary has been interrupted so often that there has not been much opportunity for him to do that .
14 Since I have been away at Scarborough on holiday I got the YEP every day and the special Leeds edition that they do every season .
15 I was shocked too by Batty 's departure especially since I have been watching again and again the Leeds championship video ‘ 91/'92 in the last few days .
16 Gill , 27 , said last night : ‘ Ever since I have been in football I have yearned for a chance to play in Europe .
17 This made me remember what had happened before and ever since I have been treating both water and canoes with a good degree of caution and respect .
18 In case you think I have been having a merry old time , I 'd better tell you also that I have been staying up to the small hours as there has been such a lot of preparation to do , and the course participants have also been keen to make use of our presence by asking all kinds of questions about English etc. , so this is literally the first free time I have been able to make since I have been here .
19 This is in contrast to the national parks , since none have been added to the original ten .
20 ‘ But I have watched you a little since you have been in this house .
21 " Since you have been so kind to me I 'll tell your fortune for you .
22 The spiritual care of the bereaved demands a book all on its own and we can not do it justice here since we have been more concerned with the human experiences that people undergo .
23 We at Flight Refuelling Limited were very interested in Andrew Smith 's article on Centrifugal Launchers in the October issue ( p46 ) since we have been instrumental in recent years in developing the concept to routinely launch jet aircraft .
24 Did it relate in some way to the fact that millions of years ago our gill-bearing ancestors crawled out of the pond , and ever since we have been paralysed by the thought of a return to it ?
25 Despite the fact that all are senior and serious Labour figures , since we have been at war , they have been either confined to briefs or otherwise disciplined .
26 Where only a proportion of the damage has occurred since we have been on cover , we should pay the cost of the underpinning , subject to the adequacy of the sum insured and the policy excess .
27 The hon. Gentleman will recall that since we have been in office , there has been an increase in the strength of the Cumbrian police of 110 uniformed officers and 144 civilians , making a total increase of 254 .
28 I assure the hon. Gentleman that since we have been in office we have increased expenditure for the Cumbrian police authority by 80 per cent .
29 Is it any wonder that every one of my hon. Friends is now inundated with more complaints about housing matters than at any time since we have been in the House ?
30 I remind the hon. Gentleman that since we have been in office there has been an increase of 693 officers in Northumbria 's police strength .
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