Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bullrushes have been cropped since Egyptian times . |
| 2 | The difficulties in comparing the two modes of treatment have been understood for some time . |
| 3 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 4 | They include Robert Ryman , Donald Judd , Sol LeWitt , Robert Mangold , Dan Graham , Lawrence Weiner ( who has created a new work for Dean Clough , Halifax ) , John Baldessari , Art and Language , Richard Long , Barry Flanagan , Mario Merz , Gerhard Richter and On Kawara , as well as other artists who enjoyed some popularity and recognition twenty-five years ago but whose careers have been ignored in recent times . |
| 5 | The little tern 's numbers have been threatened since Victorian times when it was hunted for its snow-white plumage . |
| 6 | These changes have been touched upon several times in this book already and the reasons for them were considered in Chapter 3 . |
| 7 | Efforts have been made for some time to get this off the ground and a successful public meeting was held at Newtown at the end of April . |
| 8 | As a result of acquiring writing ‘ one can compare side by side utterances that have been made at different times and places ’ ( 1977 , pp. 11 — 12 ) . |
| 9 | The newer dioceses which have been created since Victorian times normally use a local authority record office as their approved archive repository . |
| 10 | The sixteen paintings seem likely to remain with the Uffizi , where they have been stored for some time . |
| 11 | Indeed , no major studies of evacuation due to hazards have been undertaken in recent times and this is a widely recognized deficiency which no research funding body seems willing to rectify . |
| 12 | The relative esteem in which stones have been held at different times has rested on a number of factors . |
| 13 | Dr Dixon said , ‘ With up to 20 years from infection to illness , we just have to ask how many of our congregation have been added during that time ? |
| 14 | The second is by looking at the patterns of coin finds , both those revealed by coins deposited in hoards and those which were casually lost and have been recovered in modern times by chance , by treasure hunting or by archaeological excavation . |
| 15 | Most of these have been used at one time or another but still the TL 072 op.amp seems to combine the best characteristics at a reasonable price . |
| 16 | There are several possible approaches to multiplication and division in fixed-point binary , all of which have been used at some time . |
| 17 | Milk and honey are just two kitchen cupboard stand-bys that have been used since ancient times in beauty routines , so give these recipes a go . |
| 18 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 19 | These letters have been known for some time , as the aggrieved Leone published them in a pamphlet in 1764 . |
| 20 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 21 | As members will be aware , the Local Government Regions and Districts have been known for some time , and the areas of the Sheriffdoms were published at the beginning of the year . |
| 22 | The main occupation of the village throughout the centuries was obviously agriculture , but three quarries have been worked since Roman times , and the oolitic limestone is found in many local churches , including Beverley minster . |
| 23 | Several laws have been passed in modern times to restrict dangerous activities and to impose criminal sanctions on citizens who fail to protect themselves against injury — for example , the offences of failing to wear a safety helmet when riding a motor cycle , and failing to wear a safety harness when travelling in the front seat of a car . |
| 24 | Since then , various parts have been occupied at different times by a multitude of smaller firms . |
| 25 | If a claim is initially received under item 5 and weekly benefits have been paid for some time and the initial medical prognosis was poor , close attention should be paid to the possibility of a capital benefits claim being made . |
| 26 | At Ford , where workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand , the feeling was that car tax should have been scrapped much sooner . |
| 27 | The vast majority of golfers have been told at one time or another how important the legs are in the game of golf . |
| 28 | The Cassini map has a charming idiosyncrasy in the shape of the ‘ Moon Maiden ’ , one of a number of fanciful lunar inhabitants that have been introduced at various times . |