Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] many [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His background has been catalogued on many occasions and trawled by the man himself with the single-mindedness which characterizes all his causes . |
| 2 | These major companies are very stable , with an organisational structure which has been developed over many years and , like the Japanese Zaibatsu , they have a large-core business which is able to withstand changes in the market place . |
| 3 | This method has been taught for many years and I do not think that pilots who have learned to do it this way need bother to change . |
| 4 | On being asked about the condition of the front door and windows , he admitted they had n't been painted for many years and that the door had more or less reached the end of its life , and showed it . |
| 5 | This general duty has been considered in many cases and is quite clearly based on what a person of ordinary honesty would consider honest/dishonest ( see Robb v Green [ 1895 ] 2 QB 315 ; Printers and Finishers Ltd v Holloway [ 1964 ] 3 All ER 731 and Roger Bullivant Ltd v Ellis [ 1987 ] ICR 464 at p475 per Nourse LJ ) . |
| 6 | It has been occurring for many years and has been embodied in legislation such as the Housing Acts of 1935 and 1957 , although numbers of sales have fluctuated considerably according to the political complexions of the government of the day . |
| 7 | We have been approached by many members and friends who wish to contribute towards some form of memorial in thanksgiving for the life and work of our late founder and President Molly Braithwaite who died on 19th January this year . |
| 8 | The protective effects of dietary calcium on the lytic activity of faecal water and on colonic proliferation have been ascertained in many rodent and human studies . |
| 9 | However , the system has now been operating for many years and much good work in the safety field has resulted . |
| 10 | Good Laboratory Practice ( GLP ) principles have been applied to many R & D establishments since their introduction by the Food and Drug Administration in the US . |
| 11 | Video-tapes of searches have been made by many organizations and institutions of higher education . |
| 12 | It has been adopted by many authors and consultants and it seems to mean many things , depending on the author and context . |
| 13 | Palynology has been adopted by many biogeographers and pollen analysis was the basis for the reconstruction of the detailed vegetation history of many specific areas although more recently emphasis has changed from individual sites to the reconstruction of patterns of change in Britain ( e.g. Barber 1976 ) and in the tropics ( e.g. Flenley , 1979 ) . |
| 14 | Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it . |
| 15 | The humus-iron podzols developed in these readily-leached drifts have been cultivated in many localities and the profiles resemble the brown forest soils , though a sharp change from the A horizon to the brighter B horizon is often evident and iron pans are present in some soil profiles , at the top of the indurated layer . |
| 16 | Since then , the Castle has been defended against many sieges and attacks and its walls have never been breached . |
| 17 | Also in the field of biogeography world maps of plant formations had been utilized for many years and had indeed been adopted as the basis for some climatic classification by attempting to fit the classification to the plant distribution . |
| 18 | Mr Bell said : ‘ My programme has been set for many weeks and every day is tied up . ’ |
| 19 | In February of this year a resolution calling for its enactment was passed by the Liberal Party Council , and it has also been supported by many individuals and groups in both the Labour and Conservative parties . |
| 20 | This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . |
| 21 | Traditional Christian teaching has been removed from many schools and replaced by what may be in the minds of teachers clear and accurate material , but which is not infrequently received as a mish-mash of other religions and vague talk of spiritual development . |
| 22 | Boarding out ( or fostering ) has been practised for many years and the Curtis Committee on the care of children strongly urged that this should be the first choice in finding substitute homes . |
| 23 | Meanwhile it had been fitted to many warships and liners , including the Scandinavian and Lusitania . |
| 24 | Rift systems have been studied for many decades but have received renewed attention since the early 1970s because of their association with crustal upwarps and their role in continental rupture . |
| 25 | This has been studied in many parishes and has led to some changes of heart and attitudes . |
| 26 | The Duchess had never been liked by many courtiers and members of the Royal Household since the day of the engagement . |
| 27 | Briefing groups have been established at many locations and a news bulletin is circulated throughout the Company 's businesses . |