Example sentences of "our [noun sg] has be [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Much of our assistance has been in the form of contributions through the multilateral institutions the European community programmes , the European bank of reconstruction and developing , the world bank .
2 Our marriage has been on the cards from day one , and there 's not a damned thing either of us can do about it . ’
3 Over the last 1.5 million years , our planet has been in the grip of an ice age .
4 WHILE our attention has been on the General Election and its aftermath , the Serbs have been up to their old tricks .
5 The fourth way in which the underclass is immobilized at the bottom of our society has been through the spread of means-tested assistance , which has a devastating effect on the initiative of people on low incomes .
6 It is of great comfort to know that John had so many friends and that our family has been in the thoughts and prayers of so many people .
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