Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among those who have studied at the University in past centuries have been James Boswell and Oliver Goldsmith , Charles Darwin and James Clerk Maxwell , Joseph Lister and James Simpson , Walter Scott , Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle . |
| 2 | According to an evaluation report this may reflect an unwillingness to admit that in the past schools have been sex biased ( Payne , Cuff and Hustler , 1984 ) . |
| 3 | Scotland and the South-West have been exceptions , moving against the national trend since 1981 with an upturn in their population fortunes . |
| 4 | If other readers have been victims of con tricks why not pass on a warning to others through our Letters Page ? |
| 5 | What we can say , though , is that juvenile crime and street violence have been characteristics of British society over hundreds of years , rather than being indicative of a contemporary moral and social disintegration . |
| 6 | For example , Figure 8.5 shows that this can vary from landscape improvement to recreation , and that the two main spatial units have been kilometre squares and landscape tracts ( Penning-Rowsell , 1975 ) . |
| 7 | Journalists also represent a fertile field of would-be Parliamentarians : in each successive general election since 1959 , over 100 of the candidates standing for all three major political parties have been journalists . |
| 8 | Very broadly , the accountants determine whether the right accounting methods have been usedfor instance in dealing with such matters as rates of depreciation and work-in-progress . |
| 9 | Among recent subjects have been council house sales , public attitudes to embryo research and the effects of unemployment on young women . |
| 10 | Typical potential savings have been 5% on debtor levels , 2% on energy costs and 25% on payroll preparation . |
| 11 | Saddened that polytechnics have been unable to throw off the second-class public image , Teesside University 's director , Dr Michael Longfield said : ‘ The three polytechnics in the North-East have been universities in all but name for many years . ’ |
| 12 | Those classed as ‘ other homes ’ included convalescent homes , a rehabilitation centre , an assessment centre , a holiday home for the disabled and rest homes which may in practice have been homes for older people ( the classification was made on the basis of the information given by the person interviewed ) . |
| 13 | In the past such animals have been models of cleanliness , always asking to go outside before defecating , or confining themselves to a modern litter tray . |
| 14 | For generations , ’ Benjamin 's voice rose , ‘ the lords of Templecombe have been members of the secret Templar organisation . ’ |
| 15 | Elected to the board in the past twelve months have been Steve Ahearne , Rodney Chase and Bryan Sanderson ( managing directors ) and Dr Karen Horn ( non-executive ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Brothers have been brothers ’ bane — and may the nephew be sure of the uncle ? |
| 17 | To recap , the winners have been men who were in internal labour markets in the big-name companies and the enterprise group networks . |
| 18 | Previous Asian winners have been Salman Rushdie and Ruth Prawerjhabvala . |
| 19 | More recent casualties have been Asil Nadir and Roger Levitt , whose groups have now crashed with stunning speed . |
| 20 | In desperation she tells Fairfax that she and Tepilit have been lovers . |
| 21 | The main recipients have been India ( $6 billion ) , Egypt ( $2.7 billion ) , South Korea ( $1.9 billion ) and Indonesia ( $1.7 billion ) . |
| 22 | It is an orchestral session featuring Danish musicians plus Davis , John McLaughlin on guitar , and Vince Wilburn on drums playing the Scandinavian trumpeter 's Palle Mikkelborg 's concerto for his hero , recorded in Copenhagen to accompany Miles 's receipt of the Sonning Music Prize , a tribute whose earlier recipients have been Stravinsky , Leonard Bernstein , and Isaac Stern . |
| 23 | Other Australians to have finished second have been Jack Newton ( 1980 ) , Bruce Crampton ( 1972 ) and Jim Ferrier ( 1950 ) . |
| 24 | Though most enterprises in developing countries have been by-standers in many rounds , more are now coming forward to play their part for the future . |
| 25 | These companies have been Britain 's top exporters in the past . |
| 26 | Another important element is the chairman : successive chairmen of the Treasury Committee have been Sir Ernest du Cann and Mr Terence Higgins and their stature , experience and ability added greatly to the weight of this committee . |
| 27 | ‘ Would Canon Wheeler have been Paul 's boss ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ A number of distinguished engineers have been Whitworth Scholars , and we expect this year 's award winners to be high achievers in their subsequent careers , ’ he said . |
| 29 | The figure turning the corner and walking heavily down the road could not under any circumstances have been Edward , but at least it relieved her from the suspicion that the street was uninhabited . |
| 30 | She says the pumps and other equipment have been damaged.But the pub hopes to reopen on Monday . |