Example sentences of "[noun] have been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Steve , one of the reasons you 've been quiet with me lately — ’ more than quiet , she thought , stone-cold , dead to me' — one of the reasons has been Joe , has n't it ? |
| 2 | Hair has been roller set to give lift to the roots and movement to the ends . |
| 3 | Hair has been roller set to give body and volume . |
| 4 | Since 1985-86 alone , total capital public expenditure on social housing provision has been £18.3 billion . |
| 5 | Will he confirm that in every year and for every authority recently in Greater Manchester , the amount of money that the Government have allowed them to spend on capital projects has been way behind what they have needed , with the result that there is now a backlog of repairs and maintenance ? |
| 6 | The second major contextual change has been shifts in government policy , operating in the context of large scale youth unemployment . |
| 7 | The winner has been apathy and the loser democracy . |
| 8 | Most surprising addition has been Lockheed YF–117A stealth fighter 79–10781 , one of the only two YK–117s built , the other was written off in May 1978 . |
| 9 | Britain 's premier clubs has been doings its own campaigning on a very different manifesto — and very successful it has been , too . |
| 10 | This latter finding has been point out by some authors , noting that the mean age at the time of the diagnosis of Barrett 's oesophagus was about 55 years , which is the same as the value found in our study . |
| 11 | Despite its success — eight out of 11 young people have got jobs — no definite funding has been body . |
| 12 | Well if Mark Bosnich was the man of the moment in midweek the name on everyone 's lips during the week during sorry during the last twenty four hours has been Bobby Gould . |
| 13 | March has been part of the Grand Prix racing scene for more than 20 years , but recent lack of sponsorship has meant staff at Bicester have n't been paid for over 5 months . |
| 14 | During all of that time my greatest ally and adviser in moulding the laws passing through the Parliament has been Nigel G M B's Director of Health , Safety and the Environment . |
| 15 | Marcus has been kind enough to come here . |
| 16 | Absolutely gutted I ca n't believe such a lenient sentence has been given.I do n't know what 's going through the judge 's mind . |
| 17 | A key figure in the development of concepts of the life course has been Tamara Hareven . |
| 18 | Since leaving South Morecambe , Colin has been manager responsible for CCG projects all over the country , as far as Hull , Peterhead , Essex , Nottingham and Lincoln . |
| 19 | Total expenditure in this field has been ECU 0.72 million . |
| 20 | Professor Stewart has been Secretary and Deputy Chairman of the Agricultural and Food Research Council since 1988 . |
| 21 | British Nuclear Fuels has been find £7,500 plus costs after admitting the unauthorized disposal of radioactive waste . |
| 22 | Hong Kong 's achievement in Catania has been Simpkin 's first success since he took over the Hong Kong representative side . |
| 23 | Also singled out for particular censure has been Mozart 's wife Constanze , who has often been accused of hastening her husband 's early death through her sluttishness , extravagance , and inability to keep the household finances in order . |
| 24 | Another notable event was the admission of Joanna Innes as Senior Proctor , the first time a Fellow of Somerville has been Proctor . |
| 25 | An example of this typecasting has been US alto-saxophonist Lee Konitz , customarily referred to as ‘ Doyen of the Cool School ’ . |
| 26 | In his time Taylor has been part of the North-East 's industrial traditional first as managing director of the now defunct Head facility at Stockton and later at Aycliffe-based Eaton Axles . |
| 27 | This conforms to the national situation , where Germany has been Scotland 's top market since 1988 . |
| 28 | Its first post-cold war opportunity has been President Bush 's occupation of Panama in December 1989 . |
| 29 | Aged 38 , Lina has been secretary to the general manager for three years . |
| 30 | A pretty , asymmetric bob has been precision styled to maximise the smooth , shiny finish . |