Example sentences of "[verb] [vb base] been [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A Kaolin glacier was an example of the last-named ( Lewis and Miller , 1955 ) but much more extensively used have been measurements using rainfall simulators especially in relation to erosion experiments , flumes , wave tanks and wind tunnels .
2 The worst affected have been birds such as the terns and kittiwakes which feed by catching small fish near the sea surface by shallow plunge-diving .
3 The states most severely affected have been Mozambique , Angola and Namibia , but even countries not centrally involved in the fighting — Zambia , Zimbabwe and the two states most immediately dependent on South Africa , Botswana and Lesotho — have felt its effects .
4 The main reason for this lack of use appears have been uncertainty regarding the potential of such a source , a small number of companies indicated that cost was a factor deterring them from this type of information .
5 if that had 've been Cath , that would have been a real turn up for me would n't it ?
6 The thought crept into him that it would have been better if there had have been trees outside .
7 Or should the kind of damage have been burns ?
8 Among other beneficiaries apart from those mentioned have been Africa , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Nicaragua , Romania and the Kurd refugees .
9 Among the many mercies vouchsafed to our land during the year now nearly expired have been respite from famine and pestilence and preservation from Civil War , while anarchy and bloodshed have prevailed over almost the whole of Europe .
10 This is an easy test to satisfy : the only cases where it has failed have been criticisms of the private lives of persons who are not public figures .
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