Example sentences of "[noun sg] have be [det] " in BNC.
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1 | — is not it clear that Government policies on manufacturing industry have been little short of disastrous ? |
2 | Bodies massive enough to excavate maria have been few in number though such bodies need not have exceeded about 100 km in diameter . |
3 | Such is the demand for the Rt Hon John Smith , QC , on the national stage that visits to his constituency during the campaign have been fewer than he would have liked . |
4 | Amongst the industries most affected by deregulation have been those involved in innovatory technological activity . |
5 | However , it should be noted that the demands of the National Curriculum , assessment and LMS have been such as to require the Authority to maintain at least as high a centralized INSET profile as previously , and present provision retains , alongside the new agenda of concerns dictated by the 1988 Education Reform Act ( ERA ) , many of the courses and themes established during the PNP period . |
6 | In both instances , the main markets targeted for development have been those of the US and Western Europe . |
7 | This paper has largely been limited to the processes within education — the ways they have been part of a wider process of economic and political domination have been little more than hinted at . |
8 | In the area of hydrology have been some of the most specific contributions made by physical geographers including the analysis of increased discharges ( Hollis , 1975 ; Walling and Gregory , 1970 ; Walling 1979a ) , investigation of sediment yield ( Walling , 1974 ) , research extending into the area of water quality and pollutants related to urban source areas ( Ellis , 1979 ) and analysis of river channel changes downstream from urban areas ( Leopold 1973 ; Gregory , 1981 ) . |
9 | In the past , respect and awe for their mother have been enough to ensure that her children toed the line , and for her part the Queen always held out hope that their difficulties would be resolved . |