Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 | If other readers have been victims of con tricks why not pass on a warning to others through our Letters Page ? |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Among recent subjects have been council house sales , public attitudes to embryo research and the effects of unemployment on young women . |
| 8 | Typical potential savings have been 5% on debtor levels , 2% on energy costs and 25% on payroll preparation . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Brothers have been brothers ’ bane — and may the nephew be sure of the uncle ? |
| 12 | To recap , the winners have been men who were in internal labour markets in the big-name companies and the enterprise group networks . |
| 13 | Previous Asian winners have been Salman Rushdie and Ruth Prawerjhabvala . |
| 14 | More recent casualties have been Asil Nadir and Roger Levitt , whose groups have now crashed with stunning speed . |
| 15 | The main recipients have been India ( $6 billion ) , Egypt ( $2.7 billion ) , South Korea ( $1.9 billion ) and Indonesia ( $1.7 billion ) . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | These companies have been Britain 's top exporters in the past . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | For the last two seasons , Hope and Glory 's trousers have been winners — this winter check for classic Michael Caine chic . |
| 22 | The last days have been hell . |
| 23 | These past two days have been hell . ’ |
| 24 | In the past , most of the pottery workers have been individuals working virtually unaided , and it says much for the hard work and devotion of people like John Gillam , that so much has been achieved . |
| 25 | The major exceptions have been counties in the mining areas where there has been a basis for Labour support . |
| 26 | We have already noted in our examination of CD-ROM markets ( see 2.7 ) that libraries have been pioneer users of CD-ROMs . |
| 27 | And we 're not a reaction — we 're not saying , ‘ Oh , the past five years have been bollocks , here we are ! ’ |
| 28 | Others who have undertaken the care of the church and halls in later years have been Mrs Bell , Mrs Carson , Mr and Mrs Redpath , Mr James Twyble , Mr John Lavery , Mrs David Binks , Mrs K McClatchey and Mr William McFadden . |
| 29 | Let me say straight away that I am far from being a male chauvinist ( many of my girlfriends over the years have been females ) , indeed the very first person to introduce me to canoeing was Marianne Tucker who subsequently represented England in the 1960 Olympics . |
| 30 | Farms that have ceased to exist in the last few years have been Osentons ( or Clinkham Farm ) , Whitings , Clements and Flint House . |