Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has also continued to write , producing one work of fiction , Haroun and the Sea of Stories , and a collection of essays and other pieces , Imaginary Homelands , which Michael Foot argued are fit to stand alongside some of the very best work in defence of the artist 's right to free expression . |
| 2 | Thorez noted : Nizan has been satisfied to play in real life the wretched part of Pluvinage , the police spy he brings into his latest novel . |
| 3 | Although the reduction in coca growing in this part of Bolivia has been significant , drug dealers in the Andes have the same easy access to coca today as they had five years ago . |
| 4 | Your contribution to the work of CPRW has been considerable , spanning many years . |
| 5 | As well as — like Hewlett-Packard Co — embracing open systems wholeheartedly , ICL has been able , like HP , to convince users that its proprietary machines are open systems . |
| 6 | UNTIL now actress Tara Fitzgerald has been famous for what she does n't wear . |
| 7 | But Maria has been able to glean that they were forced to flee their home town in northern Bosnia when their house was occupied by enemy Serbs . |
| 8 | This week the County Ground in Swindon has been open all hours … thirty six thousand tickets have been sold … goodness knows how many scarves and souvenirs … |
| 9 | As will later become clear , Mrs Whitehouse has been involved in many campaigns in this area but there are two in particular which are of immediate relevance to this discussion . |
| 10 | Of all the campaigns Mrs Whitehouse has been involved in , one of the most contentious was the private prosecution of Michael Bogdanov over The Romans in Britain . |
| 11 | Summing up , Nick Carey believes that ICI has been innovative in its approach towards the rationalization of its petrochemicals business — necessary because production capacity in europe was far too high . |
| 12 | ICI has been responsible for many major developments in acrylics since the 1930s . |
| 13 | It is quite possible , however , even if her influence within the EEC has been weak , that Britain has nevertheless gained great benefits from her membership . |
| 14 | Mr Shamir has been hard at work consolidating his right-wing support and trying to win over independent conservatives ; he has reiterated his determination to keep the P L O out of any peace talks and has steadfastly refused to consider any deal which would involve giving up territory for peace . |
| 15 | Mr Giuliani has been unable to focus voters ' attention on the fact that Mr Dinkins once went several years without paying his taxes , or that he is a product of a corrupt Democratic machine . |
| 16 | Since its foundation Henley has been involved in developing management educators and trainers . |
| 17 | The FRPB has been concerned about the water quality of the River Almond ( Class 3/4 ) for some time and in June 1988 a River Almond Model Study Group was set up to monitor the deteriorating river quality . |
| 18 | Ian has been involved with the Commerce and Industry Group North Eastern Section for some time , and in May 1990 was elected Secretary of that Section . |
| 19 | Personally , I would mind , as Gary has been crap since he came back from injury . |
| 20 | ‘ Being in Brighton has been beneficial to all of us , the food is good and we have trained on the Downs , ’ said Tolstikov , who could have expected more recognition at home following last year 's London win but instead found life harder , not better . |
| 21 | With positive support from her colleagues , Lynda has been able to successfully combine a career with bringing up a family . |
| 22 | Gerald has been married and divorced 4 times . |
| 23 | Fortunately the London Union has been strong enough to keep them entirely out but these London houses , as soon as they get beyond the sphere of the … |
| 24 | The reaction from Ulster Unionists has been an almost automatic rejection , but Downing Street has been keen to point out that Foley has been vocal in his criticism of the IRA and his appointment might not be such a bad move . |
| 25 | A second legacy of Tiananmen has been increasing tension over the course of Hong Kong 's political development , with just six months remaining before China 's parliament is due to enact the mini-constitution , or Basic Law , setting out the pattern of post-1997 government . |
| 26 | And now here I am in the morning admitting that every one of the 34 days Madeleine has been alive has seemed like a birthday . |
| 27 | Benjamin Libet of the University of California at San Francisco has been responsible for two sets of experiments which are often cited as crucial evidence in the debate about the relationship between brain and mind . |
| 28 | Taylor has been guilty before of overlooking the impact Gazza can have on a game . |
| 29 | But Germany has been peaceful because the East Prussians were under our control . |
| 30 | It is already widely acknowledged that Germany has been able to augment her political weight , especially in European affairs , by pursuing her interests under the European banner . |