Example sentences of "[vb base] been [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now I 'm hoping we can see the best of Barnes because since I 've been Liverpool manager it is something I 've not seen . ’ |
| 2 | Liz , you 're a you 've been Beltane Queen . |
| 3 | Taylor said enthusiastically : ‘ After the win against Turkey , it was the first time since I 've been England manager that I 've gone back into the dressing room and felt the emotions I did as a club manager . |
| 4 | Eurosterling bonds were first issued in 1972 ; they have all the characteristics of eurobonds rather than those of domestic or bulldog bonds , and the main issuers have been UK building societies , seeking long-term funds to finance their home loans . |
| 5 | Among their best known artists have been Michail Larionov , Natalia Gontcharova and Alexander Rodchenko . |
| 6 | The others have been Mick Mills , John Wark , Paul Cooper , George Burley , John Elsworthy , Billy Baxter and Tommy Parker . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Obviously not , but I am not and never have been Mrs Smith , and there is nothing to prove differently . ’ |
| 9 | Firstly , it is a family archive covering the period since the thirteenth century ; secondly , the dukes of Norfolk have been Earls Marshal and Hereditary Marshals of England for many centuries ; and finally , as the family has adhered to the old religion , many documents have an important bearing on English ( Roman ) Catholic history . |
| 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 | More recent casualties have been Asil Nadir and Roger Levitt , whose groups have now crashed with stunning speed . |
| 12 | Tight forwards have been Jacques Fouroux 's obsession since France were shattered by New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup final . |
| 13 | More recent destinations have been South Africa , Venezuela , Australia and Europe . |
| 14 | I have been Havelock Blaine 's mistress since he was turned twenty-one , nine years ago . |
| 15 | Other Australians to have finished second have been Jack Newton ( 1980 ) , Bruce Crampton ( 1972 ) and Jim Ferrier ( 1950 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Another important element is the chairman : successive chairmen of the Treasury Committee have been Sir Ernest du Cann and Mr Terence Higgins and their stature , experience and ability added greatly to the weight of this committee . |
| 19 | Shares in real-estate investment trusts ( REITs ) — tax-favoured property vehicles — have been Wall Street 's star performers , beating the S&P 500 index by more than ten percentage points since January . |
| 20 | Of those English cricketers to have played in one-day internationals , the most successful have been Graham Gooch and Allan Lamb , both of whom average around 40 with the bat . |
| 21 | Previous Asian winners have been Salman Rushdie and Ruth Prawerjhabvala . |
| 22 | You have been Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge for eleven years and since the mid-Sixties you have held posts at the Universities of Sheffield and Southampton . |