Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] has be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Acknowledge cards has been in use for some months now just that |
| 2 | A assumes that B knows where A is ; A and B are not in the same place ; neither A nor B are in Edinburgh ; A thinks B has been to A's place before 5 . |
| 3 | Craine says Rabbit has been in talks with various companies , but declined to comment any further . |
| 4 | Sampling theory has been of value in various areas of museum work , from assessing the long-term resources required for conservation treatment of the British Museum 's large collection of Babylonian clay tablets , to ensuring that a given ‘ kill rate ’ in insecticides used for paper conservation will provide effective treatment . |
| 5 | This was inevitable as the American market based system has been in place longer than the British , but there is increasing evidence of it in Britain as well . |
| 6 | I do n't think Father has been in the kitchen in his life . |
| 7 | ‘ Not only will everyone be rushing back to the city today , after the weekend vacation , but I understand Ross has been on the phone , getting the air-conditioning fixed and also seeing about someone to help you with the kids . |
| 8 | The distinction between blending inheritance and particulate inheritance has been of great importance in the history of evolutionary ideas . |
| 9 | Major is a puppet for Mrs Thatcher and very bland , and you can tell Ashdown has been in the army . ’ |
| 10 | In the penultimate scene Julia and Paul decide that the summer during which the action of the novel has taken place has been like ‘ an allegorical dream-vision ’ ( 212 ) . |
| 11 | The conflict over housing land has been on the edge of the conurbation with a still undecided battle being fought over suburbanization by addition on a site-by-site basis . |
| 12 | Of the 35 goals England have scored in the 26 matches Taylor has been in charge , just three have come from outside the penalty area . |
| 13 | Gary Needham , general manager , said MCP has been in preliminary talks with Thompson but remained tight lipped on the nature of any agreement . |
| 14 | One method of reducing surpluses has been for companies to take contributions holidays ( although generally these are not extended to employee contribution holidays ) whereby they do not pay any contributions for a period of time . |
| 15 | I see Chummy has been round all the desks . ’ |