Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] has be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is certainly not true of Arab public opinion which has long ago accepted the ‘ linkage ’ that Washington has been at such pains to discount . |
| 2 | Ironing out visual problems on the set is just one of the tasks that the 33-year-old Kilsyth-born Hamilton has had to deal with in the five weeks that GMTV has been on air . |
| 3 | Whether you think that dimension has been for the good of the game will probably depend on your nationality . |
| 4 | And indeed when we ponder the relationship between DNA and proteins , we see that co-operation has been at least as significant a force in evolution as has competition , and at the most fundamental level . |
| 5 | It is also notable that Bowen has been in the vanguard of interdisciplinary and international cooperation which has established the utility of amino acid dating , and he has been instrumental in establishing a laboratory for this purpose in the Department of Geography at the University College of Wales , Aberystwyth . |
| 6 | Records show that Tesco has been in the county from the late sixties . |
| 7 | It is a struggle to paint grasses in a true watercolour technique and the purist may well react against the use of white and acrylic here , but I have found a release from the restrictions of technique through this method and comfort myself with the knowledge that white has been in common use by artists throughout the history of watercolour painting . |
| 8 | Well we all know from our own history books that fire has been with us for a long long time has n't it ? |
| 9 | The idea that an industry could leave behind a polluting aftermath for longer than civilization has been in existence has made the waste issue one of the strongest strands in the antinuclear case . |
| 10 | Apart from public education , my own field of interest and experience has been in the discourse analysis of language in the magistrates ' court , where I have played the roles of a bilingual interpreter and of a sociolinguist observing the language scene . |
| 11 | Thus the practical stress of Marxist movements and parties has been on individuals sublimating their own ethical beliefs and judgements to a collective , party-defined line . |
| 12 | Further down on the same side are the remains of Foxholes Side Lock , which served Foxholes Basin , now filled in. the banks hereabouts are in a poor state of repair and restoration has been in progress between here and the m62 Trans-Pennine Motorway bridge . |
| 13 | Problems with short weights are being tackled and if fish has been on the market overnight , the person buying it is aware . |
| 14 | I am a family man , and mine has been of great help to me . |
| 15 | First , The World Bank estimates that between 90 and 95 per cent of public investment in agriculture since World War II in Mexico and Peru has been in irrigated agriculture , and practically none in watershed management . |
| 16 | ‘ Apparently , her cat had very bad plaque on its teeth and she was really concerned , so I gave her some advice and Amy has been in touch ever since . |
| 17 | And Tim has been to nursery today . |
| 18 | The improved relationships between the school , the parents , the child guidance service , social work and others has been of immense and profound benefit . |
| 19 | The most dramatic rise in cautioning in England and Wales has been for adult offenders . |
| 20 | ‘ It seems like a lifetime ago , ’ smiles Don , ‘ I would love , of course , to be the first choice goalkeeper but Damien has been in tremendous form and he 's the best around in my book ’ |
| 21 | Architectural influence here is not notable since timber has been for centuries the traditional building material . |
| 22 | Archaeologists and historians studying the period since writing has been in use — the last few thousand years — examine different types of evidence , although they overlap at many points . |
| 23 | ‘ We have seen extortionate increases in fares while BR has been in the public sector , ’ he said . |
| 24 | I mention this and , since Sandra has been on The Word , after a while she remembers Amanda . |
| 25 | ‘ Sturch has been in butchery about as long as Allsop has been in medicine , insofar , it occurred to Harry 's mind , as there was any real difference between the trades . |
| 26 | For Denny has been on the local comedy circuit for nearly a decade and was a runner-up in the Scouseology Awards two years ago . |