Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been [noun] [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 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Among recent subjects have been council house sales , public attitudes to embryo research and the effects of unemployment on young women . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | Previous Asian winners have been Salman Rushdie and Ruth Prawerjhabvala . |
| 7 | More recent casualties have been Asil Nadir and Roger Levitt , whose groups have now crashed with stunning speed . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | We have already noted in our examination of CD-ROM markets ( see 2.7 ) that libraries have been pioneer users of CD-ROMs . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | And it is no bad thing that Karajan , whose concerts have been gala occasions now for the best part of forty years , also sold around one hundred million records since he began recording in earnest in 1946 . |
| 12 | The targets of these attacks , beatings , kidnappings and murders have been trade unionists , peasants ( especially those involved in campaigns for land redistribution and resistance to recruitment into civil defence patrols ) and Indians who have given themselves up to the army and been taken to resettlement areas after years of living in hiding in the mountains . |
| 13 | ‘ A lot of our patients have been country people and can remember having collies on their farms . |
| 14 | His previous interests have been science fiction and drugs , and I suspect his present passion for radical politics will pass . |
| 15 | Some of history 's worst decisions have been group decisions . |
| 16 | The results have been currency devaluation ( by 80 per cent ) and inflation , with the minimum wage remaining at its pre-SAP level of 125 naira ( $16 ) a month . |
| 17 | More recent destinations have been South Africa , Venezuela , Australia and Europe . |
| 18 | Figures from the Treasury and the International Stock Exchange also show just how important large issues have been share ownership . |
| 19 | The others have been Mick Mills , John Wark , Paul Cooper , George Burley , John Elsworthy , Billy Baxter and Tommy Parker . |
| 20 | In the majority of studies the most frequently used drugs have been thiazide diuretics and beta-blocking agents . |
| 21 | The most recent approaches have been language laboratories and computer-based instruction . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | How many artists have been Deputy Lieutenant of Gwynedd ? |
| 24 | Among their best known artists have been Michail Larionov , Natalia Gontcharova and Alexander Rodchenko . |
| 25 | County Councils have been education authorities since 1888 . |