Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb base] been [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Meanwhile , UK band Cancer have been victims of the dreaded Bundesprüstelle für jugendgefährende Schriften — or National Body For Censorship Of Work Dangerous To Youth .
3 Meanwhile , UK band Cancer have been victims of the dreaded Bundesprüstelle für jugendgefährende Schriften — or National Body For Censorship Of Work Dangerous To Youth .
4 In the past , most of the pottery workers have been individuals working virtually unaided , and it says much for the hard work and devotion of people like John Gillam , that so much has been achieved .
5 Hunter is transferring from Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth , where he and his wife Rae have been custodians for the last 10 years .
6 ‘ The most successful manufacturing regions have been ones which have linked flexible manufacturing systems with innovative organization and an emphasis on ‘ customization ’ , design and quality ’ ( Murray , 1988 , 11 ) .
7 To overcome the problem PMMA lenses have been surface modified with a radiation grafted hydrogel coating of poly ( vinyl pyrrolidone ) which appears to improve biocompatibility and reduces endothelium damage .
8 County Councils have been education authorities since 1888 .
9 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 .
10 Perhaps even more significant for the globalization thesis have been changes in the operational strategy of many of the larger TNCs , involving both production and exchange .
11 What we can say , though , is that juvenile crime and street violence have been characteristics of British society over hundreds of years , rather than being indicative of a contemporary moral and social disintegration .
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