Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fine drizzle that has been falling all afternoon has not been enough to stop the match between Scotland and Ireland , but enough to keep the crowds away . |
| 2 | Our luck has n't been that hot so far . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ I travel an awful lot with my career but I have always kept up my links with Derry and the football club has always been such a part of me . ’ |
| 4 | The boy had never been more surprised in his life . |
| 5 | The practical consequence has previously been that prolonged autoradiographic techniques were required . |
| 6 | Bardsley put his teacup down and said in a melancholy voice , ‘ I was thinking of taking him into partnership , but business has n't been that good lately . |
| 7 | That is why meat has long been such a symbol of worldly power . |
| 8 | Except for a few months in 1986 , after the collapse in the oil price , underlying inflation has not been this low since February 1968 . ’ |
| 9 | The role of the professional within the civil service has traditionally been that of the ‘ specialist on tap ’ . |
| 10 | Ann , in the twenty one years of the women 's movement has there been any real progress for women ? |
| 11 | ‘ My theory has always been that working practices and the way that careers are structured are not really compatible with having a family as well . |
| 12 | Sculpting has always been more of a hobby . ’ |
| 13 | I had seen him turn human with Margaret , but that glimpse had not been enough to tell me now whether he had stopped on recognizing me for her sake or because I was a Benedict 's nurse . |
| 14 | ‘ The Church has not been much involved in the circles of healing . |
| 15 | He tried hard not to wonder why the word had n't been much more than a growl . |
| 16 | The most influential presentation of the ‘ strong ’ version of the ‘ autonomous ’ model has probably been that of the social anthropologist . |
| 17 | Ending legal segregation has not been enough to end segregation itself . |
| 18 | In this context the campaign for a minimum wage has never been more urgent . |
| 19 | But the judge did find the wording to be a very potent factor , and , after reviewing the guidelines discussed below , he found that the decision had indeed been that of an expert . |
| 20 | But the year has n't been all doom and gloom . |
| 21 | It was obvious that the air raid siren had never been much more to them than a bore . |
| 22 | Graham 's devotion to his family has always been such that he drives home every night from Test matches in London rather than stay in the team hotel . |
| 23 | The main symbol of death had long been that of the old man holding a familiar rural implement , the scythe , implying that man would be cut down when he was ripe for it . |