Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb base] been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scotland and the South-West have been exceptions , moving against the national trend since 1981 with an upturn in their population fortunes . |
| 2 | Saddened that polytechnics have been unable to throw off the second-class public image , Teesside University 's director , Dr Michael Longfield said : ‘ The three polytechnics in the North-East have been universities in all but name for many years . ’ |
| 3 | With effect from the start of an insolvent liquidation of the vendor , unless the court grants leave , the vendor 's company name may not be used by the purchaser if the purchaser or directors of the purchaser have been directors or shadow directors of the vendor during the twelve months preceding the liquidation . |
| 4 | While it is true that many of the great names of the past have been theists rather than atheists , their orientation has often been unorthodox when judged against the norms of their day . |
| 5 | The two big flops in the list have been Rolls-Royce and British Steel . |
| 6 | ‘ The sad thing is a lot have been people of great importance locally but they go in these homes around they 're forgotten . ’ |