Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] has be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm The response has been for that authority then to groin its bit of beach , and so we end up with a situation today where along the Sussex coast practically the whole of the coast is groined , except for the areas which are backed by high cliffs , erm where we have the sorts of rates of erosion that I mentioned . |
| 2 | ( 1982 ) have shown that about three-quarters of the change has been to woodland , as shown in Figure 8.4 , and that this pattern is fairly geographically even , except for Dartmoor as shown in Table 8.4 . |
| 3 | Both suggest that in the area of sexual morality the change has been towards less restraint , less control and more choice . |
| 4 | The struggle has been between the Czech people and the security apparatus behind the Communist party . |
| 5 | The struggle has been between the Czech people and the security apparatus behind the Communist party . |
| 6 | That is why the board has been considering developing an alternative system jointly with NASDAQ , the American over-the-counter market . |
| 7 | But if you think things are bad now , just wait till the case has been to court . |
| 8 | Why his Lordship should have concluded that the facts did not give rise to the issue is unclear , but subsequent events have shown that the decision has been of much greater importance for the scope of the right of public meeting than his Lordship imagined it would be . |
| 9 | We know what the experience has been over the years . |
| 10 | How many times have you sat down at your machine and thought ‘ I do n't think I can cope with this ’ and within the next five minutes all the knitting has been on the floor ? |
| 11 | In broad terms , the division has been between those who see an accumulation of reforms and a gradual erosion of bourgeois dominance as leading to a situation in which a relatively easy and peaceful transition to a socialist society will be achieved ; and those who regard reforms largely as mere palliatives , value the struggle for reforms mainly for its effect in developing working-class consciousness and organization , and envisage the achievement of socialism as a more abrupt event ensuing from a more or less violent final confrontation between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat . |
| 12 | The ‘ Fury and the Spitfire has been to an airshow the previous day at Yeovilton , they had then flown to Humberside for another airshow and were on their way home . |
| 13 | We at Halpern and Woolf believe the recession has been with us for some months already ; the C B I takes the same view and they 're pressing for interest rate reductions now to restore business confidence . |
| 14 | The university has been under curfew and restraint for months . |
| 15 | Well you could say that erm our background goes back erm twenty-five years , in fact , we 've had a considerable involvement with industry both local and national for as long as the University has been in existence , which is now nearly twenty-five years . |
| 16 | The census has been for many years now an important instrument , among a range of such instruments , in the administration of the welfare state . |
| 17 | But staff here agree the assessment has been of little value . |
| 18 | ‘ The liaison has been with all of the functional groups within the computer centre : analysis and programming , operations , user services , communications and technical support and data preparation . |
| 19 | Most of the talk has been on the Rocastle situation . |
| 20 | Since then the pickup has been in a police pound near Cheltenham . |
| 21 | The colt has been in constant demand for the 2,000 Guineas and is a 12–1 chance . |
| 22 | The drawing has been in the patron 's family since that date and has never previously been exhibited or published . |
| 23 | One way out of the dilemma has been for larger Japanese companies to reduce transaction costs with outside suppliers by promising continuity in their subcontracting arrangements . |
| 24 | It is currently considered that a House consisting of some 650 members is appropriate ; the figure has been between 600 and 650 for many decades although there is nothing magic about this particular size . |
| 25 | The 23-year-old has been on a weekly contract since last season , but emerged as a leading figure following the injury to Paul Elliott . |
| 26 | The British Library Research and Development Department , which , along with the National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales and the Schools Council , has funded most of this research , is aware of that problem , and using a standing committee called the Discussion Group on User Education in Schools , it is endeavouring to bring the research into general practice , and even to extend the influence of the work into other levels of education , eg primary schools ( the concentration has been on secondary education so far ) . |
| 27 | However the research has been of variable quality , there are conflicting findings , and the full implications for practice remain unclear . |
| 28 | The car has been through several variations of engine size , but now like an ageing but still beautiful dowager , repeated facelifts can no longer wholly hide the ravages of time and progress . ’ |
| 29 | Taking part in the programme has been like an exciting adventure , discovering the hidden strengths of a community in its parents , and the willingness of Community Mothers to contribute to growth and development within their communities . |
| 30 | Robert Smith , defending , said : ‘ This is a very serious state of affairs , not least because the defendant has been in custody for at least 12 months . |