Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] been [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've only been twelve months waiting for a |
| 2 | There 've already been several tailbacks — the longest stretched for 8 miles . |
| 3 | They 've always been other years so I presume that |
| 4 | Cut price classical CDs are n't new but until now they 've either been old recordings or foreign orchestras have been used with relatively obscure performers and conductors . |
| 5 | We 've never been keen gardeners but last year we decided to make a special effort and bought a big selection of plants and seeds . |
| 6 | There have since been many battles at this strategic crossing place , but this was the first , the greatest and the most hard fought . |
| 7 | One of the points to emerge in later chapters will be that eminent scientific figures have rarely been typical representatives of the religious traditions in which they were nurtured . |
| 8 | Unfortunately there have rarely been precise identifications although two are stated to be of Middle Eastern origin , the Cypraea Arabica from Sarre grave 238 and a tiger cowrie from Haslingfield ( Cambridgeshire ) , whose source is the Red Sea . |
| 9 | In addition , the coalminers , through their trades unions , have long been major actors in the political arena those of both the workplace ( notably the Trades Union Congress ) and the state ( the Labour party ) . |
| 10 | I 've been lucky enough to play with several international captains — Colin Deans , Gary Callander , Finlay Calder and David Sole — and they have all been splendid leaders , different in their own ways but earning the respect of their colleagues . |
| 11 | Local management of schools , giving parents more information , and the assessing of schools , children and teachers have all been good ideas . |
| 12 | Editor , — There have basically been two criticisms of my article and Richard Smith 's editorial on alternative allergy and the General Medical Council ( GMC ) — firstly , that it is not the GMC 's job to censor alternative practitioners and , secondly , that the neutralisation-provocation technique has in fact been validated . |
| 13 | Mr Ian Readman , honorary secretary of the Redcar station , said : ‘ In the whole history of Redcar lifeboat there have only been three medals one was a gold , another a silver . |
| 14 | There have only been brief respites . |
| 15 | The offering of a free service and the ability to advertise have obviously been key factors having little to do with questions of social class composition , though they have much to do with socialization since law centres perceive their role very differently from those in private practice . |
| 16 | Since registration , there have already been eight examinations , all of which were passed with flying colours , at all times , a company representative or deputy has to be on call ready to answer any questions . |
| 17 | There have already been two incidents in a wood in Wales this year , where two red kites and five ravens were found poisoned , and one buzzard and two ravens were shot . |
| 18 | There have already been two murders . ’ |
| 19 | There have already been public attacks on the offices of the hated security police . |
| 20 | There have already been public attacks on the offices of the hated security police . |
| 21 | There have already been public attacks on the offices of the hated security police . |
| 22 | There have already been some improvements in organisation in the forces which battle drugs and terrorism , two areas of crime which recognise no geographical boundaries . |
| 23 | Once again if these changes continue to develop in the UK , the classification and definition of what constitutes a rural area will have to be radically altered , although there have already been some changes , as the next section demonstrates . |
| 24 | Although still in its infancy , there have already been several approaches to case-mix accounting . |
| 25 | There have still been crucial moments . |
| 26 | There have always been creepy-crawly stories , which are part of learning that life is not all teddy bears and roses . |
| 27 | ‘ There are- ’ Carolyn hesitated ’ — there have always been external dangers , anyway . |
| 28 | He and Peter have always been good friends and David is the type of lad that once he 's made friends with someone , he has made it for life , ’ says Brian Gedge . |
| 29 | ‘ Len and I have always been good mates . |
| 30 | Taylor said : ‘ The FA have always been good employers to all the previous managers who have suffered as I am suffering the kind of criticism that is about . |