Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb -s] been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This unprincipled position was sharply attacked by the Irish News , the nationalist newspaper which has been standard reading for the Catholic community in the North for the best part of a century . |
| 2 | As noted , eurobond firms are seeking to reform issuance procedures in a bid to reduce the current pressures on profitability , one underlying cause of which has been excess capacity . |
| 3 | The light over No. 6 which has been burning night and day for 2 months , now operates as it should — from dusk to dawn . |
| 4 | The move , at the 1,900-pupil Holyrood Roman Catholic Secondary in Glasgow , could pose a major threat to Strathclyde 's schools closure programme and present a tempting plum to the Scottish Office , which has been encouraging schools to leave council control and go for self-governing status . |
| 5 | The British public is increasingly distrustful of industry on environmental issues and there is rising support for the idea that " the polluter pays " , according to Bob Worcester , chairman of market research firm MORI , which has been tracking attitudes to the environment since 1969 . |
| 6 | , Scientists at the Dutch Central Veterinary Institute claim to have isolated the cause of the Mystery Reproductive Syndrome ( MRS ) disease which has been sweeping pig herds across much of western Europe over the past few months , leading to the loss of up to 10 per cent of offspring in some herds . |
| 7 | Since that time there has been an uneasy peace in the world the price of which has been constant vigilance and in keeping that peace our two countries have continued together as the witness of young American Airforce men currently stationed in this country . |
| 8 | The Minister can not fail to acknowledge what has been common knowledge in the combined heat and power industry — that the major block is electricity prices . |