Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb base] been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , it is a family archive covering the period since the thirteenth century ; secondly , the dukes of Norfolk have been Earls Marshal and Hereditary Marshals of England for many centuries ; and finally , as the family has adhered to the old religion , many documents have an important bearing on English ( Roman ) Catholic history . |
| 2 | For generations , ’ Benjamin 's voice rose , ‘ the lords of Templecombe have been members of the secret Templar organisation . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm afraid we have to accept the fact that Marius did die from natural causes , and that all our suspicions of Nigel have been slander , just based on dislike and nothing else . ’ |
| 4 | This is not to deny the discoveries that have been made , but to state that the purposes that have given meaning to the scientists ' pursuit of truth have been success in and the sustaining of the scientific establishment . |
| 5 | Quality Assurance : a number of activities in the Department of Highways have been quality assured in the past year . |
| 6 | Most of the warlords whose campaigns of destruction have shaken the world and threatened the destruction of the realms of Men have been Orcs rather than Goblins . |
| 7 | A recent study by the North London Polytechnic shows that about 27 per cent of men have been victims of some unwanted sexual contact before they are 18 , compared to over 50 per cent for women . |
| 8 | The main individual characteristics that have been incorporated , under neoclassicism , as making a difference to the culpability of offenders have been age , mental capacity and intent ( for instance , degree of premeditation ) . |
| 9 | We may note from Table 9.6(a) that equity financing never exceeded 34 per cent of the total , indeed the primary sources of finance have been bank advances and ‘ other ’ ( Euroloans etc. ) over the entire period covered by the table . |