Example sentences of "and [vb base] [been] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fulmars have bred and have been present since at least the early 1950s . |
| 2 | Whatever the explanation , other organisms , like trilobites or brachiopods , were more numerous in such sites , and have been used to date the rock sequences in the absence of graptolites . |
| 3 | Judiciously deployed and when necessary publicly stated , its views on environmental topics are listened to and have been effective in connection with recent Government proposals and legislation as they affect the Trust . |
| 4 | Finally , we have hardly mentioned many conventional accompanimental ideas which have been used thousands of times and have been invaluable in their time . |
| 5 | John , you 're clearly very passionately involved with this , and have been involved with studying German history for twenty years plus . |
| 6 | Staff work together and are supportive of each other and have been involved in the decision-making process through the various ‘ teams ’ that make up the management of the school . |
| 7 | Metocean have a wide range of clients in the oil , gas and water industries and have been involved in studies worth millions of pounds . |
| 8 | ‘ As for the law changes , I have watched games on television and have been impressed with the way in which the Southern Hemisphere countries have adapted to the new requirements . |
| 9 | Two books , Folklore of Prehistoric Sites in Britain by Leslie Grinsell and The Secret Country by Janet and Colin Bord , appeared in 1976 and have been essential in preparing this chapter . |
| 10 | The Friends of the Lake District feel that these developments are ‘ obstructive in the landscape ’ and have been incensed by the Marina which is right on the Bowness shore of Lake Windermere . |
| 11 | These were committed to a balanced or cross-bench political outlook and have been uneasy with the Prime Minister 's zeal , certainty , and forcefulness . |
| 12 | Outmigration to cities in search of menial jobs or part-time work in nearby plantations provide remittances and reduce food demand , but these activities also reduce labour availability and have been responsible for the collapse of old-established terracing systems in the Middle and near East , particularly Yemen and also in the Andean part of Peru and Colombia . |
| 13 | We have seen that localism and the drift to increasingly authoritarian government have been major problems even for Africa 's more successful leaders , and have been disastrous in other cases such as Uganda and Nigeria . |
| 14 | This could be the year they do , though they say that around the Cam every year and have been wrong for 15 of the last 16 . |
| 15 | Both Georgians and Armenians have their own independent churches and have been Christian since the fourth century , six centuries before the Russians ; their distinctive languages and alphabets also date from the fourth century . |
| 16 | In fact I was ill the next day , and have been ill since then . |
| 17 | Erm and he 's saying that you know to start with basically education has always been the preserve of the landlords , er the peasants have n't had anything to do with education , have always been poor illiterate peasants erm and now he 's saying that because the landlords have been overthrown erm suddenly peasants er have , you know , are forming erm schools and have been able to be taught various things . |