Example sentences of "a [noun sg] has be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | perhaps the best-known attempt to make such a link has been by Peter Hall . |
| 2 | Since 1980 a proposal has been under discussion for a Directive which could require companies to introduce procedures for informing and consulting employees ; it became known as the ‘ Vredeling Directive ’ . |
| 3 | But it is not the tampons that cause the disease but the bacteria which develops when a tampon has been in too long . |
| 4 | There is , however , a difference between imposing liability where the company has collapsed and it emerges that a director has been in total dereliction of duty or something close to it , and using the law to promote managerial dynamism . |
| 5 | Although it is less the case now than in the past , the longer a person has been on a particular committee the greater the likelihood that he or she will eventually succeed either to its chair or to the senior minority party position . |
| 6 | Similarly , because the IfS considers the number of weeks a person has been without work since their previous job , those who have never had a job are also excluded . |
| 7 | A bridge has been on this site from the 14th century . |
| 8 | In the case where a Bill has been before a committee of the whole House , it is a purely formal stage . |
| 9 | Looking for a win has been like chasing the holy grail … for Swindon … they 've travelled far and wide … some cynics thought they 'd never find it … |
| 10 | But the rhetoric of the past quarter of a century has been about prosperity founded on technology as advanced as that found anywhere , and about economic power to match that of the United States and Japan . |
| 11 | Further , the longer a party has been in opposition , the fewer of its leaders will have had ministerial office . |
| 12 | The protection is acquired once an employee has been in a particular employment for two years , though there are special rules concerning part-time employees and for calculating the date up to which the continuous employment is measured . |