Example sentences of "they have been [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that they have been without God and alone and lost in the world and that through the preaching of the word they have become Christians . |
| 2 | And trade unions , though obviously weakened by Thatcherism , are indubitably more popular institutions than they have been for decades . |
| 3 | Persian rugs still possess an undoubted mystique , and are generally more expensive than those from other countries , but price differentials have been steadily eroding , and they are now generally cheaper in comparison to rugs from other countries than they have been for decades . |
| 4 | If they 're offered , as they have been for years and years ever since the industrial revolution , things that have been cynically designed for the working classes , is it surprising that we have a nation of people who are supposed to have no visual standards ? |
| 5 | ‘ They are fiercer than they have been for years , right back to what they used to be , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Couples is a naturally high flighter of the ball and that , together with his length , is an advantage at Augusta , particularly since everyone seems to agree that the greens are firmer than they have been for years . |
| 7 | FARM policy reforms agreed by EC members leave farming industry prospects brighter than they have been for years , Agriculture Minister John Gummer told the Commons last night . |
| 8 | They have been to church once , for Nan Arthur 's funeral , and all they remember is the smell of dusty curtains and a dead mouse under the pews . |
| 9 | Contamination of blood and its products for medical use has been virtually eliminated by the testing of blood for antibodies to HIV , by heating blood products to kill HIV and by voluntary withdrawal from blood donation by people who know , or think , they have been at risk of HIV infection . |
| 10 | As they have been at Wimpey Homes ’ first development of Superspec houses at West Moor in Newcastle upon Tyne . |
| 11 | They have been at Donnington since Claude Arkell 's ( the present owner 's ) ancestor , Thomas , began producing his distinctive beers in the old mill in 1865 . |
| 12 | They have been on shopping trips , watched plenty of television and have even enjoyed visits to the Camelot theme park and Formby sands , courtesy of John Davies , another friend of Bob 's , who is currently out of work and has volunteered with his wife to take the Causevics on occasional days out . |
| 13 | They have been on exercise for a week , learning and practising the techniques of counterrevolutionary warfare in a rural setting . |
| 14 | ‘ Degas to Matisse : The Maurice Wertheim Collection from the Harvard University Art Museums ’ ( 14 February-25 April ) comprises forty-three representational works of consistent high quality , collected by New York investment banker Maurice Wertheim , and bequeathed in 1950 to his alma mater , where they have been on display since 1974 . |
| 15 | They have been in Perth now for nine years and in business as McKays for three , providing , as Lesley McKay explained , ‘ accounting services to companies that have grown big enough to need an accountant or finance director , but not big enough to afford one full-time ’ . |
| 16 | " They have been in seclusion for eight days , " said the sultan , " learning the secrets of womanhood . |
| 17 | They have been in operation in the Southern Hemisphere since the beginning of June . |
| 18 | A wag in the crowd quipped that it is so long since they have been in evidence , police enquiries are being hampered because no one can name or describe them . |
| 19 | Since they have been in Brazil things have not been easy but they have settled in well and are slowly coming to terms with the language . |
| 20 | The textiles themselves are normally known as a result of being preserved by corrosion , where they have been in contact with metal objects in graves ; wood and leather are often preserved in the same manner . |
| 21 | It is almost ten years since they have been in existence . |
| 22 | In the few years since they have been in existence , the colleges of higher education have had little or no guidance , from the DES or anywhere else , as to the directions they might follow . |
| 23 | For Opposition Members to paint a negative picture of TECs failing to do what they have been set up to do is not good enough , because , after all , they have been in existence for only two years . |
| 24 | Notwithstanding the views that have found favour with others I consider this to be a reasonable construction of the statutory provisions and I am comforted in the fact that , apart from an attempt to tax airline employees , which was taken to the special commissioners who decided in favour of the taxpayer , this has been the practice of the Inland Revenue in applying the relevant words where they have occurred in the Income Tax Acts for so long as they have been in force , until they initiated the present cases . |
| 25 | They are Amazonian fish , and although they have been in captivity for a very long time , they will appreciate the soft acid water that nature designed them for , and this may prove essential for breeding . |
| 26 | The follow-up survey planned for Spring 1985 will test just how successful they have been in job search . |
| 27 | They have been in control . |
| 28 | They have been in training since January at the Busy Bodies Fitness Gym , Lawford , where sponsor forms are available . |
| 29 | Some people can feel very intimidated and experience a temporary crisis of confidence , especially if they have been in employment which is entirely unrelated to nursing . |
| 30 | Angered by suggestions that his conduct was inexplicable and that he had not offered any constructive criticism during a 3½ hour inquest into Yorkshire 's dismal summer , Boycott claimed that the cricket sub-committee would not accept any form of responsibility : ‘ They have been in charge for five of the last six years but will not agree that they are at least partly to blame for the fact that Yorkshire cricket is in a mess . ’ |