Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been [vb pp] several " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Republic of Colombia won its independence from Spain in 1819 although its borders have been redrawn several times since . |
| 2 | Executive voices have been raised several octaves over the issue ( UX No 433 ) , and there does not appear to be any clear agreement yet on how COSE firms would level this playing field . |
| 3 | Rats have been sighted several times in the Hundens Lane area and Darlington Council 's environmental health department say all rubbish should be kept securely bundled and no scraps of food should be left . |
| 4 | Provisions relating to ancient monuments have been amended several times , the latest being 1983 when the National Heritage Act was passed . |
| 5 | Interest rates have been reduced several times with a significant shift in economic policy giving priority to growth . |
| 6 | That significant marine action extends to quite high levels is well known.Wentworth ( 1938 ) has for instance described an example from the Hawaiian Islands , where a block of tuff weighing about 7 tons has been moved several feet fro its natural position at an elevation of 12m ( 40 ft ) on an exposed cliff . |
| 7 | The men had been gone several weeks , and when we appeared on the beach , the bear was probably expecting us to produce food . |
| 8 | When the political dictatorships had been overthrown several alternative courses of action were open to the successor regimes . |
| 9 | The amounts as well as qualifying ages have been altered several times since 1986/87 , so any rebate would only apply to allowances that would have been due to you at the time . |