Example sentences of "they have been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wasps , though , can point to a mighty league record — in four seasons they have been champions , second ( twice ) and third . |
| 2 | They have been champions of various things in four of the past five seasons compared with only two previous post-war Welsh Championships and one cup . |
| 3 | They have been jaw locking , tail shaking and they always move around the tank together . |
| 4 | The Meikle family consists of David and Catherine , Robert ( 12 ) , Shona ( 7 ) and Johann ( 3 ) and they have been members of Kirkintilloch Baptist Church for four years . |
| 5 | They have been members of some very dodgy Latvian old-pais club but nothing else is known . |
| 6 | Cubes can be very useful for horses with allergy problems , particularly if they have been steam pelleted . |
| 7 | Oats are the safest and most natural grain to give to horses ; they have been part of the development of the horse over the last two thousand years . |
| 8 | This paper has largely been limited to the processes within education — the ways they have been part of a wider process of economic and political domination have been little more than hinted at . |
| 9 | They have been radiocarbon dated to about the 9th or 10th centuries AD and seem to have been intended for use in ceremonies associated with an important priest . |
| 10 | Other additions , we did earlier Chair , and that is we have received a mental illness specific grant , erm , on a number of schemes but they have been time limited , and they are due to cease , some of them are due to cease in the coming year . |
| 11 | Since everyone has a right to treatment whether they have been contributors or not , it is difficult to justify . |
| 12 | Instead , the same flat rate applies to everyone , multiplied by the number of years in which they have been participants of the scheme . |
| 13 | They have been charge capped and have been forced to make cuts and the Tory group themsleves felt that the Government spending limits were unfair . |
| 14 | The longer they have been Christians and the more they have been preoccupied with their Christian activities , the more difficult it becomes to relate their beliefs to the perceived needs of their friends . |