Example sentences of "we have been [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We have been phantoms out of Time . ’
2 So far we have been self supporting with most of the folks who come along donating to our needs , however we would like to make a donation to the Seventh Day Adventist Church who give us the use of their premises , gas and electricity free of charge .
3 For seventy years we have been slaves to the tyrannical French .
4 We have been progress of the Great Britain Education Bill with a view to ensuring that , as far as possible , parents of children with special educational needs in Northern Ireland enjoy the same rights as those in England and Wales . ’
5 We have been pioneers in many areas over the years , ’ said Dave Butterworth , managing director .
6 We have been pioneers in many areas including computational fluid dynamics in furnace design , research into compact heat exchangers , the exploitation of laser techniques in detailed flow measurement , and integrating advanced thermal design software with process simulators , ’ continues Dave Butterworth .
7 The hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) , whom I am pleased to call my hon. and learned Friend , and I entered the House on the same day , and we have been friends ever since .
8 ‘ For seven years we have been gypsies , wandering with no home .
9 We all like to feel we have been witness to something out of the ordinary , preferably unique , and that is why the unprecedented sight of 33 catches in a Test match was titillating .
10 Over the past six or seven years we have been victims of the city council 's urban regeneration strategy .
11 ‘ But those few gigs we did , with me playing guitar and singing harmonies , went down a bomb and we have been partners ever since .
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