Example sentences of "been [noun] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He called it the Common Red Rose and described it as having ‘ flowers not very double , open wide ’ , indicating that this must have been Rosa gallica officinalis or the Apothecary 's Rose . |
| 2 | ‘ There has been practice development activity for a long time within the bureau . |
| 3 | He had by this time been child factory worker , apprentice framework knitter and short-term seaman , so his reaction is significant . |
| 4 | A prominent figure at conferences has been Dr Stafford North , who as Dean of instruction master-minded the elaborate Library Learning Center at Oklahoma Christian College , where every student had his own electronic study-carrel ( with random dial-access to a large collection of audio-tapes and other materials ) in which a large part of his education took place . |
| 5 | Another has been Dr Samuel Postlethwait of Purdue , already mentioned in Chapter 2 , and who exemplifies a carefully pre-planned and programmed teaching approach , devised by a subject-specialist academic , and taking place ( as it happens ) in a laboratory not a library . |
| 6 | Roosevelt sent Winston Churchill a report on Iran by Major General Patrick Hurley , who had been President Hoovers secretary of war , and had visited Iran in May 1943 . |
| 7 | There was no street number but in Beirut , years later , David Damiani could remember that his postal address had been Post Office Box No. 582 . |
| 8 | He has been Group Chief Executive of Cadbury Schweppes since 1984 and will shortly become Chairman . |
| 9 | She was first elected branch representative in 1987 and has been Clonmel District Secretary since 1988 . |
| 10 | A major contributory factor to this has been excise duty discrimination against spirits , particularly that in favour of imported wine . |
| 11 | Lately it 's been Julian Schnabel time at Pace . |
| 12 | ‘ Some of it has been Sunday League stuff — and that is with due respect to anyone in the Sunday League . |
| 13 | Since 1986 she has been Cavan District Secretary . |
| 14 | Joined Guinness in March 1987 as Managing Director , Finance and Administration , having previously been Deputy Chief Executive of Eurotunnel , and Finance Director of Midland Bank and of BICC . |
| 15 | In 1936 Fox was appointed government chemist , having been deputy government chemist from 1929 . |
| 16 | Engstrom had been Deputy Finance Minister until 11 days previously when he became interim Finance Minister on Kjell-Olof Feldt 's resignation from the caretaker government . |
| 17 | One of the most enthusiastic authorities taking up housing action trusts has been Liverpool city council . |
| 18 | Professor Williams has been Rouse Hall Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge since 1983 and President of Wolfson College since 1980 . |
| 19 | In much of Western Europe a predominant characteristic has been trade union pluralism ( and sometimes reluctance to engage in continuous relationships with employers ) promoted by ideological , philosophical and religious differences , although in recent years there has been rather less emphasis upon the importance of religious affinity . |
| 20 | He now plays for Dallas Sidekicks and has been Dallas All-Sports athlete of the year twice . |
| 21 | I said she could have taken a degree in her spare time in th she 's only she 's not yet forty I said that 's absolute rubbish I said th the world is full of these damn women going around saying , if only I had n't had children I could have been Lord Chief Justice of England , I said , it is n't true ! |
| 22 | He may have been West Midlands Chief Constable when it 's squad was exposed for its creative-writing skills , but he was not to blame . |
| 23 | Joe was Limerick District President 1975–78 and has been Waterford District President since 1990 . |
| 24 | Since July 1985 Herbie has been Armagh Area Secretary . |
| 25 | Colin MacFarlane , professor of shipping and marine technology at Strathclyde University , said there had been oil industry resistance to workforce participation in safety discussions before the outcome of the Cullen inquiry . |
| 26 | A new member of the Executive Committee as Wexford Area Secretary , David has been Wexford District Secretary since 1987 and a branch representative since 1977 . |
| 27 | Most surprising addition has been Lockheed YF–117A stealth fighter 79–10781 , one of the only two YK–117s built , the other was written off in May 1978 . |
| 28 | We 've been Christmas shopping granddad . |