Example sentences of "have been [verb] in cold [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is clear that Professor Wybran has been assassinated in cold blood because he was a Jew , ’ it said . |
| 2 | They would have been murdered in cold blood . |
| 3 | Enraptured by the celluloid screen , we revelled in the romance that had been denied to us , or had been put in cold storage ‘ for the duration , . |
| 4 | When asked how it was done , Ruysch simply said that the corpse had been put in cold water for a day or so , the aorta and venae cavae were then opened , the blood cleared out and the whole put in hot water for four to six hours ; for the injection he had used suet or tallow in the winter , and added wax , turpentine and resin in summer . |
| 5 | As though she had been doused in cold water , she stiffened and moved away . |
| 6 | Seamen have been attacked in cold blood ; women and children compelled to cross the seas have been foully murdered without warning or provocation . |