Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb past] [been] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any form of limited franchise , such as that which had been in operation since 1815 , was a direct affront to the principles of 1789 , which had declared the people to be sovereign . |
| 2 | The first withdrawal of US troops began on Jan. 2 with the return of about 300 troops to the USA , and as of Jan. 7 a total of 3,300 troops had returned home , out of a total of 26,000 who had been in Panama . |
| 3 | Those who had been in Italy before the end of 1989 and who registered within an appointed time limit were to be allowed to remain in the country and would be granted rights to medical care , schooling and equality of opportunity in relation to employment . |
| 4 | Most of these services were designed primarily to help the physically disabled , especially those who had been in work but who were unable to continue as a result of a crippling accident or disease . |
| 5 | The Mental Health Act Commission found in 1987 that the requirements of section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 , which made after-care for those compulsorily detained the joint responsibility of health and social services , were not consistently fulfilled ( Secretary of State for Social Services , 1987 ) , while section 7 of the Disabled Persons Act 1986 , which required after-care to be provided for all those who had been in hospital for more than six months , was never implemented . |
| 6 | The other older one had been in Chicago , moved to Washington less than a year back , and Erlich knew his name because he 'd the distinction of having run the sting in the Board of Trade 's soybean futures pit . |
| 7 | Two others ( of the sixteen ) were also depressed , so out of the nine who had been in care and were currently depressed , seven had also had premarital pregnancies . |
| 8 | Since 1943 he had been in action with the 20th Indian Infantry Division . |