Example sentences of "[vb -s] [been] in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disney has been in a protracted dispute with contractors over costings . |
| 2 | For more than a year now , that masterpiece of engineering and sculpture , the great Peterhof cascade ( 1714–21 ) consisting of 279 sculptures and sixty-five fountains , has been in a critical condition . |
| 3 | Proving ignorance of facts that one might or might not have known is impossible , unless one has been in a well-documented coma . |
| 4 | Since the beginnings of technology , now about 200 years ago in the case of the U.K. , the labour market has been in a continuous state of flux . |
| 5 | ‘ The Haven has been in a right uproar since the power failure , I can tell you . |
| 6 | The tender has been in a finished condition for some time and was seen at the last Open Day some two years ago . |
| 7 | Indeed it could be argued that ever since the 1960s when inclusive charter holidays began to ‘ take-off ’ the United Kingdom industry has been in a continued state of flux . |
| 8 | I believe a lot of what they have done has been in a calculated way , like getting George Best on the cover . |
| 9 | The protection is acquired once an employee has been in a particular employment for two years , though there are special rules concerning part-time employees and for calculating the date up to which the continuous employment is measured . |
| 10 | Historically the BBC has been in a privileged position to negotiate coverage with the ‘ gentlemen amateurs ’ of the MCC , the Committee of the All-England Club , and the four rugby unions . |
| 11 | Ever since the record industry walked off the dancefloor , disco has been in a constant state of revival . |
| 12 | The figures are good news and show how successful the company has been in a competitive market . |
| 13 | All that we have written in this section has been in a light vein , but there is a very serious side to it . |
| 14 | Today , closer to Clapton ( geographically ) than he 's been in a long while , Anthony Newley is relishing the chance to prove he 's still up to a tough dramatic performance eight shows a week and , to follow , he has plans for a musicalised Richard III . |
| 15 | He 's been in a foul temper all day . |
| 16 | He 's been in a few things . |
| 17 | ‘ Yeah , and she 's been in a few times since . |
| 18 | It looks as though it 's been in a few scrapes before . ’ |
| 19 | She 's been in a funny mood this morning . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's been in a bad mood all day , ’ I said . |