Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [prep] [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A measure of your success in a coaching session is when the subordinate feels the discussion has been between two equals and that together you have arrived at the best course of action . |
| 2 | ‘ The North has been through hard times but things are changing , ’ he said . |
| 3 | However , against the background of government concern over inner-city disturbances , picket line violence , the Greenham Common demonstrations and other large scale protests , the emphasis has been on preserving order and minimising public inconvenience rather than facilitating effective protest . |
| 4 | Tony Ward , spokesman for the British Athletic Federation , said : ‘ Joan has been to two world and two European Championships and one Olympics . |
| 5 | Ask anyone who has been to previous festivals and they will tell you not to miss it . |
| 6 | However , the truth of the matter is that the Scottish economy is in a better state now than it has been for many years and is continuing to thrive . |
| 7 | Mary says now : ‘ Accessing my past lives has been of great benefit and I 'm sure that if I 'd gone to an ordinary therapist , nothing would have been sorted out . ’ |
| 8 | Our talk has been of non-commuting observables or the Fourier analysis of wavepackets . |
| 9 | ‘ It seems like a lifetime ago , ’ smiles Don , ‘ I would love , of course , to be the first choice goalkeeper but Damien has been in tremendous form and he 's the best around in my book ’ |
| 10 | Golding 's own fictional worlds , unlike Amis 's or Murdoch 's , have tended to be enclosed , which may be natural to one whose early experience has been in naval life and schoolteaching ; and unlike theirs , powerfully concerned with the perils of code-breaking and a sense of shame . |
| 11 | Well I said to er one lady who 's been for first time and she thinks it 's marvellous ! |
| 12 | He says he 's been in terrible pain and he 's glad the operation is going ahead . |
| 13 | The firm 's been in financial difficulties and moved out of its premises in the Brunel Centre last month . |
| 14 | My beloved 's been in this cupboard and messed it all up . |