Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun pl] [verb] be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winding-sheet with its top- and bottom-knots had been in steady decline during the last quarter of the seventeenth century , its place being taken by the open-backed long-sleeved shift with draw-strings at wrist and neck , either with or without an integral hood . |
| 2 | The problem is to seek the correct balance , and to this end monitoring and studies have been in progress since 1989 . |
| 3 | Everywhere in public life , old families , old money and titles have been in decline , while business has advanced . |
| 4 | IBOA and its members have grave concerns about this development and negotiations have been in progress for the past number of months . |
| 5 | The report and accounts have been in your hands for the statutory period er , and you 've had the chance to read my statement . |