Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [verb] [adv] be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Emily had taken her revenge swiftly , severing the ties that had long been between the Grenfells and the Morgans .
2 Thanks to records above all we are no longer in danger of forgetting such joyous Purcell inspirations as this , pieces that have always been in danger of dropping out of the repertory simply for being ‘ occasional music . ’
3 These are questions that have long been of concern .
4 His father 's four mahogany filing-cabinets from Primrose Cottage were there , in pairs against two walls , between glass-fronted bookcases that had always been in the room .
5 Anyone attempting to flout the restrictions and climb conventionally is at serious risk of injury from BAA members abseiling down the cliff face .
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