Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] been [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Living rough : Stewart has been on the streets in Edinburgh for three years , sleeping wherever he can find shelter and surviving on a mixture of benefits and begging . |
| 2 | Ken had been at the auditions that Michael Codron organized , when he was looking for a feed for Williams . |
| 3 | The former Swindon Town striker Duncan Shearer has been among the players giving evidence in court against his former manager Lou Macari . |
| 4 | Scotland has been in the doldrums of international competition for years , only able to raise its game in occasional moments of glorious defeat as in the last European Championship . |
| 5 | Frankish Kings could be as brutal as Euric had been in the days of Visigothic expansion . |
| 6 | Ruth had been to the shops or round at the flat of some girl child never previously mentioned . |
| 7 | ‘ Weeks has been before the magistrates this morning and has been discharged without a stain on his character . |
| 8 | After last year 's franchise battle and now this takeover most of the interest in ITV has been behind the scenes , not on the screens . |
| 9 | Dr Williams has been through the ranks of the order and now holds the post of County Surgeon for County Durham . |
| 10 | Matthew had been in the stables late , looking at one of his mares who was about to foal . |
| 11 | Reed Canoes & Camping of Cambridge have been amongst the retailers having a difficult time of late . |
| 12 | Just as Jennie had been on the sidelines while his first wife was alive , Mary became his mistress almost immediately he went through his second marriage ceremony . |
| 13 | ‘ Nicky has been round the houses at club level and that helps . ’ |
| 14 | For much of this century , the mines in Cornwall have been in the doldrums . |
| 15 | Washington and New York have been among the highs — alongside a triumphant LA show , the same night that Morrissey played across town . |
| 16 | Until an hour or two ago I certainly did n't know that this problem had arisen , but the date April has been on the lips of my er Honourable Friend er and of the Noble Minister er I used to represent part of the City of Leeds and Honourable er a and Noble Lord you 'll have heard recently of behaviour at Elland Road Football Ground on the death of Sir Matt Busby and one can only wonder what sort of people er we 're dealing with , but many of them arrive at Leeds City Station on the day of a match and they come early and they have then to get their way to Elland Road and there are often real problems . |
| 17 | Saatchi has been in the doldrums since late 1987 . |