Example sentences of "in [adj] have been [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Country cotton weavers claimed in 1756 to have been long accustomed to meet weekly at a public house to discuss trade matters and that their friendly society or " box club " had developed from this and in its turn found itself exercising trade-union functions . |
| 2 | One other supporter of Pippin II can be identified with some certainty : that was Bernard , the former chamberlain , whose downfall in 830 had been so dramatic . |
| 3 | So if I trail the classes in this way it 's not gon na do any harm I do n't think because the class presentations and the class discussions in general have been so excellent this year . |
| 4 | Japan in particular has been particularly conscious of the devastating effect of mercury poisoning after hundreds of Japanese died or were permanently crippled in the 1950s after exposure to mercury-contaminated fish . |
| 5 | Repainting schemes in particular have been more imaginative , and for example one can proudly take overseas visitors interested in railways around our great cathedrals of the steam age now doing record business in a whole variety of ways … more trains and passengers , more refreshment facilities , many more shopping complexes . |