Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [been] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a parish in the counties of Argyll , Inverness-shire , Ross and Cromarty , Sutherland , Caithness and the northern islands where there was in 1886 , or had been in the previous 80 years , holdings of arable land with rights of common pasture . |
| 2 | He fervently denied that he had been at the scene of the murders or had been in any way involved . |
| 3 | Anyone who 'd paid money for their dog , or did n't know where it had been , should take it to the god in Lāmri to be blessed and cured : and if anyone had been bitten recently , or had been in contact with the rabid dog , they too should see that god . |
| 4 | If he had a dubious work record , or had been in any kind of trouble , it often did n't matter . |
| 5 | We learned that there were still , or had been in the late 1950s , a fair number of working schooners in Nova Scotia . |
| 6 | Or had been in the right . |
| 7 | The present superintendent estimated at this time that about half of all girls coming there had never really had any home life , or had been in care , and believed that this cycle would repeat itself : " as high as 85 per cent of these babies , it 's going to happen to them . |
| 8 | Nigel went along on his own with a nice little pair of mother-of-pearl binoculars that had been in the family for generations . |
| 9 | Everything was at an end — the hope , the joy , the new happiness that had been in her . |
| 10 | His relationship with Don Roberto had been strictly business and even that had been in abeyance since Trent 's posting to Ireland . |
| 11 | It is sad that in Britain we have lost most of our old heritage , but when I went to Ireland I was pleased to find that Yeats and others before him had rescued many of the stories and legends that had been in danger of being lost . |
| 12 | He pulled the woollen cap that had been in the pocket of his overalls further down over his close-cut hair . |
| 13 | Although the two firms are still expected to cement an agreement covering Hewlett-Packard taking a 20% stake in Taligent Inc , the Common Operating System Interface announcement is now likely to be toned down , with the participation of other firms that had been in the same swim , such as Santa Cruz Operation Inc and SunSoft Inc , looking increasingly unlikely by the day . |
| 14 | It was a longing that had been in her for always . |
| 15 | The anger that had been in Creggan left him . |
| 16 | One crucial element in this was the resumption of centre stage by a type of music that had been in the dominant culture throughout Punk rock — black disco music . |
| 17 | Only once had I feared the heat of Egypt and that had been in a waking dream . |
| 18 | Lower School was opposite the Chapel and here , under the dark oaken beams and arches , I was taught in a classroom that had been in continuous use as such since 1443 . |
| 19 | Of course , that had been in England ! |
| 20 | Moreover when the Iraqi First Corps swept up at Panjwin , they evicted Iranian forces that had been in possession since 1983 . |
| 21 | All the images that had been in Patrick 's mind while he drove up to the Barbican the previous morning formed again in his imagination . |
| 22 | By the time the light was on , where was the man that had been in the bed ? |
| 23 | Only once had he said he loved her , and that had been in extreme circumstances . |
| 24 | In 1860 Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners , who were then operating the ferries , issued metal discs stamped ‘ B'head Ferry ’ to annual contractors in place of the cardboard tickets that had been in use until then . |
| 25 | But then she start putting my erm blouses on like , cos she probably seen somebody come in nice thinking oh dress up tomorrow and then I , in case he comes in and I used to think shit that had been in the wardrobe , alright I do n't wear them but I mean they 're still nice |
| 26 | You would n't want one that had been in a smash anyway , it could |
| 27 | The 2nd Battalion , Royal Regiment of Fusiliers , was then the infantry battalion in the ACE Mobile Force , and had been in that role since May 1987 . |
| 28 | A son whose father had Parkinson 's disease and had been in an old people 's home commented : |
| 29 | The body was badly decomposed and had been in the water for a long time . |
| 30 | This should have been no problem as she was a swimming champion of the South London Schools and had been in excellent health . |