Example sentences of "[noun sg] [been] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Has Luke 's bloody sister been in touch with you ? |
| 2 | Their approach was in great contrast to what might have been the position had the official Opposition been in government . |
| 3 | ‘ Has most of your work been in Scotland ? ’ |
| 4 | How long has this traitor been in existence ? ’ |
| 5 | As for the levels of owner occupation , there are 3.5 million more owner-occupiers today than there were in 1979 and no doubt 3.5 million more than there would have been had the right hon. Gentleman been in government . |
| 6 | Many of those authorities also have land available which they are able to use with housing associations to provide new build , but they would not have been able to do so had not this Government been in power . |
| 7 | ‘ Has the furniture been in store for very long ? ’ she asked doubtfully . |
| 8 | ‘ Darling , ’ he said , ‘ you have never in all your life been in love with a man as you are with me , yet it happened . ’ |
| 9 | Juliet , has that Westwood fellow been in touch ? |
| 10 | How long has the mailing list been in existence ? |
| 11 | And never for a moment has their answer been in doubt . |
| 12 | Had the system been in place before , mergers such as GEC-Plessey and Nestle-Rowntrees would probably have come under Brussels ' scrutiny , he said . |
| 13 | Steelworkers in the public sector had for some time been in dispute with their employers , the British Steel Corporation , and had come out on strike . |
| 14 | How long has homoeopathic medicine been in existence ? |
| 15 | It is also interesting that , whereas Skinner and colleagues initially thought in terms of " teaching machines " , the vast majority of programmes have in fact been in book form , and there is little if any evidence to suggest that the machine has any important advantage . |
| 16 | First , had proportional representation been in force in 1983 , then the Conservatives would not have been able to form a government on their own and coalition would have forced a moderation of policies . |
| 17 | How long has his party been in power ? |