Example sentences of "[noun] [been] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | How effective has occupational pension provision been in removing the present generation of ‘ young elderly ’ women , currently aged 60–75 , from poverty ? |
2 | These ‘ last days ’ have in measure been with us since his crucifixion two thousand years ago . |
3 | Had not the echo of my prayer been upon me still , I should not have been ready . |
4 | Owing to the increased employment on war work , trade union membership had in any case been on the increase . |
5 | They had in any case been considering asking me to remove her , as she had caused them quite a lot of trouble in one way and another . |
6 | Has Luke 's bloody sister been in touch with you ? |
7 | Managers of the system have had a continuing battle for the funding and managerial autonomy required to run it , and the corporation 's survival has at times been in serious doubt . |
8 | During your two years in Paris as Colnaghi 's representative , how much has your presence been of importance to selling as opposed to finding more sources of paintings than might have been possible from the London or New York base ? |
9 | Erm how long has this branch been in ? |
10 | I would ask those concerned if they could be patient and given time I will refund all money owing to them including any interest that would have accrued had their money been in a bank . |
11 | ‘ Has Penumbra been in touch ? ’ |
12 | Their approach was in great contrast to what might have been the position had the official Opposition been in government . |
13 | And I 've got to go , unless we go to Tuesday been to the dentist |
14 | Sentencing R v Barney ; CA ( Crim Div ) ( Bingham LJ , Ognall , McKinnon JJ ) ; 3 Oct 1989 A judge was in error in implying that , had a defendant been in a position to pay compensation to his victim , he might have received a shorter sentence than that in fact imposed . |
15 | Public health medicine has in many respects been in the vanguard of specialty training , with a unified training grade combining registrar and senior registrar grades since 1982 and a well structured training programme , which many regard as a model of its kind . |
16 | Saner , Engineer to the Weaver Navigation , in his report to the Royal Commission on Inland Navigations in 1906 mentions Foxton Lift and its costly foundations , which might have been greatly reduced had the subsoil been of a nature or had there been available experience such as that gained in the course of the project . |
17 | So great had his concentration been on finishing the maps that Green had had little time to do anything else in those difficult years excepting for a brief visit to Buttermere in 1791 , and in 1793 he went to Wales and the Lake District with his stalwart helper Thornton ; but in 1794 he revisited Cumberland for twelve weeks two of which were devoted to Buttermere . |
18 | I agree that such a consequence would have followed had the parties been on equal terms . |
19 | I agree that such a consequence would have followed had the parties been on equal terms . |
20 | she said to me the other day , has my mummy been in ? |
21 | There can be little doubt that , had Jack Alderson been with a more glamorous or more successful club , he would have gained many more International caps than the single honour awarded to him when he played for England against France in Paris on 10 May 1923 . |
22 | There is a good argument that the exclusion of a development corporation has in the long term been to Cramlington 's advantage , but the opportunity for land development profits was very important . |
23 | Had the recommendation been for industrial action and the crews voted against , I have no doubt Mr Clarke would have applauded the triumph of democracy . |
24 | Or he could jettison the myth and run in the second ballot as the leader of the majority , which was what he had in effect been since October 1962 . |
25 | How many of you' ve been before a Judge ? |
26 | What had her motives been for keeping quiet then , for not behaving as ( perhaps ) most women would have behaved ? |
27 | well okay well just to wind up , I mean I 've been involved in this and people within the R Y A and the office for a good six months now and we fell well down the line , the reality is hardly any courses have started yet and there 's hardly any youngsters been on the water . |
28 | What Anthony been in |
29 | Have the parents been through an approved character test ? 3 . |
30 | ‘ Has most of your work been in Scotland ? ’ |