Example sentences of "[verb] been [adj] in that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I deeply regret the closures of pits for mainly economic reasons as that creates problems , the increase in productivity has been helpful in that respect . |
| 2 | Mrs Thatcher has been fortunate in that retirements of several senior personnel in the early 1980s gave her the opportunity to influence promotions ; there were thirteen appointments as Permanent Secretary in 1982 alone and she has had a hand in appointing the great majority of Permanent and Assistant Permanent Secretaries since 1979 . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd been involved in that plane near miss on the way to York which would have frightened anyone and it was hard to concentrate properly . |
| 4 | I 'd been welcome in that house for as long as you had-longer , because you were away and I just about lived there . |
| 5 | Elise 's parents had been involved in that accident , too , and it was only after the two cousins lost their families that they became so close . |
| 6 | But by now I was crazed with the idea of doing something for this woman that retained some shred of playfulness to it , so she could think to herself : ‘ All in fun , all in fun ’ , and yet which conveyed the full force of the idea that I had been alone in that office that weekend with a huge erection thinking of her . |
| 7 | We 've been lucky in that companies and organisations have been supportive of our appeal . |
| 8 | Only a minority have been involved in that kind of talk . |