Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] been [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A French-lexified Creole is , or has been in common use in several other territories as well — Trinidad , Grenada and St Vincent among them . |
| 2 | If he had a dubious work record , or had been in any kind of trouble , it often did n't matter . |
| 3 | He fervently denied that he had been at the scene of the murders or had been in any way involved . |
| 4 | I mean , Diana herself has never in her lifetime uttered one statement that has been of any use to any member of the human race . ’ |
| 5 | Even more importantly , Maisie did n't like chicken , especially free-range , corn-fed , humanely killed chicken that had been through Jungian analysis . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | there 's been a lot of people that have been on that level for a long while . |
| 8 | But , whatever their idiosyncrasies and complexities , this highly individual body of printers served the book well and , if they sometimes failed in their human relationships , achieved in print a beauty and harmony that have been of inestimable benefit to us all . |
| 9 | Country houses that have been in institutional use |
| 10 | If a child is sniffing with a group of young people , and has been for some time , it may help to provide other more interesting and exciting leisure activities . |
| 11 | ‘ The Khanate is settled , and has been for some time , ’ his father said dismissively . |
| 12 | For one thing , Kelly 's very happily involved in a relationship and has been for some time , so I 'm quite convinced her eyes wo n't stray towards any ski-bums , no matter how handsome . ’ |
| 13 | Bob Gunnell , of course , is an was and has been for some time a very supportive member of South East Arts and active in many of its committees . |
| 14 | Section 4 assistance to the industry has tripled from £1 million to nearly £33 million during the same period and has been of great advantage to the economy of Wales . |
| 15 | The resulting report was most constructive and has been of significant value in defining the Group 's plan of action in relation to HS&E initiatives . |
| 16 | Swan Hunter , whose present workforce numbers 2,200 , is now in the hands of receivers and has been in acute crisis since failing to win a vital Ministry of Defence helicopter-carrier order . |
| 17 | At this village off the A40 south of Fishguard is the Tregwynt Woollen Mill , which dates from the middle of the eighteenth century and has been in continuous production of woollen yarns since then . |
| 18 | Carved in Germany in the late tenth or early eleventh century , the plaque measures 13.7x11.3 cm and has been in private ownership throughout this century . |
| 19 | Statistics up to 1971 showed it as having an old-age structure and to have been in continuing decline , though there are recent signs of improvement ( Census of Ireland 1981 ) . |
| 20 | I knew only that it was dark , and had been for some while . |
| 21 | He was their paying guest and had been since that afternoon seven years ago when he had tracked Rachel Gebler down to her home in this seaside suburb close to the famous swimming beaches . |
| 22 | It was a new school for us too , but at least we were all there together , and had been in Junior School together . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Leader of the ‘ Prague Spring ’ reform movement that was crushed by Soviet tanks in 1968 , Dubcek was 70 when he died in Prague , and had been in intensive care after his car plunged off a road in heavy rain on September 1 . |
| 25 | This should have been no problem as she was a swimming champion of the South London Schools and had been in excellent health . |
| 26 | Of the sixteen women in their survey who were currently working-class and had been in institutional care , ten had premarital pregnancies . |
| 27 | ‘ I think you do follow us , ’ Cranston replied , ‘ and have been for some time . |
| 28 | Have a degree or equivalent qualification directly relating to your employment , and have been in regular employment for at least two years ; and |
| 29 | Laura 's Beau was third last year but has been in rotten form since then having been plagued by blood trouble . |
| 30 | The reference to ‘ all the circumstances ’ was not included in the Bill , but had been in earlier legislation , and was reinstated for fear that the courts might read into the omission a legislative intention that was not truly held . |