Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [conj] [verb] been [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The body was badly decomposed and had been in the water for a long time .
2 We sincerely hope that 's been of use to you .
3 It also puts money into the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association which is wholly involved and has been for the last two years in trying to get large scale erm strategic inward investment into the county , and erm it is a erm awkwardness I think that it 's best to be open about that the planning policy of the county is out of tune with the day factor activities of the economic development side of the of the county council .
4 It was n't Caspar that had been after the lambs .
5 Detailing the " ruthless " abuse of human rights against opponents of the regime , the report said that many executions were officially described as having been for drug-trafficking offences , adding that prisoners had no recourse to legal counsel or right to appeal .
6 Economically , of course , it had never ceased and had been to both countries ' benefit .
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