Example sentences of "[num] [conj] [verb] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 's about forty and has been with the company ages . ’ |
| 2 | There is a parallel with the BCR here : Which preserved narrow gauge railway was opened in 1876 , declared bankrupt in 1877 , abandoned in 1912 and has been in the hands of private operators since 1915 ? |
| 3 | The show was commissioned by the Rochdale Art Gallery in 1987 , staged there in '89 and has been on the road since then . |
| 4 | She started ‘ working ’ at the age of 14 and has been on the streets for five years . |
| 5 | Spectators are there in thousands and have been since the previous day , before the roads were closed for the Tour 's progress . |
| 6 | Arthur Skyrne was 59 and had been on the dole for ten years when he joined Roseberry ; now he is site safety officer and one of the directors of the company . |