Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] been on " in BNC.
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| 1 | And saved : The ice rink that had been on the skids . |
| 2 | And then Rufus was asleep , his head turned on to the muscle of his upper arm , the fingers that had been on Adam 's shoulder retracting as they relaxed . |
| 3 | When the Minister visits north Devon will he consider the matter of British equipment and pay a visit to RAF Chivenor , which is waiting for the SAR Westland helicopters that have been on order for two years ? |
| 4 | Patrick had seen the chance to ask a question that had been on his mind a long time . |
| 5 | Transracial adoption , the adoption of children by parents of different racial origin , developed in earnest in the mid-1960s and has been on the increase since then . |
| 6 | Howard , from Liverpool , has an England record of 20 Tests , officiated in both World Cups and has been on the panel for nine years . |
| 7 | SongWright 5.1 is the latest version of a package that has been on the market for several years . |
| 8 | He went into his bedroom , returned almost at once with the oil-lamp that had been on the table when we had dinner . |
| 9 | ‘ There is a need for fish that has been on the market a couple of days . |
| 10 | Asprey , 5p higher at 290p , is flush with cash and has been on an acquisitions spree in the last 15 months . |
| 11 | Wheeler said he had been a member of the force for twelve and a half years and had been on duty on the Docks since last August . |
| 12 | The were taken by limousine through the streets of Manhattan , observing with awe the eight magnificent structures that had been on the market for many months and which no one had wanted to buy . |
| 13 | But , when asked in 1947 to replace an old dirty power station that had been on the site since 1891 , he soon forgot such idealism and , like any architect , was glad to have the job . |
| 14 | The dunes that had been on the left were replaced by a sandstone ridge and the sand on that side of the road was now black . |
| 15 | It is offering a special 4.99% two-year mortgage on leasehold properties that have been on its books for more than six months . |
| 16 | there 's been a lot of people that have been on that level for a long while . |
| 17 | The amateur actor was born with only a third of a kidney and has been on dialysis for the past four years . |
| 18 | They got ashore dry shod — as they described those landings in which you do not get your feet wet — but in these harsh conditions , Lieutenant Arthur Komrower suffered severe back and leg injuries when he was crushed between a rock and the 10-ton assault craft that had been on fire . |
| 19 | Going to the local shops with her aunt one afternoon , she broached the subject that had been on her mind for days . |
| 20 | After a while she sat up and slowly began to undress to her camisole and her waist petticoat ; then , turning up the gas that had been on a low jet , she went across the room to the wash-hand stand and poured water from the jug into the basin . |
| 21 | The Longhope boat , the David and Elizabeth King , E B , is a solent class self righting lifeboat and has been on station since nineteen seventy . |
| 22 | He told US financial markets that have been on a roller-coaster in anticipation of his victory that although he had campaigned on a message of economic growth he understood the importance of stability . |
| 23 | This is Red Rock West ( QFT ) , a beguiling and modest little thriller which delves into the dark and murky emotions lurking underneath the sleepy face of a tiny American town — and it is as good a film noir as has been on show this year . |
| 24 | Users of the ‘ Pentium-ready ’ personal computer systems that have been on sale since the middle of last year — Intel Corp 80486-based boxes with a Pentium upgrade socket — wo n't get their OverDrive Pentiums , code-named the P24T , which plugs into the socket , until 1994 . |
| 25 | Marie , sick and trembling , overwhelmed with fear and guilt at her own actions , was already kneeling down with a dustpan and brush , sweeping up the broken glass from the tomato-sauce bottle that had been on the table . |
| 26 | Tough Epsom Derby winner Dr Devious ( 10–1 ) ran a blinder to finish fourth to Fraise in the Breeders ' Cup Turf but has been on the go since April . |
| 27 | The Paddington Bear wallpaper that had been on the walls for years was mocking her . |
| 28 | During the same month the Young Republicans barricaded themselves into a house in Harvey Street to resist the eviction of a family that had been on the housing list for eighteen years . |