Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb past] [been] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heads interviewed had been in post from four terms to nearly 20 years . |
| 2 | Dublin could n't miss , but United had been off target in their opening four matches . |
| 3 | Those projects observed had been in progress for over a year and most had established a good opening strategy as might be expected from their ability to identify schools with good potential for change . |
| 4 | Of the 8 experienced geologists in post after the war only M. Macgregor , Richey and Wilson were on the Scottish staff in 1931 and the last named had been in England for 5 of the intervening years . |
| 5 | Desi Grew had been in prison several times for terrorist offences , Martin McCoffey had left Dungannon Council only a few weeks ago . |
| 6 | Police said had been in Germany since last September and was being considered for asylum . |