Example sentences of "been [adj] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walsh warned : ‘ James has been unstoppable this season since he trimmed down in the summer from 22 stone to a mere 18 . |
| 2 | Walsh warned : ‘ James has been unstoppable this season since he trimmed down in the summer from 22 stone to a mere 18 . |
| 3 | This would all have been uninhabited malarial marshland until the post-war boom made it worth draining . |
| 4 | Australian test-tube teams have been freezing spare embryos since the programme began in 1981 — partly to avoid having to throw unwanted ones away — raising questions ranging from the ownership of the frozen embryo to who pays compensation if it is damaged . |
| 5 | They ca n't have been bilingual last time because they were hired from Staffordshire County Council . |
| 6 | There might have been considerable constitutional difficulties if it had turned out that , for the last 10 years , Britain had been ruled by a Martian , or a robot , or a vampire . |
| 7 | Ferguson 's phone has been hot all summer as opposition managers enquired about Hughes ' availability . |
| 8 | But the Sea Sparrows may have been tracking imaginary aircraft when they were fired . |
| 9 | Trade had been bad that night so she thought he 'd be her last trick . |