Example sentences of "have [adv] [been] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Investors on Wall Street have rarely been in such an uncertain state — which means big money is about to be lost and won |
| 2 | Chinese rugs have long been in tune with Western colour schemes , and a growing number of Anatolian groups are now producing traditional and Caucasian designs in much softer shades . |
| 3 | Certainly the phrases " the Bleiburg Massacre " and " the Bleiburg Tragedy " have long been in currency , and have been used by historians sympathetic to the Croats such as Prcela and Guldescu in Operation slaughterhouse : Eyewitness Accounts of Post-war Massacres in Yugoslavia ( Dorrance , 1970 ) . |
| 4 | I rarely speak or am active on guillotine motions and resulting business arrangements on timing , because in general I have long been in favour of timetabling all Bills from the start . |
| 5 | Several case reports of severe liver damage , some with encephalopathy resembling Reye 's syndrome , have been reported with aspirin usage but these have all been in children . |
| 6 | Finally , good wishes for a quick return to health to Audrey Foster , Hilda Lodge and Doris Patten , who have all been in hospital . |
| 7 | It is good work , this , Angus , it is bringing the thing home to plenty folk who have only been in it for the furore so far , for the chance to squeeze their girls in the crowd and all that kind of thing . |
| 8 | We have only been in post for three weeks , but this is our second confrontation with Fred . |
| 9 | Although the requirements concerning the environmental suitability of an operating centre have only been in force since June 1984 , some interesting cases have already arisen on their interpretation . |
| 10 | I also feel it was a great honour being a woman and having achieved it in such a short space of time as I have only been in hairdressing for around six years . |
| 11 | Here long vehicles which have already been in traffic , as distinguished from new coaches , are mainly dealt with . |
| 12 | ‘ I have already been in this murderous rhythm for 10 years . ’ |
| 13 | Similarly , if it is found that 45 per cent of boys admitted to a regional observation and assessment centre have already been in prison or custody , there is little point in promoting the value of a punitive stance to their behaviour . |
| 14 | Most of our advertisers have already been in some form of advertising before . |
| 15 | West Mercia police have already been in touch with nine other forces and set up a committee covering the west and south of England , the Midlands and Wales to prevent any more Castlemorton style gatherings . |
| 16 | We have already been in touch with two GP practices in Middlesbrough to see how much of the medical history we can pick up , and shall be doing the same in Sunderland . |
| 17 | Many smaller firms in Darlington have already been in touch with me about the jobs they say are being put at risk . ’ |
| 18 | Love reveals that Yorkshire have already been in Cape Town for a week and that their England A captain , Martyn Moxon , will be flying in from Australia to join them this weekend . |
| 19 | Er have just been in hospital this last three or four years . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , some States either failed to enact the programmes or , more commonly , were less active than others ; the recalcitrant ones have largely been in the South . |
| 21 | The fight was the most fierce of any Indiana engagement I have ever been in … |
| 22 | Most modern houses have very little fortuitous ventilation because improved standards of insulation and draught-proofing have made them much more air-tight than they have ever been in the past . |
| 23 | At a wider level , in relation to society as a whole , it might equally be questioned how dominant collectivism and state provision have ever been in the US . |
| 24 | ‘ If you do n't help me , I shall make you more miserable than you have ever been in your life . |
| 25 | Neither Gran nor my parents have ever been in Italy . |
| 26 | Taxes are higher than they have ever been in this country 's history , and the burden falls disproportionately heavily on lower-income families . |
| 27 | ‘ I am happier with Gwen than I have ever been in my life — I love her very deeply and I miss her when I 'm not there . ’ |
| 28 | I wonder if you have ever been in that awful position of facing what you thought was certain death . |
| 29 | Too many people taking it on who have hardly been in court before . |
| 30 | Thanks to records above all we are no longer in danger of forgetting such joyous Purcell inspirations as this , pieces that have always been in danger of dropping out of the repertory simply for being ‘ occasional music . ’ |