Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] that have been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel went along on his own with a nice little pair of mother-of-pearl binoculars that had been in the family for generations . |
| 2 | When releasing barn owls that have been in captivity for a long time , we keep them confined to the barn until we 're sure that they are going to adapt happily to their new surrounding . ( ) |
| 3 | It is offering a special 4.99% two-year mortgage on leasehold properties that have been on its books for more than six months . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Country houses that have been in institutional use |
| 6 | Two whaling nations that had been among the largest , the United States and Britain , gave up whaling , and others have recently given up or are showing signs of doing so . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | One author has got plastic pan scrubbers that have been in use for nearly twenty years and are still going strong to this day |