Example sentences of "[verb] not been in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Yawl has not been in perfect health this spring . |
2 | The impact has not been in one direction only : the political culture has served to shape political perceptions and actions , and hence to influence the nation 's political history . |
3 | Football specials still arrive at Wadsley Bridge although the station had not been in normal use since 1959 . |
4 | She had not been in that position . |
5 | ‘ Why , my lord , when we were left alone — and I think if they had not been in such haste to move on they would not have left a man of us alive to tell the tale — we first tended the worst hurt , and took counsel , and decided we must take the news on to Ramsey , and also back here to Shrewsbury . |
6 | Harry had not been in good shape in Jo 's memory . |
7 | ‘ I 've not been in this part of the forest . |
8 | A Mersey Docks and Harbour Company official said : ‘ They are quite old , and have not been in regular use in recent years . ’ |
9 | A spokeswoman for Mersey Docks and Harbour Company said : ’ They are now quite old and have not been in regular use in recent years so it was decided to dismantle them to improve the appearance of the area . |
10 | To take this initiative and extend it to include a range of interests which they can use , whether or not they are employed in the future , might help them to be on a more equal footing with their peers who have not been in public care . |