Example sentences of "[adj] have been [prep] [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the young people had suffered several foster placement breakdowns , and some had been in trouble with the law . |
| 2 | Our source remains adamant that Mr Hoy did say that Channel 7 had been in contact with the Institute . |
| 3 | Out of a total of seventeen boys from this group interviewed over a period of one year , no fewer than ten had been in trouble with the police for offences not connected with activities at football matches . |
| 4 | As Elector of Hanover George I had been at war with Charles XII of Sweden , one of the outstanding soldiers of his time , since October 1715 and England now became involved due to the frequent presence of an English fleet in the Baltic , which the Swedes were inclined to regard , as the English did the Channel , as a private sea of their own . |
| 5 | Richards , who admitted United had been in touch with Francis , revealed : ‘ Alex Ferguson also telephoned me and suggested talks at chairman level might be useful . |