Example sentences of "[conj] have [been] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would n't want one that had been in a smash anyway , it could |
| 2 | Only once had I feared the heat of Egypt and that had been in a waking dream . |
| 3 | He told US financial markets that have been on a roller-coaster in anticipation of his victory that although he had campaigned on a message of economic growth he understood the importance of stability . |
| 4 | look , look you 're you 're you 're a guy that 's been through a lot . |
| 5 | now do I do n't suppose I 'm the only person that 's been in a pub toilet , a ladies toilet and I 've heard the females in the toilet saying what , exactly what they would like to do the males ! |
| 6 | No , the fact remains that malaria is on the increase and has been for a number of years now . |
| 7 | Joan 's husband suffers from motor neurone disease , is very weak and has been in a wheelchair for the last nine years , almost totally dependent on her for physical care . |
| 8 | ‘ However , he damaged his spine over twenty years ago , after being thrown from his horse , and has been in a wheelchair ever since . ’ |
| 9 | The man was a fellow-American and had been on a tour of European branches for the previous three days . |
| 10 | She was very tidy and had been as a child , she said ‘ I 'm obssessive ’ . |
| 11 | Here in Scotland I 'm old enough to get married without my parent 's permission , and have been for a year . |
| 12 | He 'd arranged to meet her at in the West End , he told me , but had been at a loss for a suitable landmark as a meeting place . |