Example sentences of "[been] in [adj] [noun sg] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at me apathetically through a mist of weakness and pain and one could see he 'd been in that water a lot too long . |
| 2 | I have been in this city a week today . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been in this game a lifetime and wonder in what direction it is going and where it will all end up . |
| 4 | What she has achieved is remarkable given she is still very young and has only been in this business a couple of years . |
| 5 | Has the LDDC , in spite of all the hype and political prominence , been in some sense a failure ? |
| 6 | Probably , for we later read that ‘ want of opportunity has been in some respect a prejudice to my business ’ , and , ‘ the noble act of embalming has been entirely ruined by the undertakers ’ . |