Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] been in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The OEO Agent had obviously been in continuous pain by the end of their long , slow hike , and Bernice was able to boost the feed of chemicals provided by Defries 's combat suit . |
| 2 | All mechanical parts seem in very good order and the vehicle has not been in any accidents . |
| 3 | In Nepal , dolphin habitat has traditionally been in deep clear water with swift currents , but hydro-electric development is occurring in many of the susu 's favourite remaining areas . |
| 4 | Football specials still arrive at Wadsley Bridge although the station had not been in normal use since 1959 . |
| 5 | He told Mrs Edwards her son had given his life in the service of humanity and his sacrifice had not been in vain . |
| 6 | For the majority of building , wood was the chief material and little has survived , though rebuilding has often been in similar traditional style . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ When I tell you why I have asked you to come here , I think you may feel your journey has not been in vain , ’ he said , and his shoulders heaved , rising and falling with silent mirth . |
| 9 | Wilf Medlam 's labour of love has not been in vain . |
| 10 | The implication was that the slaughter had all been in vain . |
| 11 | I also think he had been slightly influenced by Father D'Arcy , with whom lie had apparently been in recent touch . |
| 12 | Much of the activity on the Tyne Tunnel Estate has always been in small warehousing and distribution depots but the two large manufacturing employers are Cape Insulation and Twinings Teas ( a subsidiary of Associated British Foods ) . |
| 13 | Yawl has not been in perfect health this spring . |
| 14 | Although Maurice was not a Romanist nor an archaeologist — his interest has always been in medieval and later houses — he had set up a training school at Lincoln with Philip Corder as director . |