Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] [been] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Port of Larne has always been in the forefront of development and modernisation . |
| 2 | Antony has n't been to the dentist for about six years ! |
| 3 | We was in this railway station and Marie had just been to the dentist . |
| 4 | And when Jessamy had tried to speak to Julius at his office , Eleanor had always been on the other end of the phone , trotting out some barely plausible excuse why Julius could n't talk to her . |
| 5 | Dana had still been in the bathroom getting ready for her evening with Roman . |
| 6 | Horowitz drove back to Freiburg in a philosophical mood — the registration number of Tweed 's Mercedes had not been on the list . |
| 7 | United and today 's opponents Arsenal have both been under the disciplinary spotlight , having picked up a stack of yellow cards between them . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're sure Eleanor 's never been near the stables ? ’ she asked at last , in a small voice . |
| 9 | Brazil has often been in the news because of the impeachment of President Collor , the Rio conference , widespread concern about environmental issues and violence , including the murder of street children , and , most recently , prisoners in Sao Paulo . |
| 10 | Jane had never been to the aerodrome before — not actually past the guardroom and through the gates — and she had n't known what to expect that night . |
| 11 | Maggie had never been to the St Andrew 's Halls , and was looking forward to it . |
| 12 | Maggie had never been to the big barn before , the one that had looked so imposing from the air . |
| 13 | Oxford Pest Control 's newest technician John Rilby had only been with the company four days but had already made his mark . |
| 14 | AS FAR AS Irish nationalists are concerned , the British security forces in Northern Ireland have never been in the running for prizes for popularity . |
| 15 | Because the Directive is based on Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty of Rome , MAFF has always been of the opinion that environmental measures can not be aided financially , since these two Articles relate solely to agricultural policy . |
| 16 | Forgotten was the fearful nail-biting exercise Monaghan Day had always been for the whole house ; with distance it had become large , heroic , blood-mystical , something from which the impossible could be snatched . |
| 17 | Lorraine and Kim and Megan have n't been in the same house together since Kim was married . ’ |
| 18 | The building — called the Old Manor House — was allegedly the scene of a naked ‘ wedding ceremony ’ and Miss Dale has also been at the centre of a storm surrounding payments of £4,000 made by the Treasury to help fund Chancellor Norman Lamont 's legal expenses to get her out of his London house . |
| 19 | Though he lives on its doorstep , so to speak , Vic has never been inside the place . |
| 20 | Jed had only been inside the building once , and all he could remember was the angel . |
| 21 | that Coe , Cram and Ovett had not been among the medal winners a a major championship meeting since 1976 . |
| 22 | Fran had only been to the luxurious floating restaurant a couple of times , but knew from experience that the food was excellent and very expensive . |
| 23 | Camillo had not been in the attic for months and perhaps for years . |
| 24 | Joseph had subsequently been to the villa on the Cap and talked about a show in New York . |
| 25 | Billy has also been in the crew since the David and Elizabeth King came on station . |
| 26 | And Audrey has never been on the stage , or left her husband , or made a false move in public in any direction . " |
| 27 | Harriet Eysner and Anna Wagstaff have both been on the picket from the start . |
| 28 | Tosh and Les have just been on the phone to us up there have n't they ? |
| 29 | But Britain has already been through the ordeal of restructuring needed to meet the fierce competition from Asia and , increasingly , the Third World . |
| 30 | ERC has also been in the forefront of developing and implementing industry standards . |