Example sentences of "[noun prp] have been in [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pakistan has been in upheaval since May 26th , when the Supreme Court overturned President Ishaq 's dismissal of the government and gave Mr Sharif his job back . |
| 2 | From an early age Haflor Ferdinandson has been in love with 4WD vehicles . |
| 3 | The PDC had been in opposition since leaving Endara 's government in April 1991 ; Arias had remained in the constitutional post of First Vice-President without attending Cabinet meetings . |
| 4 | The government were not reassured to learn that Branson had been in consultation with Robert Beckman , the New York lawyer who was fighting the anti-trust action on Laker 's behalf . |
| 5 | Miloš knew that Karadjordje had been in contact with the representatives of the Greek nationalist organisation Philike Hetairia ( Society of Friends ) , which was planning a general rising of all the sultan 's Christian subjects . |
| 6 | In the old days , he and his brother Josh had been in charge of the Punishment Squad . |
| 7 | We learn that Sister Chiang has been in prison for 3 weeks , but has not revealed a word about the guerrillas , in spite of torture . |
| 8 | Ireland had been in rebellion for eight years . |
| 9 | Dexter , 57 , was the first chairman to be paid when he took over in March 1989 after Peter May had been in charge for seven years . |
| 10 | In a national address on television on March 4 , Aylwin rejected the claims of Pinochet and his supporters that Chile had been in state of civil war and that human rights violations were an inevitable cost . |
| 11 | He used the occasion to inform the public that his decision to withdraw from the campaign in July had been in response to a Republican dirty tricks campaign which had included a plan to smear his daughter through manufactured photographs and to disrupt her forthcoming wedding . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , strike partner While there has been no doubting the high regard Beardsley is held in around Everton , many had begun to question Mo Johnston , whose future at Goodison had been in doubt after two months in the cold , looks to have earned a temporary reprieve following his equaliser against Liverpool . |
| 13 | Lisburn have been in existence for more than 150 years and is Ulster 's oldest surviving cricket club . |
| 14 | Brook has been in operation in Britain for 27 years , and the evidence suggests that Brook has contributed to the decline of sexual health there . |
| 15 | Mrs Slewy has been in trouble for taking the cancer-box from the counter in Mock 's . |
| 16 | GL has been in contact with K Walter , and Group hopes that dialogue will continue . |
| 17 | Chancellor Kohl has been in contact with President Gorbachev since the refugee exodus began in August . |
| 18 | The Beacon had been in existence for many years and in the past had catered for up to thirty children with a wide range of disabilities and needs . |
| 19 | The great Chertsey Road had been in construction for some while as it involved the building of three new bridges over the River Thames at Chiswick , Richmond and Twickenham , but it was completed in 1933 , and the entire achievement was formally opened by Edward , Prince of Wales , who drove along the route , cutting ribbons at each of the three bridges . |
| 20 | Was this because Rayne had been in charge of the Commissariat ? |
| 21 | Olwyn 's been in love with you for ages . |
| 22 | Botham has been in pain since the fourth day of this 546-mile hike from Land 's End to Margate , with a deep-seated blister on his achilles tendon . |
| 23 | Dr Kumar has been in discussion with his former employers British Steel , who he says have been ‘ very sympathetic ’ . |
| 24 | Julie Sawyer has been in business in Gloucester for 8 years . |
| 25 | Since the first royal radio message in 1932 , which was followed by the first TV broadcast on Christmas Day 1957 , the BBC has been in charge of security . |
| 26 | Previously Cyrus Vance had been in favour of his admission ; indeed in January he had asked Henry Kissinger to help find the King a home . |
| 27 | They said that an AI group from Austria had been in touch with them with help and support , and that people from all over the world were pressing for his release . |
| 28 | The restrictions on imports from and exports to South Africa have been in place since 1985 . |
| 29 | The restrictions on imports from and exports to South Africa have been in place since 1985 . |
| 30 | Knighton has been in contact with several businessmen from the Manchester area in attempts to get wider backing for his £20m bid , which has hit financial snags . |