Example sentences of "been [prep] [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had an accident at work and has been off work for two weeks . |
| 2 | She had been off work for several days and Lovebird had kept her in bed and fed her chicken soup from the stove . |
| 3 | He 'd been off drugs for six months when he died in that fire . ’ |
| 4 | He had been off drugs for three months . |
| 5 | These carvings have been off display for many years as it was discovered that atmospheric pollution , even within the museum , was eating away at the stone . |
| 6 | It is also suggested that experiential learning associated with employment may have been of value to these students . |
| 7 | Sampling theory has been of value in various areas of museum work , from assessing the long-term resources required for conservation treatment of the British Museum 's large collection of Babylonian clay tablets , to ensuring that a given ‘ kill rate ’ in insecticides used for paper conservation will provide effective treatment . |
| 8 | Within these phenomena four main areas of study have been of interest to rural geographers ; first , and most enduring of all , the study of rural population change ; second , and more recent in its concern , the study of rural communities ; third , and of more general relevance to other chapters in this book , the classification and definition of rural areas by both their population and employment characteristics ; and fourth , the study of employment in rural areas . |
| 9 | But now living in South London he has n't been behind bars for ten years . |
| 10 | ‘ Master Benjamin , ’ I muttered , ‘ the King 's corpse has been above ground for four years . ’ |
| 11 | Short 's preparation has been under way for six months and has been intensive . |
| 12 | Much of the development work that found its way into Challenger had been under way for some years on behalf of the Shah of Iran . |
| 13 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 14 | The news followed a Financial Times report that discussions were believed to have been under way for several weeks with a number of prospective buyers , but were most advanced with the US foods and tobacco giant , Philip Morris . |
| 15 | When Aziru sent his Khabiris against us , finally , we had been under siege for three years . |
| 16 | She herself has been under attack in several ways already and needs our prayers daily . |
| 17 | He had been under attack from right-wing politicians for some time , in particular for signing an appeal by a wide range of opposition forces calling for greater democracy in Hungary . |
| 18 | Here , he defends the workings of Westminster 's controversial lobby system which has been under attack from several newspapers , including The Independent and The Guardian . |
| 19 | The formation of a Franco-German military force had been under discussion for several years , and a 4,000-strong brigade had been agreed in principle in November 1987 [ see p. 35665 ; 35913 ] and started operations in October 1990 [ see p. 38473 ] . |
| 20 | We are struggling tonight to achieve the first tentative step in Britain 's planning , not for two or three years hence , but for the better part of a decade hence , and to achieve at King 's Cross the equivalent of what has been under construction for several years at Lille . |
| 21 | The Wackersdorf reprocessing complex had been under construction for seven years behind barricades . |
| 22 | Jésus Arkautz Arana ( also known as Josu Mondragón ) had been under surveillance for some weeks by the French police , who were hoping they might learn the whereabouts of ETA leader Francisco Múgika Garmendia . |
| 23 | Press reports noted that both sides denied that the Dec. 2 settlement , which had been under negotiation for 18 months , had any connection with the recent releases of US hostages in Lebanon . |
| 24 | A major EC loan which had been under negotiation for some months [ see p. 37968 ] was approved on Feb. 25 , 1991 , but was conditional on the implementation of economic measures corresponding to those outlined in the adjustment programme . |
| 25 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 26 | The offences were of varying degrees of gravity and the appellants have been given different release dates under the statutory provisions which have been under examination in these appeals . |
| 27 | It was refused , and by mid-January Grobbelaar , who has been with Liverpool for nine years , was again Dalglish 's first choice . |
| 28 | George Phillips ( 56 ) is non-family but has been with Palatine for 16 years . |
| 29 | She had , by then , been with Virgin for six years , and brought the company much success , in particular during a time of economic crisis for Virgin . |
| 30 | Rachel Douglas ( left ) has been with Sekers for 19 years and Diane Madine for 17 years . |