Example sentences of "been [prep] [noun] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been off work for several days and Lovebird had kept her in bed and fed her chicken soup from the stove . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is also suggested that experiential learning associated with employment may have been of value to these students . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She herself has been under attack in several ways already and needs our prayers daily . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ] . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've been with Aurora for several years as her Girl Friday , and now you work at the club as her assistant . ’ |
| 16 | One man who has been with science for many years now — and his experience certainly tells — is Mick Rhodes , whose new series of QED began last week . |
| 17 | It is probable that a maypole tradition had already been in existence for many years , if not centuries . |
| 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 Village Trust is a respected body which has been in existence for many years . |
| 20 | Group savings schemes and such like which have been in existence for many years . |
| 21 | English Estates had been in existence for some years , but its traditional role had been factory building and commercial development on green field sites with 5,000 factories and offices on 508 estates . |
| 22 | The EGBT have been in existence for some years and have proved themselves a respectable and reliable organisation with several completed projects to their credit . |
| 23 | June Bascome has been in contact with several areas and Kent , Essex , Surrey and London have each promised to supply the manning power for one of the days . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | According to Mr Carson , the professor had taken his degree at Oxford , but he had been in America for several years now . |
| 26 | Describing the plight of Somali children , it explains : ’ Many of them have not been in school for several years when they arrive in this country ’ . |
| 27 | The stop has been in position for many years and is provided for within the parking arrangements and controls within the area . |
| 28 | And so the incredible growth of government throughout this century has been in response to all kinds of problems : economic insecurity , unemployment , declining industries , poverty , natural monopolies , external costs , pollution , inflation . |
| 29 | Llewelyn had been in council for several hours , and was no less weary ; nevertheless , he saw the labour and pain with which Owen bent his knee to him , and reached to take him up before he could complete his reverence . |
| 30 | If we consider the environment in the broadest sense , much monitoring of it has been in progress for many years and by an enormous diversity of organizations in the UK ; these include the DoE , the Forestry Commission , the Nature Conservancy , the Health and Safety Executive , local authorities , the component members of the Natural Environment Research Council ( such as the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology and the British Antarctic Survey ) , individuals or research groups in academia , the CEGB , the Friends of the Earth , and UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development ( CEED ) ( 1989 ) . |