Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as health and safety is concerned , Les Bell , Scottish region director and head of the UK professional and financial division of Sedgwick , said , ‘ directors have been personally in the firing line for some time ’ . |
| 2 | At the same time problems have been much in evidence . |
| 3 | On other occasions committees have been generally in support of government action but have urged that it be undertaken more vigorously : the Defence Committee has been critical of the Ministry of Defence when it has spent less than the sums provided in the annual estimates . |
| 4 | ‘ You bastards have been over in France for the past three months , sitting in the sunshine and screwing all those French bints . ’ |
| 5 | Protesters have been out in force as the council makes its second attempt to set its annual budget . |
| 6 | Terrorism , from whatever source , is the enemy of democracy and its evil forces have been out in strength in recent days . |
| 7 | The great Da Ponte operas have been constantly in the international repertory since the early years of the century ( with the exception of Così fan tutte , which finally came back into its own in the 1950s ) ; while the lesser-known ones such as Idomeneo and La clemenza di Tito are now taking their place alongside their more familiar stable-mates . |
| 8 | Ever since Kevin Costner delighted impressionable audiences with Dances With Wolves , feathers , beads and tepees have been unusually in demand in Tinseltown . |
| 9 | Despite differences of emphasis between different unions , union policies have been overwhelmingly in favour of technological change , while at the same time seeking increased involvement in the process of change to " maximise the benefits and minimise the costs " of such changes . |
| 10 | For the last fortnight some prisoners have been here in person . |
| 11 | For the last three days ten novice sailors have been out in the Western Approaches , sailing in winds of 40 knots or more through occasional sleet showers . |