Example sentences of "that have been [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was like an old car that had been around in the neighbourhood for a long time , loaned out among your friends , used and passed on , so that when it got to you in your time , you knew what you were getting . |
| 2 | He had realised it before she had , and somehow the sympathy that had been briefly in those blue eyes , that she had mistaken for some sort of liking , was far more disturbing than his hard , cool look . |
| 3 | The child who opened the door to him was the one that had been out in the fields with his father . |
| 4 | The men at the headman 's house decided , on behalf of the village , that every dog that had been out in the night , possibly taking part in the fight and helping bring down the rabid dog , would have to be killed : and all bitches on heat , whether they 'd been inside or out , must also be killed . |
| 5 | We joined the group that had been out in sleet and gales in December , hoping to experience a typical day 's training . |