Example sentences of "have been [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the triple junctions identified in Africa , including those along the continental margin as well as those in the interior , have variously evolved by spreading along one , two or all three rift arms , the most common sequence has been for one arm to remain inactive and form an aulacogen , with spreading occurring along the other two ( Fig. 4.13 ) . |
| 2 | I ordered Andrew one , Andrew has been after one for a long time . |
| 3 | Every goalkicker hits a periodic trough and more than once over the last 12 months ‘ Noddy ’ has been within one unsuccessful kick of handing over to the New South Wales fullback Marty Roebuck . |
| 4 | My aim has been in one respect identical to Paley 's aim . |
| 5 | I 'd been on one of these trips before and the weather had been brilliant . |
| 6 | All about how terrible we 'd been to one of the new teachers , how you could understand some of the other classes doing that , but not us , and you banged the desk so hard all the books fell off and we fell about laughing , and you had to laugh too , you could n't keep a straight face . |
| 7 | But one , one of the coloured chaps where Tasha works said he was he 'd been to one of these Blind Dates , he was on but we have n't come across him yet have we ? |
| 8 | ‘ But he seemed genuinely interested , particularly when I told him I 'd been round one of the stations on a Come & See tour . |
| 9 | We used we used to have someone who we used to know who 'd been in one of the big houses . |
| 10 | Well it would have been at one time . |
| 11 | He must have been on one or other of them every night , in weather much like this , all through that last summer of his life . |
| 12 | He saw a vast patch of blood and guessed that the ship must have been in one of the many petty skirmishes which took place at sea , for ships of various nations , Norway , Denmark , England , Scotland and France used these waters for fishing , trade and piracy . |
| 13 | Most of the people who were in the street at that time would have been in one or other of the pubs , but do n't forget that the harbour is full of craft of all sorts and there are sure to have been people aboard some of them . ’ |
| 14 | She must have been in one of those baskets in the back of the car , Ruth supposed . |
| 15 | It is said to have been at one time the world 's largest spinning mill under one roof . |
| 16 | Before the jury was sworn the judge was asked to hear evidence from two of the prosecution witnesses on the existence and whereabouts of evidence believed to have been at one time in existence and of relevance to the case and possible use to the Defence . |
| 17 | The fourteen-gallon tank had been about one quarter full of fuel , and both it and a second partially-filled tank were each found to contain over a quarter of a pint of water , the result of condensation forming in the tanks over a six-day period . |
| 18 | She had been to one of their meetings , and was even more confirmed not only in the conviction that they were right , but that her own group should get involved in trying to organise women to campaign for wages for housework . |
| 19 | He had been on one knee , but had risen to " attention " and then fallen , expiring without a word or groan , or any valedictory comments whatsoever . |
| 20 | I had been on one of these camps before so I thought that I knew what to expect . |
| 21 | Well she had been on one or two things , not a lot on the television but er , we . |
| 22 | Labelled ‘ bankrupt ’ the whole family which had been at one with their neighbours found themselves set apart . |
| 23 | It had been at one time , going back over a hundred and fifty years , it had been what they called a combination poorhouse . |
| 24 | She had been at one of the best State schools in England , where she would still be , no doubt , but for what Toby had heard referred to as an Incident . |
| 25 | I am sure that if he had been with one of the stronger or more glamorous clubs at the time , his name would now be held in respect by a far wider clientele than those relatively few of us who were privileged to see him play his heart out for Crystal Palace . |
| 26 | It was awkward , too , from the sales point of view , that Richard had been aboard one of these barges when he got knocked over the head . |
| 27 | The call had been for Hank , and had been from one of his classmates , who said that he just wanted to inquire how Hank was . |
| 28 | ‘ They had been against one another for a long time . |
| 29 | I 've been to one |
| 30 | After all we 've been to one another in the past … ’ |