Example sentences of "been in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 2 | There must be armies of males squirming uncomfortably at the breakfast table , feeling they 've been in a similar movie . |
| 3 | If she had been in a similar position she would also have called on the nearest colleague . |
| 4 | Indeed it could be argued that ever since the 1960s when inclusive charter holidays began to ‘ take-off ’ the United Kingdom industry has been in a continued state of flux . |
| 5 | However he considered that Vial ‘ was a man of such good natural abilities that when his mind was at ease , he had so much application that his deficiencies , had he lived , might have been in a great measure made up ’ . |
| 6 | For more than a year now , that masterpiece of engineering and sculpture , the great Peterhof cascade ( 1714–21 ) consisting of 279 sculptures and sixty-five fountains , has been in a critical condition . |
| 7 | I only ask this question because devotees of this composer have probably never been in a better position to acquire a good cross-section of his output on disc . |
| 8 | And greater success at wealth creation has also meant that we have been in a better position to provide practical help to those that need it . |
| 9 | The communists had never been in a better position than they were in in , in nineteen forty eight , the civil war was , was clearly going in their favour erm they were to achieve power within eighteen months and at precisely the point where they had everything going for them , they are adopting the most moderate policy . |
| 10 | It suffices to say that under it , once black Rhodesians had acquired a sizeable number of seats , but far less than a majority , they would have been in a powerful position to form a coalition with any breakaway group of whites . |
| 11 | Proving ignorance of facts that one might or might not have known is impossible , unless one has been in a well-documented coma . |
| 12 | Disney has been in a protracted dispute with contractors over costings . |
| 13 | As anyone who has n't been in a media-induced coma over the last ten years knows , her trite ditties are irrelevant to the story — IM |
| 14 | Anyway , I 've not been in a black cab in years . |
| 15 | Fourteen per cent of the sample had been in a mental hospital at some point . |
| 16 | To find a job he had to hide the fact that he had been in a mental hospital . |
| 17 | The Midland Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology is the only centre in the United Kingdom able to provide such a pioneering operation which is only available through the N.H.S. If Mr. Thorpe had not been in a fortunate position of being able to register with a G.P. in a different Health Authority , he would not have had his operation . |
| 18 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 19 | If he had been in a sorry state , if he had needed anything , then she could have helped him , perhaps eventually told him . |
| 20 | They 've not been in a flat |
| 21 | Today , closer to Clapton ( geographically ) than he 's been in a long while , Anthony Newley is relishing the chance to prove he 's still up to a tough dramatic performance eight shows a week and , to follow , he has plans for a musicalised Richard III . |
| 22 | Why she was here , she could n't imagine ; but her head was clearer than it had been in a long time , which meant that she must have gone for some hours without any kind of an injection . |
| 23 | She had no wish to hurt Anna and besides , how could she complain when the truth was that she was happier here at the palazzo than she 'd been in a long time ? |
| 24 | ‘ The Haven has been in a right uproar since the power failure , I can tell you . |
| 25 | Yes , we had the Labour candidate knocking on our door yesterday and I think John must of been in a right foul mood , cos he he says come in and talk to me |
| 26 | All morning he had been in a strange , erratic mood and as the car began to bump its way off down the track Tug felt a great lightening of his spirits . |
| 27 | He took himself off , illogically cursing Emily Groundwater ; if it had not been for her he would have been in a warm bed , with Bible Willie breathing beside him . |
| 28 | But I do not think any traveller has ever been in a worse situation than I was then . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been in a dark place , ’ he murmured . |
| 30 | ‘ They helped him many a time to keep his head above water or else we should have been in a poor way . ’ |