Example sentences of "[pron] have [been] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ I am not a psychiatrist , but if someone has been through a traumatic experience I have to consider that it could happen . |
| 2 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 3 | I 'd been in a light sleep . |
| 4 | Yes , I know , yes but I mean it 's interesting at lunch time I had a , I had a working lunch with someone and a month after we had finished all the work and stuff , we got on to a whole pile of other things and , and I was talking about some of the -ists and one of the -ists I was talking about was feminism and how I 'd been in an amazing meeting a few weeks ago where you know I used that word and the women , it was all a meeting with women , the women there had absolutely freaked at the use of the word feminism and feminists . |
| 5 | ‘ But now that I 've been on a regular contract at Brookside for the last two years I can afford a season ticket in the stand ! ’ |
| 6 | Well I , when I come back from Stop Hill when I 've been on a long shift till five o'clock , I 'm whacked because their bungalow is so warm |
| 7 | But I 've been on an immense number of statutory instruments upstairs er and everybody says they 're greatly needed , they usually say they 're greatly needed because they want to go out in three or four minutes and ten thirty comes and ten thirty five they 're out . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | I 've been to a Beamish museum |
| 10 | I said so I 've been to a local firm and he said well if you 'd wanted a job we could 've found you one , so I went to the Co-op and I went in the credit , working in the Co-op credit and er went from there to . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been like a little kid . |
| 12 | In fact , he is one of the best professionals I have ever played with — and I 've been around a few years ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've been in a dark place , ’ he murmured . |
| 14 | I have been to a large number of conferences and met many general practitioners , including many from my hon. Friend 's district . |
| 15 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
| 16 | Now it is three months ’ rest and come the start of the 1991 season I 'll be ready to go again , more confident than I have been for a long time . |
| 17 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 18 | I have been through a long period of psychotherapy dealing with this abuse and continue to find internal examinations traumatic . |
| 19 | Every year several of the participants have said to me , ‘ I have been studying in Britain for a year , but this is the first time I have been inside a British home ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ For years I have been in a luxurious situation . |
| 22 | When I arrive somewhere I have been in a previous life , the ground greets me . |
| 23 | Additional proposals include setting up an emergency fund to save buildings or sites for the nation and another for historic gardens ( two proposals which have met with approval ) , and cutting back on conservation grants , principally repair grants made to local authorities , amounting to £9.5 million annually , half of which has been on a pound-for-pound basis . |
| 24 | Next Computer Inc , which has been through a tidy sum already , has gotten further financing : this time a $55m credit line from Canon Inc and another $10m from Steve Jobs himself — both are former investors already . |
| 25 | The new educational framework , which has been through an extensive consultation process with practice committees and the Regions , will replace the current Member Part 1 and 11 examinations and will be phased in from September next year . |
| 26 | Roof trusses , which had been on a two week delivery when we enquired , were three to four weeks delivery when we ordered them . |
| 27 | To the urban dweller , all woods look the same , but in landscape terms we must be careful to distinguish between the wildwood ( the remnant or successor of the natural or semi-natural woodland of Britain — which certainly does not exist anywhere today and probably has not since the Roman period ) and woods which have been to a greater or lesser degree managed for the production of timber and wood ( Fig. 63 ) . |
| 28 | This option allows the user to generate a report of all Design Changes within LIFESPAN which have been in a given state since a specified date . |
| 29 | The 59-year-old , who has been on a hectic 10,000-mile round trip to Buenos Aires , said : ‘ I 've only just woken up and my only plans now are to go to bed . ’ |
| 30 | Despite the fact that unvented hot water cylinders often come with all the components pre-fitted to the hot water cylinder , the Building Regulations require the use of an ‘ Approved Installer ’ — which means someone who has been on a proper training course . |