Example sentences of "[pron] have been [adv] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been officially blind for five years when I met Pete at the Guide Dog Centre in Wokingham , Berkshire , ’ Andrew Miles explained . |
| 2 | On one occasion , when playing to a group of Durham University students , I told them that I had been personally responsible for Nelson Mandela 's release , and a tuxedo-clad toff suggested I should n't have bothered . |
| 3 | I 've been too versatile for my own good . ’ |
| 4 | I 've been so thirsty for the last hour , I could n't be bothered to go and find a drink . |
| 5 | I 've been so afraid for so long that you 'd never care for me … |
| 6 | I 've I 've been really housebound for five |
| 7 | No I 've been quite bad for Thursday or Friday |
| 8 | No I 've been quite bad for Thursday or Friday |
| 9 | I have seen frequently over the last year and I have been very grateful for her friendship , not to mention the clothes she has lent me which her daughter has outgrown . |
| 10 | I have a part-time job , but I have been off sick for the last two weeks , because I ca n't keep my mind on it . |
| 11 | I have a part-time job , but I have been off sick for the last two weeks , because I ca n't keep my mind on it . |
| 12 | I HAVE been happily married for five years and we have two children . |
| 13 | I HAVE been happily married for five years and we have two children . |
| 14 | It was thought likely that some substantial Teesdale farmer might buy all three , ranch the land and sell off the house as a weekend cottage — a regrettably common practice which has been partially responsible for the steady depopulation of the Dales , particularly the more isolated places . |
| 15 | Sun could move the manufacture of these parts from Texas Instruments , which began it quite successfully , to Fujitsu Ltd , which has been very anxious for the business . |
| 16 | Sun could move the manufacture of these parts from TI , which began it quite successfully , to Fujitsu , which has been very anxious for the business . |
| 17 | We run a lower sixth form residential summer school for kids , which has been very popular for the past five years . |
| 18 | And then there is underneath the sea bed , which has been very important for the United Kingdom because of the great oil and gas resources which we found and if you had had er more limited erm concepts of the |
| 19 | In Troeltsch , the focusing of attention on ‘ religion ’ which had been so central for Schleiermacher and Liberal Theology is thus intensified to the point where its separation off from Christian theology becomes inevitable . |
| 20 | Knocker had been out that particular night which had been very fortunate for the seaman . |
| 21 | ‘ This time , a far bigger bite was taken and even those which have been relatively stable for a number of years have been damaged . |
| 22 | The last section of the book is devoted to a description of what has been achieved with the telescope and is dedicated to John Bolton , who has been largely responsible for the dish 's successful operation . |
| 23 | Atkinson said : ‘ It 's a blow to lose someone like Shaun , who has been so impressive for us . ’ |
| 24 | The reason she 'd been so reluctant for Alexander Vass to leave had had nothing to do with the man himself . |
| 25 | In the end she 'd been too good for her lowly position . |
| 26 | Completely unaccustomed to the hot , humid air — so wet and steamy that it was almost impossible to breathe properly — she 'd been deeply grateful for the air-conditioning in the apartment which — when it was working properly ! — had kept them all relatively cool . |
| 27 | ‘ When you 've been very independent for a very long time , to depend on somebody else is n't easy , I find . |
| 28 | You 've been very quiet for a long time . ’ |
| 29 | The other one is phone Pete up and tell him that you 've been off sick for a week ca n't play football this week . |
| 30 | She had been quite unprepared for his beauty and his otherness . |