Example sentences of "[pron] have been [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes I have been here until 1.00 a.m. or 2.00 a.m. in the morning when they have the gigs . |
| 2 | ‘ I have been most of all impressed by the contention that removal to such an area would be damaging to the morale of journalists . ’ |
| 3 | I have been around to all of them , most of the shops in the town and we will be patrolling all the time . |
| 4 | I have been around to all of them , most of the shops in the town and we will be patrolling all the time . |
| 5 | Erm on the audit side both Karen and I have been round to all the branches in order to deal with our old equipment . |
| 6 | These are all approaches which have been around for some time — in the case of the perennial philosophy a very long time — and while , no doubt , they have a great deal to contribute , it is surely probable that the impulse for any paradigm shift will come from an unseen direction . |
| 7 | Those of us who have been here since 1987 have a sense of fortune in being involved in the tremendous and dramatic changes in the world scene , which are reflected in the Gracious Speech . |
| 8 | But such was the surge of support for South Africa , who have been out of international rugby for eight years , that in the end only Wales , it is understood , voted against . |
| 9 | When you have been up for half an hour on a normal working day , how do you feel ? |
| 10 | You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably . |
| 11 | We have been here under many governments since 1971 and will continue to be here under many more , ’ the Salomon spokesman said . |
| 12 | We have been here since 1986 and during that time the town has gone completely down the pan . ’ |
| 13 | He added : ‘ We have been here since 1986 but it has been used as a guest house since 1965 . |
| 14 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 15 | We have been there for 20 years . |
| 16 | What we did was we based our forecast , which I think Mr raised that point , we based our forecast on the admissions that we did at the Department of Social Security and I 'm glad to say that we have been significantly under that level and partly I think because er we 've had people who have genuinely diverted into home care and who 've been able to which is why we 've put the pressure on home care and on the occupational therapy services and partly because erm the , there were some inappropriate admissions I must say that . |
| 17 | They have been around since Egyptian times , which makes them one of our oldest decorating materials . |
| 18 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 19 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 20 | The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences . |
| 21 | They have been out for fifteen minutes . |
| 22 | They have been there since last week . |
| 23 | The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time . |
| 24 | This year has been hard work for us , and for our trainees , some of whom have been away from formal education for some time . |
| 25 | ‘ Some of us have been up since six-thirty and I like to read . |