Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [pers pn] have been [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not necessary for him to know that she 'd been a widow for years . |
| 2 | Women who I had attacked for bringing up boy children wanted to know if it had been an immaculate conception or simply parthenogenesis , and what was I going to do with it if it were a boy ? |
| 3 | She was the first dog that I got to know and I 've been a sucker for them ever since . |
| 4 | The women accused of murdering Linda Ann McMullen , 30 , then tried an elaborate charade to suggest that she had been the victim of a sex attack by a man , it was alleged at Mold Crown Court . |
| 5 | Perhaps she had begun to realise that she had been the victim of an unhappy marriage , rather than simply the cause of one . |
| 6 | Why did it hurt to learn that it had been the machinations of others that had brought them together this time ? |
| 7 | But I have to say that they 've been the major percent of them er we think if only they would knuckle down to it they would do it . |
| 8 | Was this the point at which to say that I had been a professional actress for over thirty years and was well aware of the mechanics etc ? |
| 9 | To her amazement he took this like a lamb , and then had the effrontery to say that it had been a pleasure working with a businesswoman like her , and if there was anything else he could help her with , she only had to ask ! |
| 10 | In concluding , I would just like to say that it has been a very great honour to be invited here tonight to The William of Orange Memorial Hall , Belfast , as guest speaker at The Independent Shopkeeper of the Year Awards . |
| 11 | To say that it has been the poorer for it is not to denigrate the work that was done . |
| 12 | When anyone suggests , as people will , that they have done a great thing for Anna , Tony and Christine are quick to reply that it has been a great thing , also , for them . |