Example sentences of "[Wh adv] i have [been] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please recall how I 've been penned in a sanctum on a planet for most of my days . |
| 2 | I told him again how I had been reinforced in my belief that , whereas Germany seemed intent on war , Italy , while verbally identifying herself with the Axis , would clutch at any straw to evade participation , and that our policy should be to keep her out of it with every means in our power . |
| 3 | You ca n't imagine how I have been aching for you … |
| 4 | Minny : one day when I 'd been gushing about her dress when she was going out to a dance . |
| 5 | I tried to remember when I 'd been held like that before , and by whom . |
| 6 | One Saturday evening , when I had been apprenticed to Joe for four years , he and I were sitting in the pub , with some of the villagers , listening to Mr Wopsle . |
| 7 | My first appearance had been in the Junior Indoor Championships the previous year , when I had been eliminated in the heats . |
| 8 | i found myself in the same place where I 'd been wounded in Easter , 1917 . |
| 9 | ‘ I fancied a change of scene from London where I 'd been working with the Bank of England in-house catering team ’ she said . |
| 10 | Irena produced a suit from somewhere — I had nothing appropriate to wear and the Czechs dress up to go out — and on a cold wet evening Miroslav , who once behind his bassoon could n't stop smiling , dragged me in off Red Army Square where I 'd been waiting under an umbrella watching a group of Czech soldiers trying to stand up , and escorted me up to the balcony of the Fucik Hall to watch the performance . |
| 11 | In France , where I have been working for two years , the government understands the need for cultural things . |
| 12 | And you say oh , about ninety eight , that 's why I 've been seen for , and you say come with me . |
| 13 | That 's why I 've been punished through his death . |
| 14 | That 's why I 've been delayed in getting over to see you . |
| 15 | ‘ Angel , ’ she said , ‘ do you know why I 've been running after you ? |
| 16 | Of course , I had no idea whether these ladies were right or wrong , but the revelation of fragments of past lives helped me come to terms with my true nature , and to understand why I had been troubled in the past . |
| 17 | ‘ The revelation of these fragments of past lives helped me to come to terms with my true nature , and to understand why I had been troubled in the past . ’ |
| 18 | I began to forget why I 'd been attracted to him in the first place . ’ |
| 19 | I 'm not quite sure why I have been summoned to the Home Office . " |