Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , not at all , no I if there 'd been any doubt then I would n't have played , but erm no doubt at all . |
| 2 | I when I 've been ill . |
| 3 | The pure white drifts of snow against the door of the hut convinced me that nobody had been that way recently . |
| 4 | Brand told me that they 'd been friendly from way back and when I leaned on him a bit he admitted that they 'd had a thing going but it had been broken off two or three years ago . ’ |
| 5 | A month ago my bank informed me that it had been obliged to arrest £250 of my money to satisfy a court order obtained by sheriff officers . |
| 6 | She told me that she had been present when Balbinder was tested by the educational psychologist . |
| 7 | When Pat told me that he 'd been pleased with what I 'd said on Day to Day I felt better ; I could n't have coped with his disapproval as well . |
| 8 | I mentioned this to a Fetlar man who used to hunt otters for their pelts , as many crofters did and he could tell me that there had been pale-coated otters in that area for at least fifty years . |
| 9 | Chairman , this is not what we , er , agreed before , and it seems to me that there 's been some re-thinking on this , and I hesitate to say that once again , er , members are trying to face all ways because they do n't want to upset somebody , but the policy that we 've had in the past , had total support at property , and it is , it is a policy that has worked . |
| 10 | She glanced up , met those extraordinary eyes , and saw from the mockery in them that she 'd been right . |
| 11 | He 's had a rotten deal from me and he 's been marvellous about it . |
| 12 | Later a radio interviewer from KQED asked me if I 'd been frightened and I said , truthfully , no , adding that maybe I was just too slow and stupid . |
| 13 | ‘ You ask me if it 's been tough . |
| 14 | After careful consideration I regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful . |
| 15 | ‘ Do you know this is the first time you and I have been alone together , ’ he whispered . |
| 16 | I usually empty them but I 've been busy . |
| 17 | Inwardly I had a sneaking admiration for them because they had been sure that they did n't like the Legion and so had acted directly and left . |
| 18 | The Italians have mae it work for them because they have been able to inject a comfortable , relaxed mood . |
| 19 | one of the nicest things that happened to me since I 've been widowed is having Neil to look after not only is he an exception |
| 20 | ‘ Have you been watching me while I 've been asleep ? ’ she demanded accusingly . |
| 21 | ‘ I told him that it had been great . ’ |
| 22 | Even Roquelaure 's omission to tell him that he 'd been involved in setting up the deal with Iran seemed less mysterious as the Métro train cruised beneath the Paris streets . |
| 23 | If someone had told him that he 'd been angry a moment before , he would 've denied it . |
| 24 | He had told Merymose nothing of his thoughts about Ipuky and Reni — sensing the policeman 's disappointment and mistrust when he told him that he had been able to find out no more than he had himself . |
| 25 | Yet it scorched him that he had been unable to give her that chance himself . |
| 26 | Frankly , it had amazed him that she had been able to ride at all that afternoon , given how wasted she was the previous night , but then she was quite a determined little thing . |
| 27 | Obviously some misshapen warped creation like Alex ; shame flushed heat all through her that she had been willing to give herself to some disgusting pervert . |
| 28 | I told her that I had been involved in one of the IRA attacks when I had been blown up in the Brighton Bomb , and that I had friends and colleagues who had been badly hurt or killed . |
| 29 | This time the red that flooded Folly 's face was of annoyance — until the thought occurred to her that there had been several other sets of serviceable underwear she could have chosen . |
| 30 | As Agnes hurried down the street it came to her that it had been tactless of her to talk about life being dull and with no bright future ; for had they any bright future ? |