Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [been] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But now that I 've been on a regular contract at Brookside for the last two years I can afford a season ticket in the stand ! ’ |
| 2 | Well I , when I come back from Stop Hill when I 've been on a long shift till five o'clock , I 'm whacked because their bungalow is so warm |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | I 've been to a Beamish museum |
| 5 | I said so I 've been to a local firm and he said well if you 'd wanted a job we could 've found you one , so I went to the Co-op and I went in the credit , working in the Co-op credit and er went from there to . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been like a little kid . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been in a dark place , ’ he murmured . |
| 8 | I have been to a large number of conferences and met many general practitioners , including many from my hon. Friend 's district . |
| 9 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
| 10 | Now it is three months ’ rest and come the start of the 1991 season I 'll be ready to go again , more confident than I have been for a long time . |
| 11 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 12 | I have been through a long period of psychotherapy dealing with this abuse and continue to find internal examinations traumatic . |
| 13 | Every year several of the participants have said to me , ‘ I have been studying in Britain for a year , but this is the first time I have been inside a British home ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 15 | ‘ For years I have been in a luxurious situation . |
| 16 | When I arrive somewhere I have been in a previous life , the ground greets me . |
| 17 | Well you 've been through a mad , I mean |
| 18 | You ca n't help worrying when you 've been through a bad time , but do share your anxieties with your family , and with your doctor , who should be able to reassure you . |
| 19 | You 've been in a bad mood all day . |
| 20 | For example , imagine the situation where you have been on a strict , very low calorie diet for a month or so . |
| 21 | Well we 've never been this place before , but we 've been on a similar do . |
| 22 | We 've been through a lengthy process of planning in paper , and production of lengthy community care plans , very much fine words and aspirations , we now need to bring er , er , the future means , especially in the context of resource constraint , means actually bringing the money alongside the proposals . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , and the reason we 've got no morals is that for a long time ( 150 years ) we 've been at a loose end . ' |
| 24 | For some time we 've been in a false position and our two games against Birmingham have confirmed this . |
| 25 | We have been through a ghastly situation , and I hope that some good can come of it . |
| 26 | McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent . |
| 27 | We have been on a high speed , yeah . |
| 28 | we 'll see , they 've been outside a little while , so |
| 29 | But some times when I when people tell me that they 've been in a certain environment . |
| 30 | There must be armies of males squirming uncomfortably at the breakfast table , feeling they 've been in a similar movie . |