Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [adv] been [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They probably thought , at that time of the afternoon , that I 'd just been made redundant . |
| 2 | Funny I 'd just been saying that , just been reading a book allegedly written by erm Uri Geller , you know the |
| 3 | ‘ On its own , perhaps not , but I 'd also been told that day that people believed you and an English journalist who lives here , James Cobalt , were making enquiries about drug trafficking . |
| 4 | No , I 'd never been given that option . |
| 5 | Because I 'd always been called skinny . |
| 6 | What you were saying about approachability of lecturers , I 'm not afraid to ask for help , but I am reticent to ask for help more than once on the same thing , because I would hate them to think that I had n't been listening first time round or that I was stupid . |
| 7 | ‘ I had n't been feeling terrific ’ , he went on , ‘ since I got into the hospital . |
| 8 | I had not been counting own goals for more than a few minutes when I heard extraordinary sounds coming from my wardrobe . |
| 9 | If I had not been chasing that gipsy woman I could have gone to the party and chased Leila . ’ |
| 10 | I was not given the run of the pavillon and I took it that , since I had not been extended this facility , I was not welcome to it . |
| 11 | Very disappointed , I went to the Headmistress to ask why I had not been considered suitable . |
| 12 | The timing was opportune because Ned was able to take a year out from his university course ; Matthew had just finished school ; Val got 6 months ’ leave of absence from her job ; and I had just been given early retirement . |
| 13 | I had always been singing energetic music from the time I was just a little girl , and when I started getting songs like Sweet Nothings , I loved those songs , and I wanted to sing them . |
| 14 | And , besides , I had always been told that self-pity was despicable . |
| 15 | I 've already been offered three or four jobs with salary like you know . |
| 16 | I 've not been given any instructions ! |
| 17 | I mean I 've got some indications in er a couple of books I 've got in the car , er but erm again I 've not been asked that question you know , what 's the bullion return , things like that , it 's , it 's a little bit out of the ordinary , but you can find the figures . |
| 18 | I 've just been made redundant after 30 years as an engineer with British Telecom . ’ |
| 19 | I 've just been to see one of our early arrivals in his cabin . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've just been brewing some coffee — I expect you 'd like a cup . |
| 21 | I 've just been watching all that Fields , that chap Fields . |
| 22 | Before Rachel was born I bought about six stretchsuits , and I 've just been given 12 more but I have n't had to spend much on her clothes yet because I 've had so many presents . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've just been given some great news . |
| 24 | I know I should n't talk like this , but Brendan was the best fuck I ever had , and I guess I 've just been feeling guilty towards my family for enjoying it . ’ |
| 25 | All right I 've just been making some notes here . |
| 26 | I 've just been let loose in the big bad world and I 'm scared to death ! |
| 27 | Yes I 've just been told that . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've also been playing these new Chandler guitars . |
| 29 | I 've had some packed lunches which were perfect , but I 've also been sold some horrors . |
| 30 | I 've actually I 've actually been doing some arithmetic while you were talking |