Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [been] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback …
2 I 'd been in a light sleep .
3 Yes , I know , yes but I mean it 's interesting at lunch time I had a , I had a working lunch with someone and a month after we had finished all the work and stuff , we got on to a whole pile of other things and , and I was talking about some of the -ists and one of the -ists I was talking about was feminism and how I 'd been in an amazing meeting a few weeks ago where you know I used that word and the women , it was all a meeting with women , the women there had absolutely freaked at the use of the word feminism and feminists .
4 ‘ 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 ! ’
5 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
6 But I 've been on an immense number of statutory instruments upstairs er and everybody says they 're greatly needed , they usually say they 're greatly needed because they want to go out in three or four minutes and ten thirty comes and ten thirty five they 're out .
7 ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’
8 I 've been to a Beamish museum
9 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 .
10 I 've been like a little kid .
11 In fact , he is one of the best professionals I have ever played with — and I 've been around a few years ! ’
12 I 've been in a dark place , ’ he murmured .
13 I have been to a large number of conferences and met many general practitioners , including many from my hon. Friend 's district .
14 But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’
15 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 .
16 A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’
17 I have been through a long period of psychotherapy dealing with this abuse and continue to find internal examinations traumatic .
18 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 ’ .
19 ‘ 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 .
20 ‘ For years I have been in a luxurious situation .
21 When I arrive somewhere I have been in a previous life , the ground greets me .
22 A spokeswoman there said last night : ‘ She has been through a terrible ordeal .
23 She has been through an awful lot , ’ says Ann .
24 In July 1944 Attlee presented a paper on ‘ Foreign Policy and the Flying Bomb ’ , which pointed out that it would henceforth be impossible for Britain to rely upon the English Channel as a defence against her enemies : From our point of view , Norway , Denmark , Holland and France are necessary outposts of Britain and , in as much as Britain is now as she has been for a hundred years a shield for the U.S. , outposts of America as well .
25 In twenty-four hours she has been on a whistle-stop tour of three countries .
26 Rachel suddenly felt she 'd been through an emotional wringer .
27 She had no wish to hurt Anna and besides , how could she complain when the truth was that she was happier here at the palazzo than she 'd been in a long time ?
28 Well you 've been through a mad , I mean
29 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 .
30 You 've been in a bad mood all day .
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