Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been so [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been so thirsty for the last hour , I could n't be bothered to go and find a drink . |
| 2 | I 've been so afraid for so long that you 'd never care for me … |
| 3 | The reason she 'd been so reluctant for Alexander Vass to leave had had nothing to do with the man himself . |
| 4 | It is why you have been so successful for us abroad . |
| 5 | It has been so rewarding for me to read about the happiness and freedom from the prison of obesity that is now enjoyed by so many . |
| 6 | It had been so long for her she was like a dam waiting to burst . |
| 7 | You know that , ’ she replied , and discovered that Travis , more interested in his love-life than hers , wanted to talk about Rosemary and how much he missed seeing her and the fact that he had been so lonesome for her that he 'd phoned her flat several times yesterday evening and , receiving no reply , had realised she must still be at her parents ' home . |
| 8 | When Edith had met Joss Campbell a few years later he had been so glad for her , because Joss was older than Edith and was more than a match for Nancy . |
| 9 | I think I 'll stick with Lulu — I 'm not superstitious but it 's been so good for me up until now that I 'm not going to throw it away . |
| 10 | It 's been so dreary for you in the last couple of weeks . |
| 11 | I wish he would walk , he 's been so heavy for me to carry . |