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

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1 I have been to a large number of conferences and met many general practitioners , including many from my hon. Friend 's district .
2 But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’
3 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 .
4 A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’
5 I have been through a long period of psychotherapy dealing with this abuse and continue to find internal examinations traumatic .
6 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 ’ .
7 ‘ 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 .
8 ‘ For years I have been in a luxurious situation .
9 When I arrive somewhere I have been in a previous life , the ground greets me .
10 For example , imagine the situation where you have been on a strict , very low calorie diet for a month or so .
11 We have been to a few other Holiday sites/parks , but none came up to the standard of HIGHFIELD HOLIDAY PARK .
12 We have been through a ghastly situation , and I hope that some good can come of it .
13 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 .
14 We have been on a high speed , yeah .
15 And greater success at wealth creation has also meant that we have been in a better position to provide practical help to those that need it .
16 My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time .
17 For nominal Christians it is perhaps only the third time they have been at a religious service ; the other two being their baptism and marriage .
18 They have been through an unsettling time and are finding it difficult to readjust .
19 Research into technological innovation has generally assumed that although shifts have occurred they have been within a stable organisational framework .
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