Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've been [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And I said to myself , I 've been under a boss |
2 | ‘ I was thinking that whenever I 've been into a student 's flat there was a different atmosphere … a lot of things pinned up on the walls , for instance posters mostly … ’ |
3 | ‘ I 've been through a lot of stuff because of it . |
4 | I 've been at a desk for years ; I want no more of it and I told them . |
5 | But since then I 've been on a unit of tropical forestry in Oxford Forestry Institute , and I 've been travelling regularly , almost yearly since I 've been there . |
6 | I phoned me friend up you know and erm on Friday and asked and she said you do n't sound very well , I said I 've got a headache I said I 've had a headache every , cos I 've been on a diet and she turned round and said , she said you know she says it 's funny she says erm , you know what 's with us , what 's it with ? |
7 | you know er , it 's funny since I 've been on a diet er , it is , I must be getting , now where |
8 | You know it 's funny when I 've been up when I 've been on a diet , I mean smelling , smoked out , smoked out on the house |
9 | There are traps you can fall into if you do too much television — although I 've been on a lot since '89 , I do tend to turn most things down . |
10 | Well I 've been on a ship and I 'm not very well ! |
11 | Just even I 've been for a wee ! |
12 | It 's the first time I 've been to a game of footie in a Porsche , and it will probably be the last , but it was fun , and added to the enjoyment of another thoroughly enjoyable day out Leeds watching . |
13 | I 've been to a fire where there was a huge black cloud coming out of a , a flat |
14 | ‘ I 've been to a party in the village of Sutton , and I 'm on my way home . ’ |
15 | Whereas er I 've been to a meeting where , you know well , will you come and speak ? |
16 | Every time I 've been to a wedding and people in cravats are all the same . |
17 | I 've always been skiing with my parents , so I 've been to America to visit friends , and that 's not been like sightseeing , or something , and I just have n't been anywhere , and erm , I mean , I suppose I 've been to a lot more countries than a lot of people who 've , you know , there 's a lot of people who have n't |
18 | I 've been round a couple times thank you been up there ages ! |
19 | And I 've been after a zither for a long long time |
20 | However , ever since an incident with a chicken which resulted in a bald-arsed chicken and a dog with a mouthful of feathers , I 've kept him on a lead whenever I 've been near a farmyard . |
21 | So that was the time I 've been before a recorder . |
22 | And he said : ‘ I 've been in a state of panic on a snooker table at various times during the past two or three years because I knew I was n't playing well . |
23 | Hey , I 've been in a Streaks and Tips recovery programme for many years . ’ |
24 | I 've been in a sauna in London I belong to a health club there . |
25 | I wo n't the amount of times I 've I 've been in a car or something , where fucking jump on the brakes ! |
26 | I 've been in a boat . ’ |
27 | ‘ You 've been through a lot , ’ nodded the Doctor . |
28 | ‘ You 've been under a lot of pressure recently . |
29 | If you 've been to a puppy party you 'll know how much fun it can be to train your pup in a positive and natural way . |
30 | Well you 've been to a singing one . |