Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] 've been [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So I 've been grieving for him . ’ |
| 2 | Yes er erm my instructions are that all persons are accounted for in the premises and er once they 've been accounted for er then it was safe for other officers , i.e the C I D or Superintendent to go to that yes and they would not have been allowed in had I not received instructions that the house was secure and all persons accounted for . |
| 3 | Get a bit of sympathy cos I 've been asked for eight by you . |
| 4 | Because we 've been talking for a while so had time for it to evaporate . |
| 5 | They 'd be secondhand shoes because they 've been worn for three days . |
| 6 | you know , he 's that sort of bloke , he 's a very nice bloke and he 's got a heart of gold and he 's saved us no end of the money ai n't he , since I 've been working for him ? |
| 7 | ‘ But I am a bit disappointed that while we 've been appealing for new directors nobody from the town has come forward . ’ |
| 8 | In the end , the quacks and medicine men were left with that strange , disembodied feeling you get when you 've been talking for several minutes to someone who is n't there . |
| 9 | That as they 've been made redundant , as they 've been victimized for trade union activity possibly , we then as a union decide that they can not stand for office ? |