Example sentences of "you have been [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've been through a lot , ’ nodded the Doctor . |
| 2 | ‘ You 've been under a lot of pressure recently . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Well you 've been to a singing one . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've been to a lot of trouble over this , Paul , thank you . |
| 6 | Bernard , you 've been to a lot of meetings since we last talked to you , what 's been happening in the speedway world ? |
| 7 | You 've been for a walk eh ? |
| 8 | ‘ You 've been like a YTS trainee for the past millennia . |
| 9 | Now how many of you here have been in situations where you 've been behind a pedal cyclist and you 've been tempted , I 'll not say you 've done it , but you 've been tempted to go past ? |
| 10 | It makes a lot of difference cos if you 've been in a church hall before ! |
| 11 | They always say that if they think you 've been in a fight , although it was still short of chucking-out time . |
| 12 | And you 've been in a scenario where there 's one manager and there 's a few people who are n't in a managing role , but you are actually managers , maybe they 'd like a little reversal , I mean , I think some good things have come out of that , and possibly things that you 'd do better next time . |
| 13 | You look as if you 've been in a concentration camp you do ! and that 's the truth . |
| 14 | ‘ You had been to a play with David ? ’ |
| 15 | You can get wetter than if you had been in a winter shower . |
| 16 | Previously you were entitled to these rights only if you had been in an employer 's scheme for at least five years . |
| 17 | ‘ You have been to a physician , I see . |
| 18 | You have been to a tournament and an auto-da-fé already , and if you had not embarrassed my son by fainting at the latter event you would have been presented to King Sebastian himself . " |
| 19 | If you have been through a divorce , you must have asked yourself , what if I 'd handled things differently ? |
| 20 | You know they 're they 're not just basic idiots but they really do something erm which can be quite fraught , and er there 's no doubt everyone of you have been in a situation created by another road user . |