Example sentences of "they have been [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew they 'd been on the verge of drawing at least a little closer to each other , yet she had been the one to ruin the opportunity . |
| 2 | They 'd let him resign , just when they 'd been on the point of sacking him . |
| 3 | They 'd been for a meal and they came to the flat and they rung us to say they were there . |
| 4 | Cos they 'd been for a meal on the way as well ! |
| 5 | They 'd been to the hospital , and they 'd been over the flat so I said to them well pop the blankets on and come over here then and have your supper and go back . |
| 6 | Erm that probably because they 'd been at the bottom so long , er it did n't appear that there was |
| 7 | They 'd been to the hospital , and they 'd been over the flat so I said to them well pop the blankets on and come over here then and have your supper and go back . |
| 8 | Half the drivers surveyed said they 'd been in a skid … most reckon they can handle one |
| 9 | Unlike the other actors — they 'd been in the business much longer than I had — I had no idea what work I could get . |
| 10 | They 'd been in the cafe for over thirty minutes now , with only the sound of a fruit machine and the loud chattering of a group of youngsters in their late teens for company . |
| 11 | When they 'd been in The Lobster Pot , and afterwards , there had been a tremendous rapport between them . |
| 12 | It was a secret they 'd been in the house . |
| 13 | He said the miners were being asked to accept wages that were even lower than they 'd been before the war and that their working conditions were appalling . |
| 14 | They 've been through a lot . |
| 15 | They 've been through a lot and want to put it behind them . |
| 16 | Neil says he does n't like the swimming and the lakes have been cold while Derek says they 've been through the pain barrier and have had to spend up to ten hours a day in the saddle but they 've had a good back up team … he also jokes that there has n't been a day when he would n't have rather stopped in bed |
| 17 | I spect they 've been to a party . |
| 18 | Well nowadays I do n't know whether you should record this or not , but nowadays erm they 'll not go unless they 've been to the bar or something before that well unfortunately Leslie 's not able to drink now , he ca n't after his operation , he ca n't take , it just upsets him altogether so he ca n't go to the bar and all the rest of the company have been to the bar and they 're in a different mood than what Leslie is , so Leslie 'll just not go , and it just , it 's kind of , cut him off |
| 19 | I do n't think the theatre 's ever been endowed with a great deal of fundings but one or two companies in the town that have been prepared to fund obviously the one that strikes me is Gilbey 's cos the Gilbey bar I mean that was funded and like they 've been over the years they have given money even fact as a sad note cos Gilbey 's have actually demised now erm General Portfolio have actually taken on the role in Harlow of funding many things if you actually look all most things that have sponsored until recently have been sponsored by General Portfolio so they 've been to the fore in er fundering funding . |
| 20 | He says people have been to myself and I know they 've been to the doctor , crying in the surgery over there not being a burial ground , because obviously when one 's loved ones die they wish to have them buried here . |
| 21 | He says people have been to myself and I know they 've been to the doctor , crying in the surgery over there not being a burial ground , because obviously when one 's loved ones die they wish to have them buried here . |
| 22 | Twice they 've been with a cart , and Miss Theda let them take it all without a word said ! ’ |
| 23 | Unless they 've been on a course of laughing pills , no one at the doctor 's will find these jokes in the least funny , and if you laugh at them , we recommend that you see a doctor as quickly as possible since your humour gland has obviously gone mental . |
| 24 | I 'm trying to keep our dogs out of the lounge cos they 've been on the settee that many times |
| 25 | They 've been on the counter a fortnight . |
| 26 | But if China really is now backing peace and free elections , the signs are more hopeful than they 've been for a decade . |
| 27 | time they 've been round the floor and picked up again they 're not that good are they ? |
| 28 | They represent enemy ships sunk by torpedoes , and the crossed guns on the left means they 've been in a surface action — that 'd be when they got the German destroyer — and the dagger below is a special operation . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Wigan will certainly know they 've been in a game . |
| 30 | I expect they 've been in the gallery have n't you ? |