Example sentences of "'ve [been] [verb] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've been writing to each other for eight years but had never met until this year . |
| 2 | I 've been tied to older people , my father … riveted to him . |
| 3 | ‘ So I 've been turning to simpler guitars , guitars that limit you , but that limit you in interesting ways . |
| 4 | Prisoners at Gloucester apparently became bored translating school textbooks — now they 've been switched to teenage adventure stories — to the delight of the pupils . |
| 5 | During the Christmas and Easter holidays for as long as I can remember , I 've been going to assorted relatives and friends , but in the long , summer months I 've always gone home . |
| 6 | I 've been going to Glorious Goodwood for twenty years — and invariably play golf while I 'm there . |
| 7 | Somehow we 've been transported to another world . ’ |
| 8 | All I 've been introduced to that bloke as Sally 's friend ! |
| 9 | And we 've been saying to Chief Executives , if you ca n't get the profit or you ca n't get the sales , well at least concentrate on trying to , trying to get the cash , get the debtors in , that kind of thing . |
| 10 | And then , immediately , I said to myself , well , you 've been saying to these men [ his captors ] ‘ When you 're in a tight corner , renounce violence ’ . |
| 11 | He said , ‘ Listen , I 've been married to three actresses and if you want a career , I will send you merrily on your way . |
| 12 | If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method . |
| 13 | I 've been used to domestic chores and looking after children all my adult life . ’ |