Example sentences of "[pron] have been [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only have your reports been first-lass but I have been particularly pleased that you were able to establish and maintain such good relations with the girl 's family and with the police . |
| 2 | And I have been particularly inspired by this : I was impressed that many of us say that " Few understand a philosophical rhetor , and many understand rustic speech " . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been slightly , and I emphasise the slightly , intrigued to know how you would proceed with your seduction . ’ |
| 4 | In both British Coal and British Steel I have been enormously impressed by the ability and dedication of my colleagues , particularly when one recognises the totally inadequate rewards they receive in comparison with their opposite numbers in the private sector . |
| 5 | I do n't know which is most unlikely , but after studying in Louisiana , and spending a ghastly summer and a magical Christmas in New York , I have been savagely bitten by the travel bug , while writing the novel has become a way of life . ’ |
| 6 | I have been indecently assaulted by many a wise old family physician in my time : the passion for mammary examination — which has saved almost no lives at all over the past few years , it now appears-has been fomented and encouraged by male doctors . |
| 7 | As is my usual practice , I pruned the first year 's growth back hard to produce several stems instead of just one , and I have been well rewarded for my efforts . |
| 8 | So good was his work , so fulfilling of my ambitions , that I have been well content to let my narrative in this book play second fiddle to his excellent photographs . |
| 9 | I have been studeously avoiding doing my work for the last few hours . |
| 10 | I have been on , you know with |
| 11 | I have been on at Desmond about it , as a matter of fact , which I suppose is what she wanted . |
| 12 | The best flight I have been on was in the black cessna . |
| 13 | ‘ It is the greatest up after the lowest down — it is the biggest rollercoaster I have been on in my life . ’ |
| 14 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 15 | I HAVE been completely bowled over by everyone 's generosity and good wishes . |
| 16 | Mr Pink said : ‘ I have been completely and utterly vindicated . |
| 17 | Six days later he wrote : ‘ In common with many other persons , I have been completely deceived . |
| 18 | Thank you that the painful experiences I have been through are no surprise to you . |
| 19 | And he admitted : ‘ I know it is going to be a hard slog for me to get back , but after what I have been through I 'm not bothered how hard it is going to be . |
| 20 | After what I have been through I have changed my mind completely . ’ |
| 21 | I do not want another family to go through what I have been through . |
| 22 | It 's not simply a matter of defying conventions although I admit I have been strictly brought up and I think it would break my parents ’ hearts if ever they came to know I was living with a man who was not my husband . |
| 23 | So far in this judgment I have been principally concerned to explain why , as it seems to me , the court has not only the power but the inescapable responsibility of deciding , in that specific context , what is to be done in the interests of her welfare . |
| 24 | I now realize just how much I have been professionally sustained , over many years , by his example and how much I learnt from his convictions . |
| 25 | ‘ To begin with , I have been effectively two short on my team throughout my time here . ’ |
| 26 | All right , I daresay you do n't — but there 's no need to snap , I have been pretty well at the end of my tether . |
| 27 | As Sean will testify I have been pretty anti Strachan in the past especially when he was still playing when obviously suffering from his back trouble . |
| 28 | ‘ I have been shamefully beguiled and deceived . |
| 29 | No , but I have been stoically quoting your figures to defend Leeds against the baiting I 've had on the basis of the MOTD footage that everyone seems to have seen . |
| 30 | I think that is where I have been today . ’ |