Example sentences of "[been] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Referring to an automobile accident which seriously injured his son in 1989 , he stated that his family had " been through a lot in the last two years " and that they were " more important than politics and personal ambition " . |
| 32 | The poor darling had been through a lot and could n't be expected to … well , she was sure Melissa would understand how he must be feeling . |
| 33 | They 've been through a lot . |
| 34 | look , look you 're you 're you 're a guy that 's been through a lot . |
| 35 | They 've been through a lot and want to put it behind them . |
| 36 | Never having been aboard a ship before , she found she had a natural liking for the sea life : she suffered no seasickness at all , and as João had sent an excellent chef to cook her meals , she dined well and developed a taste for the green wine of Portugal . |
| 37 | Here in Scotland I 'm old enough to get married without my parent 's permission , and have been for a year . |
| 38 | Britain 's Jackie Stewart carried on where Clark left off and , had it not been for a decision to retire early , could have dominated the sport longer than he did , and could well have added to his collection of three world titles . |
| 39 | She would have recovered some of her old high spirits if it had not been for a bout of measles and turning more and more to alcohol . |
| 40 | Have you ever been for a tour around a busy airport ? |
| 41 | During my blue period my life also seemed to become a lot more structured than it had been for a while . |
| 42 | them two have not been for a while so they 've crossed off so , you have another |
| 43 | then that and he just bring me pack of cards you know er but er that 's how it 's been for a while you know if I thought well being a sh that that 's now we 've done it it 's a pity we 've not got , mind you I mean it can go potty again in a few years . |
| 44 | She said she had n't been for a while and erm then she said they did n't really know , they wondered how she was gon na get on in the water . |
| 45 | Well the window cleaner 's not been for a while has he ? |
| 46 | The Flying Scot would probably have made the move before now — if it had n't been for a pact Laughton made when he left Widnes sixteen months ago . |
| 47 | I was just gon na say , some sometimes , I have n't been for a bit mind you , oh , well the last time I went , sometimes I go to Wales to Blaenau Ffestiniog or to congregation |
| 48 | That 'll be nice cos we have n't been for a bit have we ? |
| 49 | But we had nobody been for a couple of times , now . |
| 50 | The 1480s show an average comparable with the 1430s , although this figure is probably depressed by the bad years of 1482 and 1483 in the latter year prices were higher than they had been for a century , and wages did not rise proportionately . |
| 51 | It was brought home to Charles for the first time how much of a strain the last weeks must have been for a girl of her age . |
| 52 | One afternoon after they had been for a swim together , Sycorax said , as Ariel took her on her back again , grunting for the old woman had grown so much heavier , it seemed , since her immersion , ‘ You are having the red man 's child . ’ |
| 53 | His damp hair was slicked back as if he 'd recently been for a swim or taken a shower . |
| 54 | But if China really is now backing peace and free elections , the signs are more hopeful than they 've been for a decade . |
| 55 | Nader Nadirpur came home late having been for a drive along the Bois de Boulogne to calm his nerves after a particularly bad day . |
| 56 | The sky was clearer than it had been for a week , and massive , but hardly elegant , Storskarfjell stood out like a white tent . |
| 57 | She had consulted an astrologer once before , even if it had only been for a lark , so why not consult another one now ? |
| 58 | These ranged from switching to Highers in non-science subjects when the original intention had been SCE/GCE science to a degree in building and surveying when the original application had been for a place on an access course in science and technology . |
| 59 | Just even I 've been for a wee ! |
| 60 | He was a huge man in his early thirties who had been for a time a heavyweight boxer . |