Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] have been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I have been drunk , I have been stoned , I have passed out and I have been ill . |
| 2 | Your very welcome Letters of the 20th of Aug. and 14th of Septr. reached us on the 23rd and 25th of Jan : they were a joyful relief to us all and were the most acceptable to me since for the first time you acknowledge I have been tried and not found wanting : believe me it will always be my highest gratification to merit the good opinions of every one but of none more than yourself : and the more confidence you repose in me the more strenuous will be my efforts to prove myself worthy of it . |
| 3 | I realise I have been crossing the street towards an open door . |
| 4 | I realise I have been pinching her skin all this time . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect they have been taken back to the Wyrmberg . ’ |
| 6 | It is only when you stop scanning the horizon for monumental shapes that you realise they have been looming unnoticed in the foreground all along . |
| 7 | RSPCA staff say they have been inundated with inquiries about the dogs at Sadberge kennels following an article in The Northern Echo . |
| 8 | Some have criminal convictions , all say they have been cautioned or warned by the police several times . |
| 9 | People living near the mosque at the junction of Princes Road and Bow Street say they have been kept in the dark about the reasons for recent building work . |
| 10 | They say they have been waiting to be moved from the ‘ temporary accommodation ’ ever since . |
| 11 | They say they have been waiting to be moved from the ‘ temporary accommodation ’ ever since . |
| 12 | Kurds in Turkey say they have been tortured and repressed in a bloody campaign by the government to crack down on separatist guerrillas fighting for an independent Kurdistan . |
| 13 | ‘ They all live in the Sydenham , Inverary Park , Holywood Road , and Garnerville area and say they have been feeling very unwell . |
| 14 | In an extreme example , imagine you have been told you have an incurable disease . |
| 15 | I hope you have been receiving mail from me . |
| 16 | As you know I have been meeting every two weeks with all the staff in the Economic Development Team , and discussing with them each stage of the process . |
| 17 | I hold the view very strongly — and I know I have been criticised for it — that when a government has not got great experience , is a minority government , it is essential if you can possibly support it that it should be able to speak with a strong voice to the countries of the world . |
| 18 | I know I have been reduced to a babble of disconnected comments , which do n't really say much . |
| 19 | We know we have been reading a novel but nevertheless we can believe that what the author has told us is true . |
| 20 | They have n't said much about the cost , anything about the cost , and they have n't said whether , well they would n't would they ? , , whether anyone was dissatisfied , cos I understand from my family that they have been met you know they have been raised in the press , but it 's not a hundred per cent . |
| 21 | I suppose I have been thinking rather a lot lately about my reluctance to stick a label on myself politically — as a lesbian . |
| 22 | Helena said : ‘ I know I have no overdraft facility but I genuinely believed there was enough money to pay my mortgage and feel I have been punished out of all proportion . |
| 23 | So dear Dr. Godman I feel I have been treated badly in this case and would be grateful if you would pursue this matter further . |
| 24 | Foster said : ‘ It 's a surprise because I am fully aware that I have not taken many wickets , although I also feel I have been bowling well . |
| 25 | I feel I have been neglecting your drawing lately . " |
| 26 | In the meantime , I understand you have been trying to find out how the Carmel Woods inquiry went . |
| 27 | I understand you have been nursing ’ — she glanced at a note — ‘ Mr William Charles Francis since Saturday night ? ’ |
| 28 | Sometimes , turning a corner from some leisurely alley , you feel you have been thrust into the coruscating life of a country fair . |
| 29 | Note as many examples now as you can remember where you feel you have been wronged . |
| 30 | If you feel you have been harassed or discriminated against in any way , you can raise the matter locally or use the network of Harassment Advisers who can offer support and guidance . |