Example sentences of "[vb base] been [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been asked to straighten up all the lampshades . |
| 2 | I 've been asked to tab out the solo and the ending from a song from ‘ Hasten Down The Wind ’ , Linda 's version of That 'll Be The Day . |
| 3 | Erm , you know , that we , that we 've been invited to reach out and why not respond ? |
| 4 | I 've been wanting to get out . |
| 5 | There does n't seem to be much of it about , not even many DFs , so I 've been trying to stock up lately . |
| 6 | I 've been trying to work out which issue of Woodworker — while editor — I thought was best , and as none come directly to mind , I 'd have to say it is this one . |
| 7 | Yeah , I 've been trying to find out what |
| 8 | It 's like a dream in which we 've been trying to get through to people and we 've represented this by seeing ourselves locked inside our homes , desperately trying to get out . |
| 9 | I 've been trying to get through to him in New York for weeks , and when he finally shows up in the office I 'm covered in green face-mask . |
| 10 | Yes it 's it 's it was one of the er advertisements or programmes that went out on radio er again this is why I 've been trying to get over to people the sad things that have to happen to animals . |
| 11 | We 've been sent to sort out the finer details , ’ Freddie said with a flash of inspiration . |
| 12 | I 've been going to come up about it and g |
| 13 | " I 've been meaning to pop in and see you for some time , " Mrs. Hargreaves went on . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , I 've been meaning to get down to Dingle . ’ |
| 15 | We 've been told to take off times , but if there 's one certainty , they 'll be rescheduled by a few hours before the season starts . |
| 16 | Yeah , they 've been told to cut down on the spending . |
| 17 | It 's the only reason you 've been allowed to stay on . |
| 18 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
| 19 | British citizens living there have been warned to get out if they think it necessary . |
| 20 | SUMMER bathers have been warned to keep out of the lake in Middlesbrough 's Central Gardens . |
| 21 | Sixty firemen and hundreds of council and contract cleaning crews have been trying to tidy up — the final cost will easily run into six figures |
| 22 | Its quite possible this was taken out of context by teletext — they often do — especially in this case where the press have been trying to stir up a rift for well over a year . |
| 23 | Certain men have been trying to get in on the politically correct act for a while . |
| 24 | ‘ My friend Bernice and I have been trying to work out how to stabilize the moons , ’ he said . |
| 25 | In the meantime , I understand you have been trying to find out how the Carmel Woods inquiry went . |
| 26 | Apart from , as CAJEC chairman said , ‘ clearing up any misunderstanding that this enquiry procedure is just restricted to audits — it applies to all assignments ’ , other significant changes include requiring firms to provide minimum accounting information to a successor even where fees remain outstanding and stronger procedures to be followed by firms to inform the existing adviser that they have been invited to take on additional work . |
| 27 | Though I have been invited to come back to South Africa by friends both black and white , I wonder whether I am making a great mistake . |
| 28 | How many people have been invited to stand up and be counted long after this phrase was first used ? |
| 29 | EXCITING theme days have been arranged to spice up eating in the Barlaston canteen . |
| 30 | HEIs have been tempted to take on more research than perhaps they should have done . |