Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's been [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The nurse tells me she 's been asleep for some time . ’ |
| 2 | Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right . |
| 3 | While I 've been out in the fresh air enjoying myself she 's been stuck in this featureless boarding house , wondering if I 'll ever come back . |
| 4 | SHe 's been ready for this so-called ‘ work ’ since about the fourth day . |
| 5 | Well it 's been dry for another day . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , it 's been tough for all of us . |
| 7 | Well I think it 's been open to any higher education institution to grab this idea because it 's been around for a long time , the great beauty of Napier is to some degree it 's a centre of excellence it 's got its B A course so has Queen Margaret but at the bottom end but why should I say the bottom end at the bottom end it 's got the B A communications course at the top end it 's got apprentice training for printers . |
| 8 | It 's been women-only for more than a century . |
| 9 | He 's been involved with all sorts of activities with neighbourhood associations , youth groups , Christian groups , alcoholics , prisoners and prostitutes . |
| 10 | He 's been dead for some time . |