Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] 's been [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it 's turned out not so badly , he thought , although it 's been a rough ride . |
| 2 | ‘ But although he 's been a key force for them , we have to remember that they have a number of good jumpers ready to come in as replacements . |
| 3 | Strangely , as they soar ever upwards , the balloons take on a mushroom-shape as if there 's been a nuclear explosion beneath . |
| 4 | Yeah , cos he 's been a great help to me ! |
| 5 | We 're passed that now we 're trying to give people more direction , get them involved er this is the first year we 've able to do it in a sense , properly cos it 's been the first year , with all due respect to all the work you 've done in the past , we 've got five year tutors . |
| 6 | Because there 's been a dramatic increase in traffic in recent years we need to assess the impact on the river 's special environment . |
| 7 | Erm she 's due in at work on that Friday night er we 've encountered problems before whereby we 've asked for I E the Friday night off because there 's been an educational seminar on on the day as it were er and that , that 's been , that 's been de er |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm really enjoying my game at the moment , because it 's been a top end to the season for us , ’ he enthused . |
| 9 | I think the key point is Yeltsin , like Gorbachev , unlike the coup leaders is part of a very privileged elite in the Soviet Union and the difference is that to express the erm , you know trying to put them , advance themselves in society at the expense of the rest of Soviet 's society , applicable difference is erm much more inventive and sort of packed on the end to justify er that , that the moves they are making , I mean at , you know like I say that can be seen in the very democratic step that Yeltsin 's been taking since he 's been the Russian president . |
| 10 | When it 's been a bad time and we sulk and grunt and ignore each other , I close my eyes and remember it all . ’ |
| 11 | I still find it difficult to talk about , though it 's been an open secret in the family for the past few years . ’ |
| 12 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |
| 13 | It 's no good putting it off any longer though he 's been a great comfort to me , mind . ’ |