Example sentences of "have [been] [adv] [adj] all " in BNC.

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1	‘ He has been absolutely stoic all the way through .
2	It has been very good all the way .
3	The intervention period has been too short All children learn at different rates .
4	He must have been pretty close all the time .
5	‘ You mean he would n't have liked to be an invalid having been so healthy all his life ? ’
6	Nigel had been very healthy all his life and , apart from a slipped disc and the odd bout of ‘ flu , had never been incapacitated for more than a day or so .
7	It had been very hot all day ; they had had exams in the morning and she had done badly because she felt so tired .
8	The chief ambulance officer , Mr Don Page , said last night that they had been very busy all day , and that their use would continue indefinitely — ‘ until ambulancemen and women in South Yorkshire resume normal working ’ .
9	‘ And then Crom Croich eats the hearts , ’ said the soldier , and Cathbad , who had been very busy all afternoon supervising the skinning and jointing of an ox and had been planning to serve braised ox heart for tomorrow 's midday meal , turned quite green and tried to remember if they had any salted pig left .
10	He had been so angry all day , but why ?
11	That was why I had been quite happy all day .
12	There are also those who have been rather self-sufficient all their lives , who really like living alone , enjoying their own company and quiet pursuits .
13	Ladies often come to my classes and explain that they have been very good all week and yet had a binge just prior to the class !
14	‘ He 's been so good all night .
15	But she 's sure to have some ideas about my future , and — and , well , she 's been so marvellous all this time , running the house and looking after poor Daddy , that of course I must consider her now .
16	‘ He 's been very bad-tempered all afternoon with all of us , because you did n't come , miss . ’

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