Example sentences of "we have [been] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told him about my uncle after we 'd been together for six months and , though he was outraged , I persuaded him not to confront Joe or tell anyone . |
| 2 | ‘ We 'd been together for — since I was 17 . |
| 3 | And er then we erm we , we , we went on the wards for about two or three hours a day and we just s sort of did what we were told , took out drinks and , and that sort of thing , and mouthwashes , and after er we 'd been there for about six or eight weeks we were allowed to wash patients , if , if they could n't wash themselves . |
| 4 | ‘ But we 've been here for thousands of years ! |
| 5 | We 've been here for six months . |
| 6 | Masklin said we 've been here for thousands of years . |
| 7 | It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them . |
| 8 | Actually , we 've been here for 5 days already , but things have been a bit hectic . |
| 9 | Because we 've been here for the discussion . |
| 10 | Er , that 's alright , let's behave ourselves , I says what about us , we 've been here since quarter to ten waiting for you to come . |
| 11 | Done nothing at all in their house , but since we 've been here in doing this and that , every things been changed now in it ? |
| 12 | We 've been pally for years Sadie . |
| 13 | so it 's not two in a row yeah , we went right , er we 've been right round looking at all shops this week and we 've had a right bloody go have n't we Alec ? |
| 14 | I 've spoken to Kevin Moran when we 've been away with the Republic of Ireland and he says things there are quite relaxed . |
| 15 | And er if it 's more convenient , if you 've got er a lengthy inquiry , call into any tax office , the nearest one , I 've even called into tax offices when we 've been away for a weekend , just to pick up brochures and things like that . |
| 16 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 17 | ‘ We 've been apart for a long time . |
| 18 | We 've been so at odds the past few days … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't be so flamin' cheeky , ’ said Otley , ‘ we 've been all over the place looking for you . ’ |
| 20 | We 've been all over the place but Blackpool 's my favourite . |
| 21 | And we 've been all over the place have n't we Arthur . |
| 22 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
| 23 | er just one after thought , Dennis mentioned teamwork , now we we 've been together for a few years basically , but you might say , we work as a team , everyone gets on , everyone helps each other out . |
| 24 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
| 25 | ‘ We 've been together for more than 18 months and we see one another when we can . |
| 26 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 27 | Now that we had been here for nearly seven weeks , we were beginning to wonder if the final climax would ever take place at all . |
| 28 | The previous night we had been well on course for it . |
| 29 | Then at the hotel , he was recognized and before we had been there for five minutes Radio Gibraltar was down to interview him . |
| 30 | No one , indeed , could have been more easy-going ; but we never got on close terms or found much in common during the four months we had been together since leaving England . |