Example sentences of "'ve [be] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , I 've been a subscriber for a couple of years now . |
| 2 | His mouth twisted into a grim line as he admitted , ‘ You 've been a marvel about the place , and I appreciate it . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've been a bit below par this evening , ’ she apologised . |
| 4 | ‘ Jimmy , who had n't said a word , suddenly said , ‘ You know , Leslie , you 've been a bit of a bastard , have n't you … |
| 5 | Today he can look in his pharaoh-style mirror and say , ‘ Oh dear , I 've been a bit of a git . ’ |
| 6 | It'd 've been a bit before eleven o'clock . |
| 7 | I 've been a man in total control all my life , and I find myself out of control around you . |
| 8 | Now colleagues , I 've been a member of the G M B for twenty five years . |
| 9 | I 've been a member for er fifty eight year , the W I and I 'm a member in Kirkwall now . |
| 10 | But I 've been a member for many years I like the policy and erm my friends and I just decided that we would fund raise for them as they have n't got anyone in this area . |
| 11 | You 've been a widow for fourteen months now . |
| 12 | She rejected his false offering and informed him coolly , ‘ I 've been a widow for many years . |
| 13 | You 've extended courtesy , patience , and fair-mindedness to all , so that you 've been a tribute to the enquiry process if I may say so . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , I know I 've been a trial to you ever since Mother died , and running away with Garry was n't the smartest thing I 've ever done , but at least I met Roman because I was foolish and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me , will he ? ’ |
| 15 | I 've been a virgin for the past ten years . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been a widower for ten years . ’ |
| 17 | They 've been a nuisance for several days now . |
| 18 | He says they 've been a thorn in the side of the auhtorities . |
| 19 | ‘ Because you 've been a part of it from the start . ’ |
| 20 | I 've been a skinhead for eight years . |
| 21 | I 've been a carer for quite a few years now , until recently , when my grandmother died . |
| 22 | John Silver , you 've been a friend of mine , but for no longer . |
| 23 | I 've been a friend to thee ever since , have n't I , Midnight ? ’ |
| 24 | It pleased him to see the shock his words delivered , and before David could protest , he lied , ‘ You 've been a help to me since my old bones went crook , and I 'll see you get your dues when the time comes . |
| 25 | We 've been a leader in space communications and space vehicles . |
| 26 | You can dance like Ginger Rogers You 've a figure like Marilyn Monroe You 've been a blonde since a week last Thursday So yir roots have n't started to show … |
| 27 | But there 've been a number of changes over the years , certainly prior to nineteen seventy four that would be the case , water boards supplying water , local councils treating treating the sewage , and the rivers authorities looking after the river pollution aspects . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , I 've been a number of times . ’ |
| 29 | He says over the last few years there 've been a number of applications by local people who live and work in the area and want to stay here and they 've been refused permission to build on their own land for single dwellings and we think it would be terribly unfair if Redlands could come in and build a whole new estate , doubling the size of the village . |
| 30 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |