Example sentences of "they [vb base] been [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , they 've been here about a few years now . |
| 2 | They 've been here before us . |
| 3 | Do n't worry , they 've been away from England for ten years … |
| 4 | In terms of erm , return to work , er , we also er have been very good , I think , in the sense that we now offer the twenty-five per cent bonus er , after pregnancy , do n't get me wrong on that , er , what happens is , people are actually recompensed , given back the money which they 've sacrificed because they 've been away from work for six months , and they get is back over the next two years . |
| 5 | I mean to our children , although they 've been away from Butchwana for quite a few years now it 's still home |
| 6 | They 've been twice to Scotland , but no well they went there when they come from Australia , instead of coming straight here . |
| 7 | No matter what Bob says or Harry or any other member of the Conservative group , and I accept that they 've always been consistent on it the same as the Labour group has always been consistently against the merger I accept that they 've been consistently in favour of a total merger . |
| 8 | You see , what it is , it 's where they 've been behind with their mortgage , we will pay a slightly higher rate , but it 's only |
| 9 | They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school . |
| 10 | They 've been together for the past six years — which she cites as one very good reason why she did n't fall for Craig McLachlan while playing his leading lady . |
| 11 | Broadstone Estate Agents , they 've been there since last . |
| 12 | Mhm cos they 've been there for ages have n't they Mary do n't you think ? |
| 13 | But they 've been there for twenty years on that spot . |
| 14 | See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ? |
| 15 | I mean these have n't just been put here , they 've been there for a long time ! |
| 16 | but erm yes the garden 's alright but then they 've been there in the garden all the winter as well |
| 17 | ‘ And very careful they 've been too about period detail , Dr Cameron . ’ |
| 18 | Jack says practically that there is n't a beast because they 've not seen it and they 've been everywhere on the island . |
| 19 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 20 | You can ask them for a sick note from their doctor , but only if they have been away for more than seven days . |
| 21 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 22 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 23 | The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences . |
| 24 | Every day more young people are infected with HIV — often completely unaware they have been personally at risk — and risky behaviour is on the increase again . |
| 25 | They have been there since last week . |
| 26 | They are there ; they have been there for years . |
| 27 | Rocks look more natural if you bed them into the gravel slightly , as if they have been there for years . |
| 28 | No footings were laid — the walls were built directly on the patio paving stones ; they have been there for years and I thought there was little chance of them subsiding . |
| 29 | The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time . |
| 30 | They have been there over years and many of the established patterns of reaction are demanding to be looked at . |