Example sentences of "they have been [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well then th they must have been she said they 'd been concerned all day . |
| 2 | They 've been open all hours … at Kingsholm this week … running on overtime getting ready for a game that could simply make or break the season … you know what they say about it never raining … it 's been pouring on Gloucester this season … defeat for the Cherry and Whites tomorrow would put them on the relegation trapdoor … |
| 3 | ‘ They 've been ready this week past , ’ said Ednyfed Fychan , and swung to the door with alacrity . |
| 4 | The local authority 's decision to agree to his application was an admission that they had been wrong all the time . |
| 5 | They had been active all week , unsettling me with their noise . |
| 6 | Even Humberside county council is launching a campaign to show the people that they have been wrong all these years and should have loved it . |