Example sentences of "'s [adv] [been] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | She 's obviously been under a tremendous strain over the last few months and she needs my help . ’ |
2 | Once seated , Denice tells us she 's only been on a blind date once before , and that was years ago . |
3 | And when I asked his orchestra 's publicist if Daniel Barenboim would really want to be interviewed immediately after such a lengthy spell of high-altitude incarceration , she said : ‘ He came in by Concorde , he 's just been on a two-week skiing trip with his family in Switzerland — believe me , he 'll be just fine . ’ |
4 | Over lunch I overheard Bernadette say to Sarah who 'd just started with us then , Ricky 's a bit strange at the moment because he 's just been on a course , but he 'll be better next week . |
5 | Well the window cleaner 's not been for a while has he ? |
6 | lovely person , she 's always been since a little girl . |
7 | He 's always been like a brother to you . |
8 | Oh I said , yes she said , I like going on a boat , she said not that I 've been on one she said she 's never been on a boat across |
9 | Anybody who 's actually been in a war is very reluctant to see other people stumbling into an unnecessary one . |