Example sentences of "'s be [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man who 's been called a reincarnation of the legendary James Deans sighs and admits : |
| 2 | Hopeless with that on because of course , he 's been wearing a pullover all the time and initially he had it clipped on the right hand side of his belts and of course , with that switch where is it ? |
| 3 | The RAF 's been lending a hand helping to lift a 9 foot curly mammoth trunk from the ground . |
| 4 | He 's been writing a column for the Sunday Express , occupying the space most famously enjoyed by John Junor , the laird of Auchtermuchty . |
| 5 | It 's been made a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its strength as a habitat for a wide range of grasses and rare plants . |
| 6 | Well it was a town then but since then it 's been made a city , you see , and I got to know all kinds of people and one gentleman came in there , used to come every evening and write a book and er , I used to look after him if I happened to be that end and er , you see , and then he 'd say , oh just an exchange you know about the weather and just in general thing and then I 'd leave him and he 'd get on with his writing and one day he said to me . |
| 7 | She 's been made a ward sister . |
| 8 | Gareth Furby 's been given a sneak preview . |
| 9 | He says Anna is n't the right wife for a Plunkett — especially one who 's been given a university education so he can become a spokesman for our people . |
| 10 | I 'm a bit less pissed off about selling Batty now since a ) we did n't loose on Saturday ; b ) Rocky played well ( I bet he 's been given a run in the 1st team and a confidence boost with it ) ; c ) I heard Batty saying things like ‘ he did n't have to sell the club ( rovers ) to me ’ , with no hint of remorse at leaving Leeds . |
| 11 | erm She 's been given a reward , if you like . |
| 12 | That 's the thing , the thing is like , and like er , he 's Billy 's been given a lot of scope though , erm , to just go out and do his own thing and he thinks like a , as a , I was speaking to like his er course tutor and it is erm Councillor and Katie was saying that Billy thinks that because he 's got , he 's got this , this wee job now that like , he 's er he 's the street cred you know , he 's cool . |
| 13 | He 's been gone a month or more . ’ |
| 14 | OOH-ER , looks like someone 's been trying a spot of stunt driving that led to a Mini being made even mini-er against a thick brick wall . |
| 15 | Somebody 's been eating a lot of those have n't they ? |
| 16 | I said somebody 's been eating a lot of those . |
| 17 | She 's been eating a seagull . |
| 18 | And me who 's been firing a gun from when I was practically able to walk . |
| 19 | ‘ Gran 's been making a cake ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps Jacob 's been doing a bit of tidying up . ’ |
| 21 | It 's been doing a lot of talking with the Object Management Group but it 's reportedly still just that , talk . |
| 22 | I know Meredith Putt 's been doing a lot of talking about the railway , but I did n't know it was on its way . ’ |
| 23 | No , Rose said : he 's been doing an exorcism . |
| 24 | It could n't said Gwendoline pretending to examine it very closely , those strings have been cut Mary Lou someone 's been playing a trick on you , what a shame . |
| 25 | She 's been offered a job in London . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Thessy says he 's been offered a lot of money for a charter ? ’ |
| 27 | Now he 's been fined a record £7,800 for telling the truth — £5,000 and £1,000 costs yesterday , in addition to an earlier £1,800 by Northants . |
| 28 | ‘ He 's been keeping an eye on me , old Frear . |
| 29 | He 's been told an operation will help him but says it 's only on condition he gives up smoking for six months . |
| 30 | ‘ Because she 's still fixated with her idea that Old Red 's been carrying a torch for your aunt for years , and it 's now burst into a fine new flame . |