Example sentences of "'s [adv] [be] [adv] [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , now , it 's not been as bad as that , ’ he said , shamefaced , and laid his arm awkwardly round her shoulders and drew her close to him . |
| 2 | Signaller Chris Lodey of Darlington said : ‘ It 's not been too tiring because we 've managed to get a bit of rest . |
| 3 | She 's always been quite mature because she 's an only child and she 's got a good head on her shoulders . ’ |
| 4 | A sense of timing 's always been more important than mere dishonesty . ’ |
| 5 | It 's never been as far as I 'm aware to erm any committee of county or district . |
| 6 | She 's never been really well since the boy was drowned . ’ |
| 7 | He reported that Marlon Brando refused to play scenes with him during the shooting of Mutiny on the Bounty , although it 's never been quite clear if this story is n't perhaps just a bit of blarney from the Irish hellraiser . |