Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb base] been [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Productivity-enhancing research and development in many lesser developed countries have often been harmful , where they have been accessible to farmers of those areas . |
| 2 | Er , the comment here the way that I have been used to doing these I found that I I like it and the kids can |
| 3 | The question I I have is quite a simple one , and that is I would like to actually see this pond slightly closer quarters than I 've been able to . |
| 4 | Does she know that you 've been unfaithful to her once already and are willing to be again — except that this time I 'm not co-operating ? |
| 5 | So , do n't let me , ever again , hear that you have been impolite to any of the sisters . |
| 6 | A more unified European climate offers building and construction students significantly better career prospects than they have been privy to in recent UK history . |
| 7 | I 've never ever I say this very proudly , been in debt and as long as I 've earned enough money to live , I 've never bothered to put any on one side strict , you know , strictly speaking and I 've been happy to er live and er that 's how I 've lived me life . |
| 8 | God almighty … all these years , and I 've been blind to what 's been going on right under my nose . ’ |
| 9 | He 's given them something else back for their money , and I 've been glad to be part of it . |
| 10 | Your uncle and I have been worried to death ! |
| 11 | I think so too probably , and you 've been used to it . |
| 12 | What we did was we based our forecast , which I think Mr raised that point , we based our forecast on the admissions that we did at the Department of Social Security and I 'm glad to say that we have been significantly under that level and partly I think because er we 've had people who have genuinely diverted into home care and who 've been able to which is why we 've put the pressure on home care and on the occupational therapy services and partly because erm the , there were some inappropriate admissions I must say that . |
| 13 | If they have been used to rushing home from work or watching the clock during any stolen time with friends , they may find it hard to adapt to the fact that there is no longer any need to hurry back . |
| 14 | If they have been accustomed to carrying a baby on the hip , they start to curve in that direction without realising it . |
| 15 | I had , I had a letter the other day saying that I 'd been paying thirty nine pounds , fifty a week to live on , but I 've been entitled to fifty five pound something for low income support so are they gon na backdate all that and then get their |
| 16 | But I have been unfair to the typists . |
| 17 | ‘ But we have been faithful to the Carry On formula and that is what counts . |
| 18 | The fans were right to give me stick but they 've been good to me and it 's great to come off to a reception like that . ’ |
| 19 | And another thing — your sailors all seem very small to me , because I 've been used to looking up at people twenty metres tall . ’ |
| 20 | I said , it hurt the captain because we 've been used to you know , ferrying everybody about , and I said , do n't d say that people are unkind because they they 're not taking you and carrying you about . |
| 21 | They 've always given me tremendous support and , when I 've been able to in a busy schedule , I 've reciprocated . |
| 22 | And much as we can love our children , friends or pets , it can not be compared to sharing intimacy with a lover , especially when you have been used to the sounds , smells and physical qualities that brings . |