Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [pers pn] [verb] been for " in BNC.
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1 | This is the most upbeat I have been for more than a year . ’ |
2 | He had seen how entirely wrong it had been for him to have assumed that Beatrice Throgmorton would look twice at him . |
3 | The more the institutions of representative government demand technical efficiency from administrative organizations , the more those organizations have found it necessary to employ specialists and the more difficult it has been for the judgements of the career officials to be resisted . |
4 | I 'm sure it was , Patrick grinned as he walked down the corridor and climbed the half-dozen steps from the servants ' quarters up to the hall ; he had seen the look on the butler 's face , and knew how uncomfortable it had been for him . |
5 | You 've no idea how good it 's been for me out here . |
6 | We know how tough it has been for many but we are poised to move forward again , lacking only the spark of confidence with which a Conservative victory would ignite recovery . |
7 | I do n't think people have any idea how tough it has been for me . |
8 | He said , ‘ How wonderful it has been for us both to seek new understanding of each other as we have prayed together and sought healing from each other 's wounds . ’ |