Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb -s] been [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MY marriage has been in trouble for two years , ever since my husband started having affairs . |
| 2 | MY marriage has been in trouble for two years , ever since my husband started having affairs . |
| 3 | Erm yeah I did mention earlier actually there was one or two ways that you could perhaps help me er one was erm I hope , I 'd like to think that obviously my service has been of value to you erm I 'd also like to think that you can perhaps recommend me to people you know er you did actually mention earlier erm was it Peter you work with , was it |
| 4 | So , concentrate on this and I 'm , I 'm , must get round to , I 'm sorry my life has been in turmoil because of the , the dog situation , Jean and I have n't been up to the West End , but erm , I , I know which book I want , I want to get you , erm , and yes , I want you to do this , so and this actually it 's very good , very difficult , good , do a bit of technic . |
| 5 | Er , my client has been in business at the u his own firm supplying computer software in a specialized market , that is stock control systems for clubs , pubs and restaurants . |
| 6 | As far as I 'm aware my solicitor has been in contact with Burnley prosecution to have the case transferred to Birmingham Crown Court . |
| 7 | As far as I 'm aware my solicitor has been in contact with prosecution to have the case transferred to Birmingham Crown Court . |
| 8 | Mrs Tansley says it is over 58 years since she made her debut in opera and she never did any more , though she is well known in villages in the Guisborough area where her talent has been in demand at concerts . |
| 9 | No wonder that the answer to the puzzle was AN EXCLUSIVE SCOOP and that is just what her entry has been for Ann Scudder of Dartford , Kent as she is the one to scoop up this fabulous prize . |
| 10 | Many of my tutors have said that one of the most salutary of their experiences has been to work with a good adult class , which starts with no preconceptions , does n't necessarily have a qualification in mind , and ask the kind of questions which would tend to be asked say in Swift 's Gulliver Travels . |
| 11 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 12 | Their head has been in t touch with the bed , their heels , but the whole body 's been arched like a bow with the contraction of these muscles . |
| 13 | OR longer than most Poles can bear to remember , their country has been in crisis . |
| 14 | Glycosylated haemoglobin is also a product of a nonenzymatic post-translational reaction , and its measurement has been of use in patients with diabetes mellitus as an indicator of the degree of hyperglycaemia during the preceding 8 weeks . |
| 15 | Mr Toghill has a degree in English Literature , and his career has been in PR and marketing , and latterly in careers work and the promotion of membership for the AAT . |
| 16 | That 's why his dad 's been in hospital for such ages . |
| 17 | His mother has been with Douglas Reyburn for twenty years , now working as a spinner in the mid-flat . |
| 18 | which is quite rich coming from him , considering his son 's been in prison I do n't think |
| 19 | So our emphasis has been on cost reduction and internal quality issues . |
| 20 | Your father has been at Una to marry Drennan , cajoling her , pleading with her , aye , and threatening her ! |
| 21 | ‘ As a matter of fact your father 's been in touch with us . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I thought that , since your society has been in existence for ten years , I might do an article on your work . ’ |
| 23 | And I think that 's the , the problem with your focus , because what has really happened , over the last , well I suppose since your government 's been in power even , or even before . |
| 24 | Our house has been like Sauchiehall Street . |