Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv] be [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How I remember outside is like the end of a erm O U T spells out . |
| 2 | I remember once being on the board of a risk capital company when the Business Expansion Scheme first came in . |
| 3 | I 'VE BEEN A BLOODY FOOL — ALL I ASK NOW IS FOR A SECOND CHANCE … |
| 4 | I think both are on the cards . ’ |
| 5 | I 've just been to the physio before I came here . |
| 6 | I 've just been at a two day conference at erm not very far from here , at Wisden House in which erm a number of erm top industrialists erm led by the former chairman of I C I have all unanimously been saying how bad they think it is for our future technological development and export development if overseas students get out of the habit of coming here . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've just been into the village to post a letter . |
| 8 | I 've just been in the library , studying some of the books you recommended . |
| 9 | Well , I 've just been round the tents and Lyons are hopping mad ! |
| 10 | I 've also been in the situation at Old Trafford where we took just two points out of last 12 and still only lost the title by four points . ’ |
| 11 | And the closest I 've ever been to the slopes is flying over Switzerland . |
| 12 | It 's unlikely that anybody does it too often , since trippers tend to make skiing an all-day outing , but I 've often been on the beach with people planning a ski trip next day . |
| 13 | ‘ Since I became an officer in the SS , I 've often been in a position to satisfy my craving . ’ |
| 14 | Now of course it would depend very much on and whether you were in a drought situation as we were until last year or whether it 's like we 've been over this last summer and early winter which is that virtually not a day has passed without we 've had some rain , in which case obviously the roof is going to get cleaned up very much quicker but I have to say that although I 've always been under the impression that it 's not a good idea to save water off a new felt roof er because of deposits that come off the mineral felt . |
| 15 | I 've always been of the opinion that opposition are there to be hated and abused . |
| 16 | An unlikely scenario : I 've never been to a desert and the nearest I 've ever got to authentic military action is when Action Man introduced eagle eyes and gripping hands . |
| 17 | " I 've never been to a café . " |
| 18 | ‘ I 've never been to a koliba , ’ she replied . |
| 19 | Well why not men go to the bleeding , er well it 's like I 've never been to a proper hen night , Gary 's been to a , a stag night , with female strippers , I 'd like to go to a stag , er a hen night |
| 20 | ‘ But I 've never been to the Lodge . |
| 21 | ' Well , none of it is true — I 've never been to the Royal College of Art — or any college of art for that matter . |
| 22 | I 've never been to the head , I 've never been to the governors . |
| 23 | I 've never been to the head , I 've never been to the governors . |
| 24 | The woman said , ‘ I 've never been to the North Pole , Mr MacKenzie , but I know it 's cold there . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But I do n't go abroad on holiday — and I 've never been to the Caribbean , ’ she wailed helplessly as he added yet another gorgeous outfit to the huge pile he 'd already chosen . |
| 26 | I 've never been to the air field . |
| 27 | I 've , I 've never been to The Cabe actually . |
| 28 | I 've had faxes , letters , telephone calls — in fact I 've never been off the phone all week because of the speculation . |
| 29 | I 've never been with a girl , I do n't know how to react around one . |
| 30 | I 've never been on a diet . |