Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've [adv] be [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I 've not been on the moon , ’ he added , without any irony , simply as a statement of fact .
2 I 've not been to the new grounds at Walsall and Scunthorpe , Maidstone 's ground , or covered a League match at Barnet .
3 I 've not been in the country long .
4 I 've not been in the situation ‘ Little Thing ’ describes , but everyone 's gon na assume I have .
5 But of course I 've not been in the market you , you know .
6 I 've just been to the physio before I came 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 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 .
14 I 've always been of the opinion that opposition are there to be hated and abused .
15 ‘ But I 've never been to the Lodge .
16 ' Well , none of it is true — I 've never been to the Royal College of Art — or any college of art for that matter .
17 I 've never been to the head , I 've never been to the governors .
18 I 've never been to the head , I 've never been to the governors .
19 The woman said , ‘ I 've never been to the North Pole , Mr MacKenzie , but I know it 's cold there . ’
20 ‘ 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 .
21 I 've never been to the air field .
22 I 've , I 've never been to The Cabe actually .
23 I 've had faxes , letters , telephone calls — in fact I 've never been off the phone all week because of the speculation .
24 I 've never been on the permanent staff . ’
25 I 've never been on the course so I 've never had a police dog .
26 As you may know , our family lived in NZ from 1969 to 1978 and last year we returned for a 6-month tour , but I 've never been over the Haast Pass so that is a personal goal for me !
27 I 've never been inside the local police station , ’ said Ethel .
28 I 've never been in the tube , ’ she said .
29 With Caroline , Giles and Georgiana around , I 've never been in the slightest danger of getting the so-called high profile of my job out of perspective .
30 You see , I 've never been in the Sunday Sport .
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