Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] 've been [vb pp] to " in BNC.

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1 And I 've been ordered to .
2 ‘ Well , ’ he said disarmingly , ‘ I may be the devil , but I do n't drink and I 've been married to the same woman for 40 years , so I ca n't be that bad . ’
3 It 's all a long time ago and I 've been married to him for thirty-nine years .
4 And we 've been recommended to you by one of your staff , I believe .
5 They 've bought up two hundred thousand tonnes of the crop … and they 've been asked to fork out for another two hundred fifty thousand tonnes .
6 but I 've been reinstated to twenty three pounds
7 But I 've been taught to mind my own business , so I wo n't need an answer to that . ’
8 ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’
9 But I 've been promised to Craig for years , I ca n't break my word . ’
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