Example sentences of "since [pron] have [been] " in BNC.

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1 It has interested me very much to learn from the Air Historical Branch of the Royal Air Force that after the war , since nothing had been heard of Warrant Officer Crane 's Stirling , its crew and S.A.S. passengers , a search was made of the Morvan region .
2 Since nothing had been taken away the duty in such a case was to reach an honest conclusion without bias and not in pursuance of a capricious policy .
3 Since I 'd been living in the flat , Shadwell had been coming to see Eva at least once a week , during the day , when Dad was at the office .
4 Though I 'd visited the family in Al Ain and Abu Dhabi , it had been two years since I 'd been to their camp on the Gulf .
5 Ever since I 'd been a youngster , watching and playing football , Hibs have held an important place in the game .
6 Rather to the surprise of my new employers , since I had been so eager to work for them , I told them I should not be able to start for a fortnight ( I needed to recover , being exhausted by my burden of guilt ) .
7 I replied I had not , since I had been lucky enough so far not to have been forced to fight for my survival .
8 For the first time since I had been shot down I was alone .
9 I realized with a shock that this was the first time I had been really unhappy since I had been taken prisoner .
10 Ever since I had been taken prisoner I had found the presence of German helmets fascinating .
11 All this had been done and was being done every day all over Europe by the people whom I had found so pleasant and human ever since I had been shot down .
12 They were as shy as I was and the effort they made to be friendly was the most heartening thing I had experienced since I had been taken prisoner .
13 I do not really like being touched by a stranger since I had been mildly attacked as a child , but something told me this was no casual greeting .
14 Anyway , I knew what she was going through since I had been obliged to have all my top teeth out just before the storms started because they ached so much .
15 The telephone rang while I was busy explaining to Tony Crosland that I could not accept a further term of office at the Housing Corporation , since I had been appointed to the Mastership of University College , Oxford , but I had agreed to a request that I should at least stay for another year to see someone else in .
16 Since I had been at the university we had seen far less of each other .
17 He had been curled up there , dead in his basket , since I had been a child in a velvet-collared coat .
18 As it had been years since I had been anywhere further away from Fontanellato than Parma , I had no hesitation in saying that I would like to go to Bologna .
19 Every night since I had been ill , she had ridden to Wuthering Heights and spent the evening with her cousin .
20 This was a disappointment , since I had been striving even more to acquire expertise in Italian affairs , and I was doing some propaganda work for the BBC , some of which was ‘ beamed ’ to the Arab population of Libya .
21 ‘ Chinese and Western cuisines have very different styles , but since I 've been here , I 've realised that once chefs have the chance to exchange views and work together , it 's very easy to adapt to a new style of cooking .
22 ‘ You 've been making a bloody exception in my case ever since I 've been on the corporate payroll ’ he yelled .
23 ‘ It 's nigh on two year since I 've been out that house , ’ said Bella suddenly , ‘ since the Warden took me for that X-ray after I fell over and hurt me wrist . ’
24 Since I 've been in the East , I 've met many women — Egyptian , French , Greek , Jewish , Turkish , and English , too .
25 I never stopped loving you , but somehow since I 've been abroad , and you 've been ‘ out in the world ’ , we seem to have struck a deeper note , and more powerful …
26 Since I 've been back at work , life has been just great .
27 It 's had about ten or twelve names since I 've been going there , though some of them were just for one night , just for a party or celebration , and even then the name was never written up anywhere , you just had to know that tonight it was The Lily Pond , or The Jewel Box , The Gigolo , The Hustler , The Place ( no , I think that was somewhere else ) , Grave Charges ( I loved that one ) — or The You Know You Like It , I remember that year especially .
28 No , do not change that lovely , almost dreamy life we had in Joh'burg — I have n't been to any real parties since I 've been here — had no fun , but even so , I have lost the desire for them .
29 The solo on Since I 've Been Loving You is amazing !
30 ‘ The first half was the worst we 've ever had since I 've been at the club .
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