Example sentences of "they 've [been] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been through a lot . |
| 2 | They 've been through a lot and want to put it behind them . |
| 3 | I spect they 've been to a party . |
| 4 | Twice they 've been with a cart , and Miss Theda let them take it all without a word said ! ’ |
| 5 | Unless they 've been on a course of laughing pills , no one at the doctor 's will find these jokes in the least funny , and if you laugh at them , we recommend that you see a doctor as quickly as possible since your humour gland has obviously gone mental . |
| 6 | But if China really is now backing peace and free elections , the signs are more hopeful than they 've been for a decade . |
| 7 | They represent enemy ships sunk by torpedoes , and the crossed guns on the left means they 've been in a surface action — that 'd be when they got the German destroyer — and the dagger below is a special operation . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Wigan will certainly know they 've been in a game . |