Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if that was Jim cos Jim would 've been in his he has n't laid |
| 2 | The Tories are , wisely , keeping their boy away from most of the rough stuff — rightly recognising that such strengths as he has are in his niceness — but he has to look like he wants to win sometimes . |
| 3 | Over the years Muir has been through thick and thin with Tranmere , and has been worth his weight in gold . |
| 4 | ‘ [ J. ] has been under my care since he sustained serious injuries in February 1991 . |
| 5 | Losing at home four two to Swindon , their arch rivals after being two in front , but I 'd just like to make one point clear ; do n't blame manager Brian Horton because all of Oxford 's matches that they 've lost this season has been through their own fault : lack of character out there on the pitch , there 's nothing Brian can do sat on the bench . |
| 6 | Our library girl has been through our cuttings and there is quite a lot about you . |
| 7 | And if any of his fans still needed convincing , they had only to look into the happy , laughing face of his adoring wife Jean , at his side as she has been since his horrific car accident nearly three months ago . |
| 8 | Because the company has been on its present site for over a century it recognises its responsibilities to the environment and to the local community . |
| 9 | The Gloucestershire Regiment has been on its last full-scale exercise before merging with the Duke of Edinburgh Regiment next year . |
| 10 | But this CD has been on my player many times since it arrived . |
| 11 | I once lied to Basil and this has been on my conscience for a long time . |
| 12 | It has been on my conscience ever since . |
| 13 | It has been on my conscience ever since … |
| 14 | Leaf-roll sawfly This clever little beast is given a fair description and discussion in the answer to question number 52 on page 208 , which , with Figure 13 above , will enable you to spot that it has been on your plants . |
| 15 | Fate , too , has been on his side . |
| 16 | In the mornings he speaks feelingly about what has been on his mind the night before . |
| 17 | Strach has been on his last legs for the past 2 seasons and while he still produces high quality performances more often than not he is looking more tired with each game he plays , not suprising for someone of his age . |
| 18 | Sally is 22 and has been with her current boyfriend for three years . |
| 19 | A personal bodyguard was assigned to her and has been with her day and night ever since . |
| 20 | God has been with his people throughout . |
| 21 | Ray 's only other acting experience has been with his school plays . |
| 22 | Indeed , the battle bus spirit in the last week has been at its most buoyant since Day One . |
| 23 | Not only that but Bates , in a period when the game in Britain has been at its lowest ebb , has won 16 of his 27 singles , 10 out of 17 in live rubbers , and 6 of his 11 doubles . |
| 24 | In that case , how does the hon. Gentleman explain how , under both the Labour Government and the Conservative Government , inward investment has been at its peak when there has been a floating currency , where that has been a possibility ? |
| 25 | Often the emphasis on shared values has been at its greatest in time of war or other national crisis . |
| 26 | The refuge theory has also been questioned in terms of the botanical information originally used to formulate it , in that it has been suggested that the ‘ refugia ’ may represent regions where collecting has been at its most intense . |
| 27 | James Flemyng has been at my father , complaining about dirt in the water and the noise of the saws and axes . |
| 28 | Eubank has been at his best when right up against it and facing defeat , especially in the battle with Nigel Benn that first gave him the world middleweight title and then when he climbed off the floor in the second , tragic contest with Michael Watson . |
| 29 | The prisoner has been at his own trial and he already knows , or has had access to , all the evidence and all that was said . |
| 30 | Geoff , who has been at his pub for 15 years , plans to leave in June . |