Example sentences of "[pron] 've [adv] be in " in BNC.

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1 I 've probably been in all the shops down there but I , I do n't know what the name is .
2 I 've already been in touch with the Secretary-General .
3 I 've just been in the library , studying some of the books you recommended .
4 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 . ’
5 basically so am I , I 've got to write a news in the next few days so I 'll see in early February tell him about the ideas , I 've also been in touch with another lobbying firm , I say been in touch but it 's quite easy because
6 I 'm happier today than I 've ever been in my whole life .
7 ‘ I 'm fitter than I 've ever been in my life .
8 The heaviest I 've ever been in me life is thirteen stone .
9 ‘ Since I became an officer in the SS , I 've often been in a position to satisfy my craving . ’
10 Now when interest charges fall , the person who is buying the house benefits from the reduction in interest charges , but the person who is renting a house in local authority and then in this case nobody , nobody else in Harlow to rent it from , is faced with , not with a decreased monthly rental , but with an ever increasing one because as more and more Council houses are sold the cost of maintaining that there , the superstructure of the town , the cost of maintaining Council houses goes on increasing and so the burden is laid on the tenants and the tenant can find , will find himself that pound for pound increasing his rent while the house owner is decreasing his mortgage charges and at the end of the day the tenant is paying increased rent , increased rate and with nothing to show for it , erm , I 've always been in favour of a sale , of , of property er owner occupiers , but not at the expense of the people who can not afford to be owner occupiers , ah , to my mind , the present housing system is designed to maintain the existing class structure because even with the large discounts that one gets and nobody 's ever yet convinced me that why you should get a discount because you buy a Council house , but if you buy one privately owned you ca n't get a discount and it , there 's , this , this is so utter nonsense , but it is throwing a much heavier burden every time a house is sold on the remaining houses which are for rent , and so you that , although the idea is to make it a classless this society with more and more people owning their own properties the mo the mere fact that the majority of people in the town can not afford to buy even the reduced priced Council house , is an example that the , the system , the class system a division by income still exists .
11 I 've always been in trouble …
12 Doreen rose to the occasion by smiling radiantly as she said , ‘ I doubt that I 've ever really been far away from Silas — at least I know I 've always been in his thoughts . ’
13 I 've never been in there , see .
14 I 've never been in a fire in a theatre before — thankfully they 're almost unheard of .
15 I 've never been in one but I 've read so much about how to do it I 'm sure I could manage it . ’
16 I 've never been in a helicopter , and now I probably never will .
17 He 's also said : ‘ I 've never been in love with directors .
18 I 've never been in a war , but in the police we also have a need for comradeship .
19 I 've never been in the tube , ’ she said .
20 I 've never been in St Paul 's Cathedral .
21 ‘ My wife rightly points out that I 've never been in a ladies ' loo in my life .
22 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 .
23 By the gardens , in the corner , they made er parts but I mean I 've never been in , in the factory , in their factory , but I do know that they made erm things for the motor industry .
24 I 've never been in jail and I never wan na find out what it 's like in jail but if you actually ever go to the police station , Harlow police station , they sometimes let people up there and do tours , no one likes being left in the cell cos when the door closes it 's very very small and it 's very claustrophobic , and it 's not very nice .
25 I 've never been in any factory in my life , working nights , I have been in many , but I 've never found my fellow men very sociable on the night shift .
26 In spite of himself Joe was impressed by the earnestness in Chris 's voice and said less forcefully , ‘ I know it 's easy for me to talk , I 've never been in this situation , but what 's going to happen ?
27 Granted , he 'd say to himself , I 've never been in a situation where an abortion has been necessary .
28 No , I 've never been in love , I do n't know anything about it really .
29 I ca n't tell her I 've never been in love .
30 I 've never been in New Zealand native forest , ’ she added wistfully .
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