Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [been] there [det] " in BNC.

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1 As Rachel reached her flat and let herself in she found herself trying to remember whether David had been there that evening when her mother had sent for her .
2 Sue 's been there all bloody day .
3 But the question had been there all the time .
4 Troops have been there some time and they 're familiar with locals on the ground .
5 ‘ The buildings have been there all the time on the backcloth but they 'll only show up when lit , and the alcove , for Act One , will be altered thus . ’
6 Now as I looked at the tree I saw that the great things had been there all the time but I had mistaken them for the background .
7 Because the signs had been there all the time if she 'd ever bothered to look further than his surface charm .
8 The extra pairs had been there all the time ; they had simply found nowhere to nest before .
9 Kathy those documents have been there all week and you not taken the trouble to look at them but you will quip about the poll tax and its iniquities but you ca n't even read your own poll tax notice .
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