Example sentences of "[adj] time [pron] 've been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I think that the crucial thing that 's emerging , especially from the area of artificial intelligence , is that we 're beginning to understand that what the name of the game is getting people to express their intentions , and for a long time we 've been , as it were , stuck in languages that do n't really help you to do that and we 're really beginning to understand now that erm what people are doing when they program indeed , I mean as it were the ace programmers , are expressing their intention for whatever 's to be done in the task the computer 's to perform clearly . |
| 2 | But to tell the truth , for a long time I 've been slightly lost as a dealer . |
| 3 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 4 | ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me , ’ he deigned to answer one of her questions , albeit hostilely . |
| 5 | He 'd been full of hostility , she recalled , when he 'd said , ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me . ’ |
| 6 | Before you get too political you must remember the only time I 've been actively political was for an independent candidate . |
| 7 | The only time I 've been quite as pissed off was when we sold Jordan & McQueen . |
| 8 | Every other time I 've been in somebody 's flat like this I 've known where I am by the books . ’ |