Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [been] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I said to myself , I 've been under a boss |
| 2 | ‘ I was thinking that whenever I 've been into a student 's flat there was a different atmosphere … a lot of things pinned up on the walls , for instance posters mostly … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been through a lot of stuff because of it . |
| 4 | I 've been at a desk for years ; I want no more of it and I told them . |
| 5 | There are traps you can fall into if you do too much television — although I 've been on a lot since '89 , I do tend to turn most things down . |
| 6 | ‘ But now that I 've been on a regular contract at Brookside for the last two years I can afford a season ticket in the stand ! ’ |
| 7 | Well I , when I come back from Stop Hill when I 've been on a long shift till five o'clock , I 'm whacked because their bungalow is so warm |
| 8 | Well I 've been on a ship and I 'm not very well ! |
| 9 | I phoned me friend up you know and erm on Friday and asked and she said you do n't sound very well , I said I 've got a headache I said I 've had a headache every , cos I 've been on a diet and she turned round and said , she said you know she says it 's funny she says erm , you know what 's with us , what 's it with ? |
| 10 | you know er , it 's funny since I 've been on a diet er , it is , I must be getting , now where |
| 11 | You know it 's funny when I 've been up when I 've been on a diet , I mean smelling , smoked out , smoked out on the house |
| 12 | But since then I 've been on a unit of tropical forestry in Oxford Forestry Institute , and I 've been travelling regularly , almost yearly since I 've been there . |
| 13 | But I 've been on an immense number of statutory instruments upstairs er and everybody says they 're greatly needed , they usually say they 're greatly needed because they want to go out in three or four minutes and ten thirty comes and ten thirty five they 're out . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
| 15 | Just even I 've been for a wee ! |
| 16 | I 'm just getting now because erm erm I 've been for an aud not an audition . |
| 17 | I 've been for an interview with Mencap . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've been to a party in the village of Sutton , and I 'm on my way home . ’ |
| 19 | I 've been to a fire where there was a huge black cloud coming out of a , a flat |
| 20 | I said so I 've been to a local firm and he said well if you 'd wanted a job we could 've found you one , so I went to the Co-op and I went in the credit , working in the Co-op credit and er went from there to . |
| 21 | Whereas er I 've been to a meeting where , you know well , will you come and speak ? |
| 22 | It 's the first time I 've been to a game of footie in a Porsche , and it will probably be the last , but it was fun , and added to the enjoyment of another thoroughly enjoyable day out Leeds watching . |
| 23 | Every time I 've been to a wedding and people in cravats are all the same . |
| 24 | I 've been to a Beamish museum |
| 25 | I 've always been skiing with my parents , so I 've been to America to visit friends , and that 's not been like sightseeing , or something , and I just have n't been anywhere , and erm , I mean , I suppose I 've been to a lot more countries than a lot of people who 've , you know , there 's a lot of people who have n't |
| 26 | I 've been round a couple times thank you been up there ages ! |
| 27 | And I 've been after a zither for a long long time |
| 28 | ‘ I 've been like a little kid . |
| 29 | In fact , he is one of the best professionals I have ever played with — and I 've been around a few years ! ’ |
| 30 | However , ever since an incident with a chicken which resulted in a bald-arsed chicken and a dog with a mouthful of feathers , I 've kept him on a lead whenever I 've been near a farmyard . |