Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] have be very " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I understand that you have been very busy in Edinburgh asking many questions , poking your nose into matters that do not concern you . |
| 2 | ‘ David tells me that you have been very ill , ’ said Mrs Wallington . |
| 3 | [ to PAMELA ] Own that you have been very saucy and beg my pardon and I will try to pity you , for you are a sweet girl if you had but held out and been honest . |
| 4 | I told her there were special beds that we have are very useful , in fact very necessary in some , some cases , and are painfully short of them . |
| 5 | Ladies often come to my classes and explain that they have been very good all week and yet had a binge just prior to the class ! |
| 6 | Some recent writers have tried to apply standards that are social rather than ethical , with the consequence that they have been very boring , and have made mistakes about individuals . |