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

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1 If Gunnell herself has cashed in , she 's not been so blatant or obviously motivated by the financial side as other athletes .
2 ‘ Amy , No , she 's not been too well recently , I understand .
3 Well mainly cos of me mum of an evening , cos she 's not been too good , so I 've been up and down .
4 She 's never been really well since the boy was drowned . ’
5 She 's always been quite mature because she 's an only child and she 's got a good head on her shoulders . ’
6 Yeah , she 's always been alright with me , you know , so I ca n't say about anybody else , I mean she 's already , she 's always been really nice to me , but like them people she goes around , well she used to go around with Lisa and Vicky and all that lot and when she used to go around with them she used to be bitching them off behind their back and going oh you 're my best friend , to their faces .
7 There 's never been more public discussion of sexual abuse and the misery it causes , but there are still women who keep the bitter memories to themselves because they 're ashamed to speak out about the torment they 've been through .
8 Well , yes , I suppose , in a ‘ how long is a piece of string ’ sense that enough piranhas — and I do n't suppose anyone 's ever been around long enough to count — could together commit such acts of savagery .
9 Signaller Chris Lodey of Darlington said : ‘ It 's not been too tiring because we 've managed to get a bit of rest .
10 It 's not been too bad , David .
11 And it 's not been too bad in the rush hour on the er local public transport ; I 've no problems to report to you on either the buses or the trains .
12 ‘ Oh , now , it 's not been as bad as that , ’ he said , shamefaced , and laid his arm awkwardly round her shoulders and drew her close to him .
13 it 's not been very good or nice for you
14 It 's just been so nice visiting with you , Nick ! ’
15 No but it I mean it 's just been so long , it I I said to him , can I do this trial and he said , and i explained everything about it and he said , yes try it .
16 ‘ As far as actually ‘ working out ’ is concerned , I 've been doing a lot this year , but not since rehearsals began because it 's just been so crazed .
17 But it 's just been too wet and too nasty to do anything about it so when we 've got a chance we 'll have to really do .
18 Well it 's just been extraordinarily successful er and I know I interrupted what you 're saying , think it 's been successful because are beginning to care again
19 Lulu 's been helping him out , but it 's still been very hard on him .
20 It 's all been very interesting and I 've learned quite a lot of things I did n't know before .
21 ‘ Bina , it 's all been very muddled lately .
22 Cotton wool has always been useful for cleaning and washing babies , but it 's never been particularly convenient — until now .
23 He reported that Marlon Brando refused to play scenes with him during the shooting of Mutiny on the Bounty , although it 's never been quite clear if this story is n't perhaps just a bit of blarney from the Irish hellraiser .
24 It 's never been as far as I 'm aware to erm any committee of county or district .
25 And they say it 's never been so good !
26 It 's never been so clean in its life .
27 It 's never been so clear
28 Here , like this , it 's never been more right .
29 But it 's always been too expensive you said I think .
30 I only say this , because it 's always been very difficult to get erm , America to take any , any interest at all in developing in England , and , how and I 'd wondered if it 's still the same situation .
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