Example sentences of "and [pron] have [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Perry and me have been without it for five days before this only on methadone . |
2 | And Salford-born Phelan , who has signed a five-year deal , admitted : ‘ My family and I have been through hell in the past couple of weeks and signing for City is such a relief . |
3 | ‘ Mrs. Bonnard and I have been to a concert in Aldeburgh . ’ |
4 | ‘ But blood is thicker than water and I have been at the hospital waiting to hear how she is but she has n't come round yet , ’ said Mr Harrison . |
5 | John Cocks and I have been on ahead to check things out . |
6 | This has ruined my sitting room and I have been onto the council about it but they have done nothing . ’ |
7 | ‘ Valerie and I have been in a relationship for five years now . |
8 | ‘ I have never seen or heard since my knowledge of things , ’ wrote a British admiral in 1745 , ‘ that one of our ships alone , singly opposed to one of the enemy 's of equal force , has taken her , and I have been in almost every action and skirmish since the year 1718 , and yet we are daily boasting of the prowess of our Fleet . ’ |
9 | I dare n't disobey her , Miss Abbott — dare I , Aunt ? — because you see , my brother and I have been in her care since we were boys and stand in the greatest awe of her imaginable . ’ |
10 | Another major agency , Brook Street Bureau , has recently offered employee status and the guarantee of work to certain of its temporary office workers , those with " top skills , wide experience and who have been with the agency for at least three months " ( see Financial Times , 12/4/88 ) . |
11 | Margaret Thatcher was one of the greatest supporters of a classless society , not just I 'm not just talking about the silver spoon in one 's mouth , it 's the sometimes the stainless steel spoons of the middle class that erm that is a lot of the trouble , and no-one took on the establishments of the professional bodies erm and who have been over the years had a great deal of privilege in this country more than Margaret Thatcher . |
12 | The scholarship is open to those aged 21–30 with Wine and Spirit Higher Certificate or equivalent and who have been in full-time employment in the catering industry for at least two years or have experience of direct sales in on-licensed premises . |
13 | So I went to the mainland to report it , and we have been in touch with the lawyers , the gunsmiths , and the salerooms . |
14 | Jill 's life revolves round them both , and there have been times when she has even had difficulty getting to the shops , let alone keeping up her own interests and going out in the evenings . |
15 | Key leadership positions in Chinese state administration are monopolized by party members , and there have been times when this applied despite the presence of better-qualified non-party personnel . |
16 | He says that he is clean now ; Issy and him have been off the stuff for five whole days . |
17 | ‘ They are old friends and they have been through a lot worse than this over the years . |
18 | These two treatises gave classic expression to the opposing arguments about the eucharist , and they have been of great interest to theologians ever since . |
19 | The Psalms offer a rich mixture of spiritual , literary and musical expression and they have been at the heart of the Church 's daily worship since biblical times . |
20 | And they have been in a position to determine the way they are investigated and the manner of their public exposure . |
21 | These bear little relationship to any shape that might be termed traditional , they are generally very large and they have been in demand at seaside beach displays , city-organised festivals and internationally at sponsored functions . |
22 | ‘ And they have been in touch , indicated their interest in pulling you out and requesting more information as to your whereabouts . ’ |
23 | David Glencross at the IBA and myself have been in full contact about this . |