Example sentences of "they 've [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 So Waleran goes where his roots are , to keep them safe from being torn up , even if he must do homage to Anjou for the soil they 've been firm in for generations .
2 Well in the sense that they 've been involved in it .
3 They 've been involved in a ratings war with us .
4 We 're trying at the moment to get in non-conformist church records , or at least to get copies of them if the churches do n't want to let us have them , because they 're quite important for the nineteenth century history of East Sussex , and erm really any help that we can get from the general public who 've got old documents relating to their properties , minutes of any organisation that they 've been involved in , or that used to exist and that 's now collapsed , anything like that that can add to the history of the county we 're always very grateful to receive .
5 We 're trying at the moment to get in Nonconformist church records , or at least to get copies of them if the churches do n't want to let us have them , because they 're quite important for the nineteenth century history of East Sussex , and erm really any help that erm that we can get from the general public who 've got old documents relating to their properties , minutes of any organisations that they 've been involved in or that used to exist and that 's now collapsed , anything like that that can add to the history of the county , we 're always very grateful to receive .
6 The atmosphere with the actual returnees themselves is one of concern and apprehension I guess , because they 're concerned that they 've been involved in this , this crisis and they 're not quite sure what 's happening , and they are er not really being told by everybody , you know , there 's just too many people to make it very clear where they 're all going and when they 're all going .
7 They 've been available for two weeks at 350 Oxfam shops .
8 They 've been married for 11 years and they 've always been so happy .
9 and , and if she 's already scared of his temper and they 've not even lived together , well they have lived together for quite a while actually so I mean it 's not like they do n't know each other but once they 're married and they 've been married for a couple of years I reckon , and he starts thinking of her more as a possession sort of thing I can , I can really imagine
10 They 've been loyal to me , and I 'll stay loyal to them . ’
11 The fans were right to give me stick but they 've been good to me and it 's great to come off to a reception like that . ’
12 Sandy must be having company , pulled the blind down I think that 's why they 've been good about the parking this week , cos I mean Irene 's pulled her car , we saw Irene pull her car in was you here when she I saw her get in it , it must of been teatime yesterday
13 I know but what all going on is the history , that fact is since the mid-fifties we , we have had dealings cos they 've been one of the stronger of the world
14 In fact they 've been instrumental in providing some of the greatest pleasures in my life to date .
15 They 've been yo-yoing between the First and Second Divisions for as long as I can remember — at the time of writing , they 're well on their way to the Premier League .
16 They 've been beastly to me always — always .
17 They 've been besotted with each other more or less since they were children .
18 They 've been responsible for making Joan Collins a sex symbol at fifty-three .
19 They 've been surprised by today 's legal moves .
20 if it 's just like one exam or two exams that they 've failed or they 've been ill for or they 've missed or something they 're offered the opportunity to sit those in September then we have another exam board in September
21 Cos they 've been worried with the press in the hospital .
22 No real problems if they 've been sensible with their money .
23 They 've been next to my telephone for four weeks .
24 They 've been reluctant until now , but may be forced to reconsider .
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