Example sentences of "'ve [adv] been [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of them has been offended ; they 've all been fantastically enthusiastic and supportive . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You 've all been very kind . |
| 3 | They 've all been very responsible and they seem to have loads of energy and a sense of fun , which is essential if they 're babysitting for my three-year-old during the day . |
| 4 | ‘ You 've only been abed these two days . ’ |
| 5 | After all , I 've only been here five years ! |
| 6 | I 've only been here four years we had the white one remember the gas one got certified dangerous ? |
| 7 | We 've only been here three quarters of an hour ! |
| 8 | I 've only been here three years now ! |
| 9 | I have n't been as far down there , I 've only been as far as the doctor 's surgery , down that road . |
| 10 | It 's very good — we 've only been there two days and could n't even scratch the surface . |
| 11 | But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you . |
| 12 | you 've been there and I 've only been there thirteen years so |
| 13 | I 've only been there five minutes , ’ Maggie protested . |
| 14 | You 've only been there eighteen months while I 've known it all my life . |
| 15 | Measuring by the impressive stint of ‘ Winona ’ in the indie charts , luck and genuine love is with Drop Nineteens , so maybe by staying away they 've just been incredibly clever , holding back 'til the slaying 's stopped . |
| 16 | She was still full of doubt as she said , ‘ You have n't been slow — you 've just been too busy weaving a net round yourself to keep the female species out of your life . ’ |
| 17 | I said we 've just been really busy . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've always been pretty open about my sexuality , ’ she says . |
| 19 | You see , I 've always been firmly convinced that I was homosexual . |
| 20 | You 've always been hugely popular . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Actually , it was n't hard for me to play a man ten years my junior , because I was not only physically younger but I 've always been emotionally immature . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Louise is keen , like you say , but I 've always been completely honest with her . |
| 23 | I 've always been totally honest , ’ she cried shakily . |
| 24 | No I 've always been perfectly healthy . |
| 25 | ‘ We 've always been really good friends but had n't worked together for a long time . |
| 26 | I find that actually speaking to people my dad , mum and dad , well my mum works in an office , my dad works in a factory , and they 've always been very much sort of you know go out and get your education and |
| 27 | I do n't know , Mr Chairman , I think you 've always been very keen on this trend and supported it fully . |
| 28 | You 've always been very close to them — in fact , it 's one of the things I envied about you . |
| 29 | ‘ With no relatives on either side , there 's only the four of us , and we 've always been very close . ’ |
| 30 | I 've always been very interested in the Hundred Years ’ War . |