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

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1 United 's Darren Ferguson is likely to give way for Robson 's return , but manager Alex Ferguson softened the blow for his son when he said : ‘ The players know I 've been loyal to them because they have fought hard with little reward .
2 They 've been loyal to me , and I 'll stay loyal to them . ’
3 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 . ’
4 All right , I 'll sit on the table , you 've been good to me , savin' me from those blokes that came after me for nothing . ’
5 You 've been good to me .
6 You 've been good to me , Peter , I would n't want to see you hurt by having me around . ’
7 ‘ You 've been good to us — you and Mr Dyson — but we ca n't stand it any longer . ’
8 I 've been good to you . ’
9 I like to think I 've been helpful to somebody else , so that they do n't make the same mistake as I made , or so that they know the responsibilities they 're taking on if they do have the baby .
10 ‘ All my life , I 've been successful at everything I 've done .
11 That 's not so worrying , but I feel that I 've been successful in my own right and I would erm like to think I deserve the same recognition as we 've both set same standards over the last twelve months .
12 I 've been tired of it for years …
13 Because I felt vaguely grateful , I 've been nice to him .
14 I 've been nice to him .
15 You very humbly describe yourself as an absent Pro-Chancellor , but you have taken a considerable interest in this university over the years , and we 've been grateful for it .
16 We 've been used to it for centuries .
17 I think so too probably , and you 've been used to it .
18 I said , it hurt the captain because we 've been used to you know , ferrying everybody about , and I said , do n't d say that people are unkind because they they 're not taking you and carrying you about .
19 ‘ You 'd better 'oppit now or me young man might get to 'ear I 've been dilly-dallying with you . ’
20 I know you think I 've been casual about your gown , but when Roman insisted I wear his clothes I could n't turn him down , could I ? ’
21 I did n't I mean I know I 've been married to him for thir twenty five year but did n't know her all that .
22 It wo n't even look expensive if you 've been mean about it .
23 But we 've been honest with our people , we have not paid anyone off , in the fifteen years I 've been at , that did n't want to go .
24 her ringing you or , or doing anything and that 's it , and then you 've been straight with her , you 're not
25 Roy , administrator of the Higher Force Challenge , believes the young people who 've been involved in everything from assault to joyriding , respond to a ‘ simple thing called love ’ .
26 Well in the sense that they 've been involved in it .
27 No in in your memory , of course , you 've been involved in it for a long time , have n't you ?
28 ‘ I 've been worrying about you since yesterday .
29 You 've been worrying about it for years .
30 Perhaps I 've been wrong about him , after all !
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