Example sentences of "'s been [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Megan 's been married for 18 years and still loves her husband , but resents his meanness . |
| 2 | She moistened her lips and said pleadingly , ‘ She 's been good to poor Dilys . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's been one of those days , has n't it , Robyn ? ’ he murmured evenly . |
| 4 | It 's tremendous as it 's been dry for 10 years . |
| 5 | Well it 's been dry for another day . |
| 6 | " If a flat 's been unoccupied for some time , you 'd expect a pile of letters inside the door . " |
| 7 | ‘ The nurse tells me she 's been asleep for some time . ’ |
| 8 | He 's been involved with all sorts of activities with neighbourhood associations , youth groups , Christian groups , alcoholics , prisoners and prostitutes . |
| 9 | Joan 's been involved in disabled sport from its very beginning , at the Paraplegic Games at Stoke Mandeville in 1948 . |
| 10 | There has never been any hint that he 's been involved in underhand dealings . ’ |
| 11 | She 's been foul to poor Adam . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's been temporary for six months now . |
| 13 | He 's been guilty of sharp practice in the past , though this is undoubtedly the worst example I 've come across personally . ’ |
| 14 | That 's quite good because y often there is a country though , we have n't had many campaigns on countries sort of lately have we , it 's been more on different aspects on Amnesty 's work so they 're obviously going back to picking on countries where they deal , that 'll . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's been free for three days now , and people are frightened . |
| 16 | Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right . |
| 17 | He 's been dead for some time . |
| 18 | It 's been easier for later generations to deal with Pop — they simply ‘ appropriate ’ and no questions asked . |
| 19 | she 's been bedridden for twenty years now or whatever |