Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I ca n't place very many , all I 've placed are the ones in the middle that I used to live in I could probably place Zambia , Malawi Zimbabwe whatever the Conga is now called , I do n't even know what that 's now called that 's about my limit , Ghana Nigeria , might be able to place if it 's geographical features I could place more how many countries have you given then in Africa ? |
| 2 | Right , now that has n't happened to quite the same degree in , in agriculture , because a lot of agriculture erm , the protectionism that we 've given is in terms of high , high prices . |
| 3 | The only time I 've flown was when I paid five bob for a trip in Alan Cobham 's flying circus . ’ |
| 4 | He might find the ladies behind the counter ‘ large and ugly ’ ( his words ) , but most chippies I 've frequented are family owned and the service comes with a smile , even if the figure is rather rotund . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've stopped being surprised by the number of people , including priests , who like the odd punt . |
| 6 | Danger signals arise when the normal pain and unhappiness that accompanies all emotional growth enlarges to become a depression which you simply can not shift , particularly if you feel ( for more than a passing moment ) that there 's nothing left to live for — or if you realise in time that you 've stopped being able to look after yourself . |
| 7 | ‘ Lovers , ’ said Lili , ‘ lovers are even more valuable after they 've stopped being lovers . |
| 8 | I find much of what I 've heard is implausible . |
| 9 | Reportedly the powers-that-be have settled on a replacement for Ed Palmer to run the Uniforum association of Unix users : the name we 've heard is Richard Jarros , formerly of Data General Corp . |
| 10 | ‘ All I 've heard is rumours . ’ |
| 11 | Because you see all that we 've heard is that gentlemen just before Mr he listened at the door before but of course the front door is nowhere near the master bedroom . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I wish I could be more help , but all I 've heard are rumours — a lot of confused stories . |
| 13 | If the scouse rumours I 've heard are true , they 'd better lock up Leeds primary schools if he came to Elland Road . |
| 14 | On every police authority of sixteen members there will of course as we 've heard be five nominees of the politician in London , three Justices of the Peace and eight councillors , coming of course from different political parties as is required by the legislation and in my view rightly required by the legislation . |
| 15 | An inland walk I 've enjoyed is around a five mile route starting from Bosullow Common , south of Morvah , an area rich in prehistoric remains . |
| 16 | I 'm already past the statutory retirement age and besides , I 've enjoyed being with the people in Harwich so I 'd like to stick with them if I can . ’ |
| 17 | I 've enjoyed being with you . |
| 18 | But I 've enjoyed being here , I hope you 've enjoyed it as much as I have , and I look forward to the next time that I 'm sitting in the hot seat ; until then , from me , goodbye . |
| 19 | if you do n't think that the girl that you 've interviewed is gon na do as good a job as |
| 20 | It 's the twenty third , I said that 's on Saturday , he said oh we have got these dates wrong now , I said er what you 've cancelled is my personal booking but they ask for a work number you see . |
| 21 | The ones we 've picked are a bit quieter and slightly more out of the main hubbub of our favourite resorts , to offer just a little more privacy and peace and quiet for those that want it . |
| 22 | I think I 've sat is those auditorium seats in the same format for quite a few years now . |
| 23 | Yeah , we 've actually er , way we 've designed is that erm , it 's actually a sort of , it 's inserted in the ham handbook itself as actually a , sort of separate removal section so they can |
| 24 | You 've got okay you 've got something like a six I do n't even know what time the train comes they change at different times , the one I 've caught was at five past nine train . |
| 25 | Erm now erm a number of people erm , getting on t back on to the handout for a moment , er a number of people who 've reported being b abused as children also report that they do try and tell people , either at the time or shortly afterwards , and this business of not being believed is quite a common report from survivors , not being believed at first . |
| 26 | People I 've met are faces in the government , |
| 27 | Erm the approach we 've adopted is to try and be as flexible as possible in terms of the using both the land-take and the economic activity rates . |
| 28 | If you get it right , the cricket ball will travel two hundred yards in four seconds , and all you 've done is give it a knock like knocking the top off a bottle of stout , and it makes a noise like a trout taking a fly … |
| 29 | ‘ All you 've done is make us look suspicious . ’ |
| 30 | All you 've done is hold out the whole day against odds of ten to one . |