Example sentences of "[verb] you been [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ How long have you been with this company ? ’ |
| 2 | When she walked into the kitchen her mother looked up and said , ‘ Where on earth have you been at this hour . |
| 3 | ‘ How long have you been in this field ? ’ |
| 4 | It is helpful if the speaker has good articulation ( crisp consonants ) and is able to phrase sentences so that the key word or subject does not depend on a high frequency — for example , instead of saying ‘ Do you know Sussex ? ’ ( key word Sussex ) , they could say ‘ Have you been in this part of the world before ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ How long have you been in this job ? ’ |
| 6 | So have you been in this business before ? |