Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just got erm , I mean was out in the stick I like to just half a dozen little flight of stairs perhaps with a dozen steps |
| 2 | Yeah , well I 'd been out to the bin and er , he was just sort of erm by the ground by the bin bags the wood round the corner and er then he was sort of coming and he was like dying to come and have a stroke but |
| 3 | After all , I 'd been out of the Army a full six weeks by then . |
| 4 | It was the first time I 'd been out of the cell since 15 May . |
| 5 | She no doubt thought I 'd been out in the sun too long . |
| 6 | I loved being out on the sea — it felt much more like ‘ real ’ sailing than being on a lake . |
| 7 | By the time I got to the last rocker I had been out of the garage , round the block three times , back up the drive and home in time for teal Is there any way I can turn the engine over without moving the vehicle ? |
| 8 | I regret that I had been out of the office on the 15 July and did not receive your FAX until first thing on the 16 July . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been up for the past three hours , ’ he said , looking me up and down rather coldly . |
| 10 | I 've been up since the crack of dawn . ’ |
| 11 | you see , so yeah and er we used to have as I say er , well for instance I 've been up in the office . |
| 12 | I 've been on to the P.L.A . |
| 13 | I said three flights that I 've been on in the last fortnight . |
| 14 | That 's right , I 've , I 've been through over the year 's I 've been doing this and they say , whether it 's because they know if the background at the er vets , the private vets there , you know I do n't know , but the information I get from them , that there 'd a , there not prepared to over . |
| 15 | ‘ No one knows what I 've been through in the last 12 months , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ So would you have if you 'd had to put up with half of what I 've been through in the past ! |
| 17 | I 've been out on the on the streets and the roads and we 've had a few beers and I 've not seen any trouble but the first I 've heard of trouble was was this morning after breakfast in a nearby hotel and and by by the trouble that 's been caused I do n't know the details of it but I believe it 's been quite intense really . |
| 18 | Yes , I was working at Walsall airport er Walsall electrics , sorry , at the time and er I 've been out to the pictures I , with a couple of friends and er I got home this particular evening and I put the late night dance music on on the radio and they , they interrupted the programme to tell us that er Germany had accepted unconditional surrender and the war was over . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been out of the picture so long that I just want people to know what I 'm about . |
| 20 | He 's been down , I 've been out in the cellar , and it is absolutely plain . |
| 21 | No , I mean , last time I went out would be erm well I 've been out in the afternoon a few times , with my boyfriend , but , the last time I went out in the evening |
| 22 | I mean I , I , I do n't drink a lot , I mean maybe after I 've been out in the hills you have got to drink something to replace the sweat , but I 'm not a great drinker and I do n't , I do n't smoke and I , I do n't like discos or anything like that |
| 23 | While I 've been out in the fresh air enjoying myself she 's been stuck in this featureless boarding house , wondering if I 'll ever come back . |
| 24 | Oh god is my hair okay I 've been out in the wind you know . |
| 25 | ‘ To be on the safe side , I 've been back to the beginning of the year . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've been down under the sea , you know ! |
| 27 | It must be twisted or summat cos it 's never done it before when I 've been in with the you know , to go bingo . |
| 28 | The fame of mind I 've been in from the beginning , ’ he says , ‘ is a belief in the spirit : it moves me , it 's in my heart . |
| 29 | I have been back to the tavern but have never found this treasure . ] |
| 30 | ‘ I have been back among the fairy tales … |