Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I shall go because if that fella 's been from , if that fella said I did n't have a job I 'll be jumping up and down like a what d' ya call it ! |
| 2 | Road in Toten , that 's the A six double O five has got roadworks at the junction of Lane , some delays in busy periods and the A fifty two , there 's roadworks on the northbound carriageway at Clifton Bridge , there are diversions there for A fifty two traffic heading for Drive as well , sort of weave your way in and out of all the cones that are up there , the the cone monster 's been in the night . |
| 3 | ‘ The boy 's been at school ! ’ he laughed . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's all right , but his eldest boy 's been in trouble once or twice … pay them a visit and see what the boy 's doing now , if he 's got any work . |
| 5 | ‘ This boy 's been in the wars . |
| 6 | My beloved 's been in this cupboard and messed it all up . |
| 7 | Hoddle 's been in the transfer market to make up for Shearer 's loss . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm very glad to hear it , my dear , perhaps you 'd pass my comments along the chain of command , because , you see , my wife 's been in the party for 47 years and now she says she 's going to vote for that Natural Law doo-dah . |
| 9 | The name 's been in the family for generations , too . ’ |
| 10 | Did n't smell very strong the top 's been off it . |
| 11 | When the water 's been through the reed system it 'll flow back out to the river through established Kingfisher pools . |
| 12 | ‘ As a matter of fact your father 's been in touch with us . ’ |
| 13 | It was Bob Crayshaw who said peevishly : ‘ Trade 's been on the downward path since the war with America . |
| 14 | Jim there 's a Despatches programme on Channel Four next week where some of the work that we 've done on B S E is fea featured and my colleague 's been through it as well . |
| 15 | Is that what all this refurbishment 's been about ? |
| 16 | The firm 's been in financial difficulties and moved out of its premises in the Brunel Centre last month . |
| 17 | Everyone 's got their problems , and no-one knows what life 's been like for anyone else . |
| 18 | You have no idea , have you , what my life 's been like ? ’ |
| 19 | Wir porcupine 's been in the |
| 20 | And I think that 's the , the problem with your focus , because what has really happened , over the last , well I suppose since your government 's been in power even , or even before . |
| 21 | ‘ First time that thing 's been of some use ! ’ |
| 22 | Er fairly easy to determine what your background 's been for the last twenty six years er and I have to say that 's quite unusual these nowadays , particularly in financial services . |
| 23 | There 's old adage ; one game at time , but for once when the pressure 's been on Swindon have done the business and they are looking very solid . |
| 24 | Every time this matter 's been before either committee or council there has been a majority in favour of the merger principles . |
| 25 | This particular model 's been in use by the RAF since 1958 . |
| 26 | The list 's been on the listserv for over a week now , and everything seems to be going just fine ( with the exception of Declan 's wacky address : - ) |
| 27 | Penry 's been on the phone every few minutes to see if you 've arrived . |
| 28 | His form 's been with you for ages . |
| 29 | Before having an alarm installed , make careful inquiries about how long the company 's been in business . |
| 30 | It looks like it 's been on the M twenty five on a Friday night , and every tyre 's been over it . |