Example sentences of "be [prep] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was disappointed at what happened , but I 'm not the only one who has been through something like that . |
| 2 | ‘ I have been through everything in there , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Nearly always some compromise can be reached with the vendor , depending on whether it is a buyer 's or a seller 's market , but at least you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you 've been through everything with a fine tooth comb , that you 've done the best you possibly can and know what you are letting yourself in for ! |
| 4 | I 've been through everything ; set-backs and fear . |
| 5 | He 'd come all this way , been through everything , just to wind up here . |
| 6 | we 've been through everything erm everything possible on the fact find er on , sorry , planning your future and I think er , you know , you , you 've helped me |
| 7 | Margaret had not been through anything like the rebellion her sister had known , but they both shared a great sense of elation . |
| 8 | We 'd been discussing something else , and I said it out of the blue , but in my mind it was as if we 'd just been talking about Oliver , and the way she answered , as if she thought we 'd just been talking about Oliver too and there was n't any break in that conversation even though we 'd been through lots of different subjects in the meantime , made me feel very cheerful . |
| 9 | All her brave effort had been for nothing . |
| 10 | All these hours in Madamoiselle McKirdy 's class will not have been for nothing . |
| 11 | He tried to be nice about it , but it was fairly obvious he did n't want me any more ; and truthfully , I did n't want him any more either , except in so far that I could n't bear that it should all have been for nothing — worse than nothing . |
| 12 | It had all been for nothing ; the fear , the guilt , the deaths … . |
| 13 | The mad drive up the M4 with pain like barbed hooks turning in his arm had all been for nothing . |
| 14 | ‘ If we ca n't get these orders out on time , all the effort we 've put in will have been for nothing . |
| 15 | All of her sweet , loving nature that she 'd turned in on herself , waiting for this one moment in her life , this moment of truth , and it had all been for nothing . |
| 16 | He might not even be there and the whole thing would have been for nothing and all he would have got out of it would have been kicks . |
| 17 | If she decides to go straight home all this will have been for nothing . ’ |
| 18 | So it had all been for nothing ! |
| 19 | When I was feeling really low , I could have quit if it had n't been for everyone who 'd been following me , and that comes down to everyone here at the schools . |
| 20 | Had she been so , then last night 's work would have been for naught . |
| 21 | But if no convincing reason for the station can be found , and if the project will no longer create so many jobs , then all the effort will have been for naught . |
| 22 | Now , the much-repeated phrase is : ‘ The past 40 years have all been for nought ’ . |
| 23 | not been for anything else yet |
| 24 | Nick Day , blinking blood , received a push that could have been for anybody , and went onto his knees . |
| 25 | Investors know that franchises are worth something . |
| 26 | Victims have said that it is a way of acknowledging that they are worth something — a common psychological problem after being a victim of a serious crime , is a feeling of worthlessness . |
| 27 | The ships are worth Something , and they 're about the only hope of securing creditors about 5p in the pound . |
| 28 | You are worth nothing . ’ |
| 29 | Its centuries of railway history , it seems , are worth nothing . |
| 30 | Not many of the words are worth anything at all by themselves . |