Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [been] [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been house-sitting for Nassim Nassim 's cousin Sunil in Leytonstone for a week now , which meant that the five-day house-warming party where all my so-called friends drop in to see how I 'm coping , how much booze I 've laid on and what the music centre 's like , had come to an end . |
| 2 | But I was braced to cope with him because I had been ambitious for Jean-Claude , vauntingly so . |
| 3 | I 've been grateful for Jessie having my key because er I 've locked myself out one or two |
| 4 | As I 've been stuck for years now |
| 5 | ‘ She has been marvellous for Constance . |
| 6 | As the shop manager pointed out , it was the third time that month she 'd been late for work , and if they had n't needed her to turn up on time , they would n't have hired her in the first place . |
| 7 | You 've been edgy for months . ’ |
| 8 | He had found a niche at once with the men , but she told Julia that she had been unhappy for months , struggling with the other women to force local villagers to disgorge food , humping it back up to the camp and preparing it under extraordinarily difficult conditions . |
| 9 | Had he not been she might have telephoned him instead of Nick , when she had been desperate for company . |
| 10 | ‘ She 's been dead for hours , ’ he commented . |
| 11 | But — yes , the poor old thing is rather queer — in fact , she 's been mad for years , so you see now why I needed no special qualifications . |
| 12 | Albert said , ‘ She 's been ill for ages . |
| 13 | ‘ We 've been worried for years about their tendency to see Britain as a soft market in which to make a killing . ’ |
| 14 | He spoke as if they had been married for years , and could joke about sharing a bed . |
| 15 | In this role he has been responsible for LASMO 'S operated and non-operated North Sea projects . |
| 16 | It has been rare for shareholders to raise concerns with company boards on audit matters , probably because they are not well-informed and because their priorities are elsewhere . |
| 17 | In areas with long nursery waiting lists it has been usual for governors to establish admission panels drawn from their own members . |
| 18 | Since that time , and first fully developed by the Radical wing of the Liberal Party , it has been normal for parties to fight elections on the basis of a manifesto of policy promises . |
| 19 | On occasions it has been necessary for members to ‘ walk the pitch ’ and clear up before being able to play . |
| 20 | But despite intervention and interest rate adjustments , it has been necessary for realignments of exchange rates to take place on a frequent basis . |
| 21 | Furthermore , it has been good for morale to have an ongoing project , the success of which has not been tied to the everyday ups and downs in the hurly-burly of school life . |
| 22 | He said : ’ I 'm aware that what we 're saying may be used but we do believe it is the most energising thing that has happened in my 21 years as a GP It has been good for care , public health and management . ’ |
| 23 | Since 1983 it has been compulsory for car drivers and front seat passengers of all ages to wear seat belts or use child safety restraints . |
| 24 | Since the abolition of exchange controls in the UK in October 1979 it has been possible for residents of the UK to hold foreign currency on account if they so wish . |
| 25 | There are many reasons why it has been difficult for researchers to form links with universities , he says , with some not even sure that particular departments would survive investigations into the competence and integrity of the professors . |
| 26 | It has been true for years of much of manufacturing ( completely differentiating the position of , for instance , Peugeot-Renault in France from British Leyland , or Bull from ICL ) . |
| 27 | It has been hard for Souness to stamp his authority in a similar way since he took over when Dalglishfatigued by the demands of the Anfield job departed 22 months ago . |
| 28 | Secondly , during the 1980s it has been common for firms to make ‘ underwriting losses ’ . |
| 29 | It had been dark for hours . |
| 30 | It had been dry for weeks , but there were thunderheads over against the mountains and the atmosphere was heavy with the hint of rain . |