Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've [adv] been [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've just been at a two day conference at erm not very far from here , at Wisden House in which erm a number of erm top industrialists erm led by the former chairman of I C I have all unanimously been saying how bad they think it is for our future technological development and export development if overseas students get out of the habit of coming here . |
| 2 | ‘ Since I became an officer in the SS , I 've often been in a position to satisfy my craving . ’ |
| 3 | An unlikely scenario : I 've never been to a desert and the nearest I 've ever got to authentic military action is when Action Man introduced eagle eyes and gripping hands . |
| 4 | " I 've never been to a café . " |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never been to a koliba , ’ she replied . |
| 6 | Well why not men go to the bleeding , er well it 's like I 've never been to a proper hen night , Gary 's been to a , a stag night , with female strippers , I 'd like to go to a stag , er a hen night |
| 7 | I 've never been with a girl , I do n't know how to react around one . |
| 8 | I 've never been on a diet . |
| 9 | Now I 've never been on a camel before and these guys , I mean , they do n't wash ; just roll around in the sand . |
| 10 | I 've never been on a train before . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've never been on a boat before , ’ he admitted to Tommy , ‘ unless you count the paddle steamer at Brighton . ’ |
| 12 | I 've never been in a fire in a theatre before — thankfully they 're almost unheard of . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've never been in a helicopter , and now I probably never will . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've never been in a war , but in the police we also have a need for comradeship . |
| 15 | ‘ My wife rightly points out that I 've never been in a ladies ' loo in my life . |
| 16 | Granted , he 'd say to himself , I 've never been in a situation where an abortion has been necessary . |
| 17 | Paul 's dad , but I 've never been in a bus with Paul 's dad . |
| 18 | I 've only been to a couple of lodge meetings it I was invited to go to I always felt slightly ambiguous about that really you know . |
| 19 | we 're off grass track racing now … one of the country 's biggest meetings was held in Oxfordshire at the weekend … and if you 've never been to a race before … sit back and watch this … it 's exciting stuff … |
| 20 | You 've never been on a big boat ? |
| 21 | ‘ We 've just been through a decade where we watched surface responsibility get peeled away from a lot of people and institutions . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We 've both been through a lot , ’ he began . |
| 23 | ‘ We 've never been on a cruise . |