Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , no , my dear Shiona , I fear I have never been wrong about you . |
| 2 | Colleagues , who 've been paying tribute to his dedication and exertise , say he 'd always been aware of the dangers surrounding his work.Ian Maclaren reports . |
| 3 | ‘ I hope he 's not been brain-damaged by that blow . ’ |
| 4 | It would mean I mean we 've just been involved with one of the hospital because there 's an audit commission report on costs to hospital services . |
| 5 | ‘ I was talking to an old man about death and he said , ‘ You know I 've not been able to talk to my wife . |
| 6 | In Rolling Stone we used to , you know I 've never been one of the designers who erm sketches little thumbnails and makes people , makes assistants follow them through . |
| 7 | ‘ You know I 've never been able to combine being a father with analysis . |
| 8 | You know you 've not been interested in sex for years . ’ |
| 9 | I know you 've always been jealous of my success as a model , but I wo n't allow you to ruin things for Garry and me . ’ |
| 10 | I know it has n't been bad ca n't complain can we ? |
| 11 | ‘ You know he has n't been unfaithful . ’ |
| 12 | Very good , very , very good , no I think as I say the only thing I said to Mr I told him that I 'm very upset because I 've always been treated ever so fair by him I mean they 've really been good to us , you ca n't say they 're not , I mean no other Council I do n't think is as good as Harlow Council , well I say that because I know by my friends who live away they 're not er , they do n't get half the benefits that they get here , I mean we are looked after are n't we ? |
| 13 | While the newcomers consider the absence of street-lighting to be dangerous , particularly in the winter , the locals , who claim they have always been able to manage without it , regard it as an ugly and unnecessary intrusion . |
| 14 | well it cost them a hundred thousand to do it , but , I mean he 's never been able to afford the |
| 15 | ‘ I think I had already been married and divorced at Kate 's age . |
| 16 | ‘ I think you 've just been unlucky . ’ |
| 17 | I think we have always been aware of the contrast , though . |
| 18 | The fifty thousand well I if they do they have n't been able to what what we intend to do . |
| 19 | Right , I think it 's always been time-tabled for two hours though |
| 20 | ‘ On the other hand , I think it 's always been hard to think up something new ; nothing 's really changed . |