Example sentences of "it 's be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It 's been under wraps for weeks , but now the political biography everyone 's talking about has finally arrived .
2 If there have beeb question marks in the past over Saucony shoes , it 's been over the durability of the midsoles in some of the older models .
3 No , it 's been , it 's been over a period of two or three years ?
4 He adds , ‘ Whereas in other countries in Europe , EDS has grown through acquisition , in Spain it 's been through knocking on doors and selling the business . ’
5 Erm this has been to Great Parndon Committee so it 's been through the neighbourhoods er , community cycle and there has been an exhibition following that committee on Three Hills , which was very well attended by by tenants and residents and main feelings coming out of that was that erm the residents were keen for this to happen , certainly wanted something to happen erm er , on the estate particularly demolition of the four empty blocks .
6 It 's been through the presbyteries , it 's been discussed and we report on what the balance of opinion is .
7 I do n't make any apologies for that , and maybe it is going over the old ground , but unless we do it , unless we try to do it , if we 've done it the way before been and it has n't produced what we , what we want , then surely it 's not for us to sit back and say , ‘ Well , it 's been through that and it has n't worked ’ , surely we ought to try again , and that 's what I hope to be doing , sort of value your support and see you .
8 I hope you enjoyed that discussion I mean well first of all if you live in the Selby area it 's been of relevance to you and you 've managed to hear what both sides are saying but I I hope even if you do n't live in the Selby area it 's er you 've er found it as fascinating as I have to hear the pros and cons of such a complex issue .
9 Saying fantastic erm and then you can say look , as it 's been of some benefit do you remember what I said earlier ?
10 and the money for your daughter in the future so do you feel that it 's been of some benefit to you today to have had this discussion ?
11 So you feel it 's been of some benefit to you today ?
12 yes , I think it 's been of an assistance to the court yes , assistance to me that erm Mr has been at least only to of explain the background which erm is not entirely , not an easy matter , so er if it 's necessary I 'll give a certificate
13 ‘ WELL we 've waited long enough , but it 's been worth it , ’ said one of the nearly 200 primary school teachers who gathered at St Wilfrid 's Church in Northwich for a mass of thanksgiving for the new national programme for religious education .
14 Even if it costs us a few hundred quid , it 's been worth it .
15 Working on the project was an awful lot of hard work , and a lot of soul searching but it 's been worth it .
16 " But it 's been worth all the pain and trouble . "
17 He really was brought up in his tracks , and said , when he brought her home , well if that only made one person think , it 's been worth it .
18 They are very , very , very quick indeed and very , very efficient , and this is why , since the War London has been the centre of the recording industry , simply because it 's been worth the while for Americans in recording companies , for example , to record in London rather than anywhere else because we are so efficient .
19 It 's been at least an hour .
20 Notebooks out plagiarists while I reveal the secret of NME 's enduring success : some music papers have been good at treating Rock as An Art Form , others have been great at capturing the essential triviality , sensuality and sheer stupidity of pop ; NME , when it 's been at its best , has managed to combine the two things without going stark staring schizo-bonkers .
21 It 's been at the Playhouse in past years though .
22 Did you believe that , Thomas is part of an eight cat routine at Circus International at , it 's been at Sutton Coldfield , it 's at Northfield over the weekend , but these are just domestic cats , ordinary domestic cats .
23 And how painful it 's been at times to love you .
24 The subtitles are superfluous : it 's been on the telly umpteen times and the gestures say it all .
25 It 's been on the television news and it 's all over the papers this morning .
26 And it 's been on my conscience ever since . ’
27 It 's been on Wish You Were Here .
28 And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save .
29 It 's been on the radio for hours . ’
30 It 's been on my mind since Bruges . ’
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