Example sentences of "but [conj] [pers pn] have been [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | But once we 've been through , once we 've had our pre-meeting , |
2 | But if he had been in the water for some time , it was unlikely that he had been killed at the spot where his body had fetched up , and equally unlikely that the weapon which killed him was there to find . |
3 | But if you 'd been in trial in America |
4 | But since we 've been on the flats , there 's probably been half a dozen muggings . |
5 | A lady who suffers with a hiatus hernia wrote , ‘ I have had to take Rennies after meals for years but since I have been on this diet I have n't had a Rennie for five weeks ! |
6 | Stirling was puzzled as to why the place was not a scene of feverish activity , but while they had been about their business Rommel was in the process of retaking Benghazi . |
7 | You know , it probably sounds weird , but after you 've been on the road all that time , you kind of forget whether you 're any good or not . |
8 | Arthur Price chairman John Price says : ‘ 13/0 certainly looks as bright and as cheerful as 18/8 but after it has been in use for a short while it goes dull and then grey and , after a year or so , stains and pitmarks develop which can not be removed . ’ |
9 | He says he 's had a win somewhere , but when I 've been with him he mostly loses . |