Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] [verb] been [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | They say they have been innocent victims in a crime for which the law says they must also be punished . |
2 | They say she 'd been depressed in recent days |
3 | They say she 's been able to transplant a gorilla 's brain into a human body , or maybe a human brain into a gorilla 's body . ’ |
4 | Villagers are demanding the removal of their local bobby because they say he 's been over-zealous in handing out parking tickets . |
5 | ‘ Now they say there has been secret dumping of waste from the submarines and nuclear icebreakers . |
6 | It has to be the subject of a proper report er by the er audit commission , but the district auditor and if they find that there has been er er wrong doing , if they find that there has been any er wilful neglect or if they find there has been any er unacceptable er maladministration then I will certainly join with the er the Secretary of State in condemning that . |
7 | They think they 've been successful if they have kept busy . |