Example sentences of "we have been [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We have been to other schools .
2 Because of the repayments that were made of borrowing during that period , in the midst of a recession we are now in a better position to borrow prudently — than we have been at any stage in the past : to borrow prudently and to maintain our commitment to a balanced budget in the medium term .
3 It is he whose father was rebel Conservative MP Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler standing as a Lib Dem in East Anglia but we have been down that road enough .
4 WE have been down this road before .
5 Well , we have been for some time .
6 ‘ Look , we have been on this world a matter of a few days .
7 We have been without this issue as she is still receiving the last of her treatment from Charing Cross Hospital .
8 All the reason that we have been against each other is because of economism and we , we
9 We have been in close contact with the Scottish Office and the competition authorities to this end for more than 18 months . ’
10 We have been in great difficulty during the last thirty six hours over an alleged parachute operation which you have in view .
11 In addition to that also erm we have we have been in constant contact with the erm Kuwait Red Crescent , which is based now in Bahrain , and we are erm helping to get Kuwaitis in touch with the Kuwait Red Cross in Bahrain , have them trained erm to know first aid basics , donate blood , so on so forth .
12 I have come to the House this afternoon from a meeting with a representative of the Canadian High Commission , with which we have been in constant touch from the outset of the incident .
13 We have been in constant touch with him , ’ said Quigley , as if he was reassuring the chairman about the Exports Division .
14 Maybe they 're more cauti cautious than we have been in this country about the effect of Chernobyl .
15 But we have been in this type of business for longer and will score on our expertise and we will also benefit from the ability we have through branch offices to handle claims . ’
16 But we have been in this type of business for longer and will score on our expertise and we will also benefit from the ability we have through branch offices to handle claims . ’
17 What is for sure , we need to be more active than we have been in this area if tennis is to flourish in this country .
18 ‘ I think we have been in this place long enough . ’
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