Example sentences of "[verb] be [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't imagine how much of a help you 've been to me . |
| 2 | Think I should 've been with you . |
| 3 | In Washington , President Bush appeared in the White House press room to tell reporters ‘ Yes , it has been worth it . ’ |
| 4 | In Central Office , Patrick Gower consoled himself , ‘ It has been a strenuous year but it has been worth it and it has been fun . |
| 5 | ‘ Admit that this has been between us since we first saw each other . |
| 6 | Of course he has been over it a million times in his mind , but when the normal glide speed is 160kts , with the drop tanks you should have 175kts , add another 15 on top of that to flare it from a descent , and he really needed 200 kts to make a decent landing in those conditions . |
| 7 | And the bed looks like a troop of soldiers has been over it . ’ |
| 8 | He talks about his ileostomy ( a permanent colostomy ) with the lack of embarrassment that only someone who has been through it can . |
| 9 | But Mr Bond has been through it all before . |
| 10 | She has been through it all with such tremendous courage and coolness . ’ |
| 11 | He has been through it , seen it and done it all before . ’ |
| 12 | Larry has been through it all . |
| 13 | Firstly , er , I could assure the committee that the working party on provision of secondary and primary places which is published by the education committee , is taking the auditor 's report very seriously , and has been through it in detail , and has er , drawn up a programme of , of analysis , erm , over the next few months , very much taking into account the district auditor 's comments . |
| 14 | he has been on it yeah |
| 15 | Instead , he was troubled at the start by a cold which has been with him since last week . |
| 16 | Such vision is an unusual attribute , but one which the artist maintains has been with him since a very young age . |
| 17 | Yet , he still somehow manages to listen to virtually everything that 's sent in and retain the same enthusiasm for music that has been with him through his 23 years at Radio 1 . |
| 18 | ‘ And , ’ Claire continued , confirming her misgivings , ‘ his heart is tied up with a woman , one who has been with him for many years now . ’ |
| 19 | He let his house in Chelsea furnished for the year , with the usual proviso that his own staff should remain to run it — he has a housekeeper who has been with him for years , and one daily maid . |
| 20 | Yet , he still somehow manages to listen to virtually everything that 's sent in and retain the same enthusiasm for music that has been with him through his 23 years at Radio 1 . |
| 21 | Paul is happy enough , but he has a dream which has been with him since he was a teenager . |
| 22 | One occasionally has a glimpse of Green 's neighbours after he has been with them , or heard of their deaths , when he liked to write their obituaries . |
| 23 | The Bailie of the Secréte has been with them twice , and Podocataro , the lawyer . ’ |
| 24 | Born in 1896 , he joined Purdey 's in 1918 and has been with them ever since . |
| 25 | Hermanns has been with me for over twenty years ; he is the best recording engineer I know . |
| 26 | He has been with me ever since . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ He has been with me too , Brother , ’ Tundrish replied simply . |
| 28 | Each new Brother electronic model has been with me very soon after its launch . |
| 29 | For the present let me put it on record that the main hold-up has been with me , in setting up the Journal for printing . |
| 30 | Prince , he said , ‘ has been with me from the commencement of my various works . |