Example sentences of "[pron] 've only been " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've only been there five minutes , ’ Maggie protested . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've only been here a week . ’ |
| 3 | There 's been no problem matching clients to carers because I 've had a biggish pool to choose from — there 's been about 30 people on the register at any one time — and I 've only been using a maximum of ten at a time . ’ |
| 4 | In 1985 , he claimed defensively , ‘ There 's black and white proof I 'm not the killer I 'm supposed to be , I 've only been sent off twice . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But I 've only been down to the banister to pick up my coat . ’ |
| 6 | People in my trade are supposed to be able to help , but I 've only been able to come up with the old platitude : ‘ Do n't buy a £500 car from a dealer because you 'll only get £100 worth of vehicle — the rest will be profit . ’ |
| 7 | I 've only been in your bed with you once and then you were as jumpy as a cat thinking that sister of yours might come back unexpectedly . |
| 8 | I 've only been ill once — in 1969 with 24-hour ‘ flu — so visiting surgeries is a novel experience ( which is palling fast ) . |
| 9 | As she turned her face towards him there was a twinkle in her round brown eyes and a touch of sarcasm in her tone as she answered , ‘ No , sergeant , no ; I 've only been up since half-past six . |
| 10 | I 've only been divorced a few months . ’ |
| 11 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
| 12 | I 've only been once . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've only been given a year 's contract , so the main priority will be to win all the matches , using essentially the same side that played in the World Cup . |
| 14 | He snapped his lighter , I 've only been down here six months . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've only been on the Delos once before . |
| 16 | They say that hunting 's for er er human pleasure , er , I mean personally I 've only been to one hunt , and I do n't see what all the the , the , the , the trouble 's about because the huntsman is only a spectator , it 's the hounds that are hunting the fox and it is to keep the foxes down . |
| 17 | I 've only been out of prison three months . |
| 18 | After all , I 've only been here five years ! |
| 19 | ‘ I 've only been in once . |
| 20 | ‘ After all , I 've only been with them a few years . ’ |
| 21 | I 've er I 've only just I 've only been coughing the last couple of days , but |
| 22 | I 've only been to Devon and Cornwall , you ca n't really call |
| 23 | ‘ I have n't seen either of them but I 've only been back a little while , ’ replied Melissa . |
| 24 | But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you . |
| 25 | I 've only been standin' 'ere twenty minutes , 'aven' I ? |
| 26 | I 've only been here a little while , looking after Aunt — ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 've only been asleep a few hours . ’ |
| 28 | I 've only been here a matter of hours , but I feel as though it 's been more like a week ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 've only been ill since Saturday evening and of course yesterday was Sunday and most people stay in bed anyway then . ’ |
| 30 | Oh er I I 've only been erm I 've only had one job . |