Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] been [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | If questions are used to assert superiority ( 'Have you been to Rajastan ? ' ) then you can disarm the questioner by using real or feigned naivety . |
2 | ‘ Help , 'ave you been in a war ? ’ she asked . |
3 | My brother Jonathan , very pleasant hast thou been unto me ; thy love to me was wonderful , passing the love of women … ’ |
4 | JACKEY : Tell me , Pamela , hast thou been in bed with thy master ? |
5 | oh who 've you been on the phone to tonight ? |
6 | Where 've you been for the last six star signs ? ’ |
7 | What have I been to him ? ’ |
8 | How successful have I been at various jobs ? |
9 | Never have I been in a place of such contrasts . |
10 | ‘ This day have I been in the library and it has been very interesting . |
11 | He asks have I been in touch with the French government . |
12 | ‘ How long have I been like this ? ’ she asked in one interval . |
13 | ‘ How many times have you been over here ? ’ |
14 | ‘ How long have you been on duty , John ? ’ |
15 | Have you been on again ? ’ |
16 | ‘ Have you been on board ? ’ |
17 | Or have you been on a re-training scheme ? |
18 | ‘ Have you been on the run ever since then , Char ? |
19 | AN old friend came up in the street yesterday and said : ‘ My , you look well , have you been on holiday , you 've got a tan . ’ |
20 | Have you been on the er thermographical on the , on the |
21 | There are very very few who are er interested in finding a gambling haunt or a , you know , television or film theatre or whatever , you know , er er by and large there are a lot of people who chat to a waitress if they 're a bloke or , or chat to the , the whatever it is if they 're girls but er in , in a , in a friendly way , who will have a drink but will not be paralytically drunk , who may watch television or a , you know , film or theatre or something if it 's appropriate but wo n't get twitched if it is n't , you know , and and by and large erm all the people we 've , we 've , we 've , we 've come across I came across before have been very very good company and it is , it is delightful to have the have you , cos have you been on a Si on a Signpost ? |
22 | how long have you been on the name game , a year ? |
23 | Have you been on the loo ? |
24 | ‘ How long have you been with this company ? ’ |
25 | ‘ How long have you been with the PGA ? ’ |
26 | ‘ How long have you been with the New York Times ? ’ |
27 | " Have you been with Matthew ? " |
28 | ‘ How long have you been with the ship ? ’ she asked . |
29 | I ask him stupid things like , ‘ Where have you been for the past six months ? ’ |
30 | Where have you been for the past four hours ? ’ |