Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've long been unproductive . |
| 2 | Many have multiple thin trunks growing up from the ground — they 've obviously been coppiced in the past . |
| 3 | Ever since the Mountbatten thing , they 've all been nervous of the publicity . |
| 4 | ‘ And my feelings are telling me that we 've all been wrong about what I want to do . |
| 5 | ‘ I know now that we 've all been wrong about what I want to do with my — ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You were very tired , ’ Adam said , ‘ and we 've all been worried about Elinor . ’ |
| 7 | We 've all been worried about her . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've bought a number of good-quality second-hand items and they 've all been excellent value . |
| 9 | While we 've all been quick to condemn guitar manufacturers for being too timid to boldly go where no other has gone before design-wise , I found myself unwilling to applaud the Valley Arts Carlton for its daring to be different , but not being able to understand exactly why . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've only been asleep a few hours . ’ |
| 11 | I 've only been twelve months waiting for a |
| 12 | ‘ They 've only been married 15 days . |
| 13 | I 've only been awake three minutes . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Out of doors is the best place for Brownies , really , but we 've only been able to be out of doors so much because of this hot summer . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | You 've only been able to get through the last four years by not thinking about it . |
| 17 | And they have a bill , an bill of two hundred and fifty four pounds for the lighting , erm they think it 's an important community opportunity to have good entertainment on their doorstep , and they 've only been able to balance their proposed production this year , by putting up the price by fifty pence . |
| 18 | In past years erm in the British Isles especially with the British Met Office , we 've only been able really to study part of the atmosphere over the northern hemisphere . |
| 19 | I 've only been ill once — in 1969 with 24-hour ‘ flu — so visiting surgeries is a novel experience ( which is palling fast ) . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've only been ill since Saturday evening and of course yesterday was Sunday and most people stay in bed anyway then . ’ |
| 21 | I 've only been operational for four months and yet already people are beginning to seek me out . |
| 22 | Erm a fully mobile workable skeleton , and th it 's a deprived area of Nottingham and they 've apparently been able to teach them more with this skeleton over this past six months than than any other kids in the school . |
| 23 | I 've just been round to see Mrs Reynolds in the village , and she 's adamant that all the kitchen and scullery windows were closed when she left at nine-thirty . |
| 24 | ‘ I think you 've just been unlucky . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Then perhaps I 've just been unlucky with the ones I 've met . ’ |
| 26 | It would mean I mean we 've just been involved with one of the hospital because there 's an audit commission report on costs to hospital services . |
| 27 | They 're not actually erm , using the D S O , and I 've just been involved in the |
| 28 | I 've just been involved in the selection of caterers for erm , South Wilts Grammar School , and I 've got to say , and I 've told Mr this , because he criticised me , Concept Catering were n't in the le in the frame . |
| 29 | I 've just been lucky so far , touch wood . |
| 30 | I 've just been bad . |