Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] be at [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | She 's been at him for years . |
2 | She 's been at it all afternoon . ’ |
3 | ‘ The number of times we 've made it up with her after falling out because of her trouble making , and in no time she 's been at it again . |
4 | Dressmaking mainly , but you know , anything at all , yeah , she 's been at it that long ! |
5 | She 's been at my side for so many years that it 's more than just a business relationship . |
6 | She 's been at my side ever since I started managing the place . |
7 | Notebooks out plagiarists while I reveal the secret of NME 's enduring success : some music papers have been good at treating Rock as An Art Form , others have been great at capturing the essential triviality , sensuality and sheer stupidity of pop ; NME , when it 's been at its best , has managed to combine the two things without going stark staring schizo-bonkers . |
8 | ‘ Yes , I have ; but when he confronts Richard he will be told that he could be taken to court ; he 's been at me for years . |
9 | He 's been at you , has he ? |
10 | Champagne for breakfast , and he 's been at it ever since . |
11 | Michael had a nice fiddle going , and he 's been at it for over a year now . |
12 | And you need n't have any feeling of compunction about him , for he 's been at it for years on the side , and you know it . |