Example sentences of "[pers pn] been [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How long have you been with this company ? ’ |
| 2 | When she walked into the kitchen her mother looked up and said , ‘ Where on earth have you been at this hour . |
| 3 | Although Frank has been a director of Pearson since nineteen eighty six and those of you been to this meeting in the last few years will have seen him before I 'd like to introduce , ah , Frank to you in his new capacity Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at Pearson . |
| 4 | ‘ How long have you been in this field ? ’ |
| 5 | It is helpful if the speaker has good articulation ( crisp consonants ) and is able to phrase sentences so that the key word or subject does not depend on a high frequency — for example , instead of saying ‘ Do you know Sussex ? ’ ( key word Sussex ) , they could say ‘ Have you been in this part of the world before ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ How long have you been in this job ? ’ |
| 7 | So have you been in this business before ? |
| 8 | That 's him been in this post for twelve years ? |
| 9 | Er what 's the atmosphere like in Belfast , what 's it been like this week ? |