Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've been up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been up to my eyes in mannequins and haute couture . ’ |
| 2 | Then he admitted as he shovelled manure at a tree-planting ceremoney in his Huntingdon constituency : ‘ It occurs to me I 've been up to my neck in this stuff for the last month . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been up to my ears , ’ he says . |
| 4 | Well the , the er the Guilds I can speak now because I 've been up to a higher level , I 've been on the section and Birmingham is a very big area . |
| 5 | What that basically means , wherever that happens anywhere else in the country , you go to South Wales , you go to West Lothian , places like that I 've been up to West Lothian , all services are reduced when your main industry 's removed from an area . |
| 6 | I 've been up to church . |
| 7 | See she , she came around cos erm I 've been up to her , her friends place to and give him a bit of a telling off like and that and erm she came to John 's house and I said , why are calling ? |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been up for the past three hours , ’ he said , looking me up and down rather coldly . |
| 9 | I 've been up for a bath and we 've been looking at the room I shall occupy . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
| 11 | Yeah , you 're gon na have one in a minute I 've been up for ages ! |
| 12 | No , I 've been up for an hour ! |
| 13 | I 've been up since the crack of dawn . ’ |
| 14 | I 've been up since six . ’ |
| 15 | I 've been up since half past seven . |
| 16 | I 've been up since quarter to five . |
| 17 | No , he 'll be out went out at ten to seven but over a sort of I 've been up since seven , I 've not really sat down all day . |
| 18 | you see , so yeah and er we used to have as I say er , well for instance I 've been up in the office . |
| 19 | And I 've been up till , I 've been paining me all night Doctor , |
| 20 | No , no I 've never been down and er they 've always been full of water whenever I 've been up around there . |
| 21 | ( Lazing 's highly recommended if you 've been up for the 8.30am aerobics . |
| 22 | You 've been up for weeks now , have n't you ? |
| 23 | Wait until he knows what else you 've been up to ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ D' you mind tellin' me what you 've been up to all day ? ’ demanded Dolly . |
| 25 | Right , that over , report on what you 've been up to and the condition of your ankle . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And you 're lucky to get that , given what you 've been up to , ’ Sylvie said coldly . |
| 27 | I know what you 've been up to . |
| 28 | You 've been up to something . |
| 29 | I 'd like to hear what you 've been up to . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Jesus Christ almighty , Zen , what the hell do you think you 've been up to ? ’ |