Example sentences of "[coord] i have been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perry and me have been without it for five days before this only on methadone . |
| 2 | And Salford-born Phelan , who has signed a five-year deal , admitted : ‘ My family and I have been through hell in the past couple of weeks and signing for City is such a relief . |
| 3 | ‘ Mrs. Bonnard and I have been to a concert in Aldeburgh . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But blood is thicker than water and I have been at the hospital waiting to hear how she is but she has n't come round yet , ’ said Mr Harrison . |
| 5 | John Cocks and I have been on ahead to check things out . |
| 6 | This has ruined my sitting room and I have been onto the council about it but they have done nothing . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Valerie and I have been in a relationship for five years now . |
| 8 | ‘ I have never seen or heard since my knowledge of things , ’ wrote a British admiral in 1745 , ‘ that one of our ships alone , singly opposed to one of the enemy 's of equal force , has taken her , and I have been in almost every action and skirmish since the year 1718 , and yet we are daily boasting of the prowess of our Fleet . ’ |
| 9 | I dare n't disobey her , Miss Abbott — dare I , Aunt ? — because you see , my brother and I have been in her care since we were boys and stand in the greatest awe of her imaginable . ’ |
| 10 | So I can not claim to be an expert , but I have been considering spending my own money on America this year . |
| 11 | But I have been to the cirque in early June and in October , and found it almost deserted , so it is not too hard to pick your moment . |
| 12 | But I have been in regular contact with Ali Bacher and he assures me there are no problems over the tour and that it is definitely on . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's a heart-breaking decision for me to make , but I have been in the firing line of late with the suspensions and I have struggled with injuries all season , ’ said the Colchester manager . |
| 15 | This awful thing has never happened to me but I have been in the situation leading up to the attack hundreds of times , in trusting casual acquaintances to walk me home or allowing strange men to come into my house to do repairs . |
| 16 | I confess I did not remember her at all , but I have been in so many hoses , I suppose it is only natural … " |
| 17 | You think here it is Russia in winter , but I have been in my frozen villages ; you have no idea . |
| 18 | The law used to look with disfavor on the statute of limitations , but I have been in the habit of saying that it is one of the most sacred and indubitable principles that we have … |