Example sentences of "and [pers pn] have been at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | The profession was too professional , a long study , and she had been at university , a giddy time . |
| 3 | But she had lived inside the Dark Realm for many months , she had been forced to see the terrible creatures that hold sway there , and she had been at Medoc 's mercy for all of that time . |
| 4 | Anyway , the Wild Wood is seething with them , and in its endless darkness the beasties multiply ; they 've no enemies to control them , and they 've been at it for centuries ! |
| 5 | The Psalms offer a rich mixture of spiritual , literary and musical expression and they have been at the heart of the Church 's daily worship since biblical times . |
| 6 | She was his only daughter and the youngest of seven , and he had been at pains to give her a good education . |
| 7 | And this man he was a regular dustbin , dustbin man and he 'd been at it all his life and he used to play cards with us and his family , his sons , and , and as many else as got any money to play pontoon or brag . |
| 8 | Champagne for breakfast , and he 's been at it ever since . |
| 9 | Michael had a nice fiddle going , and he 's been at it for over a year now . |
| 10 | 103 youths were arrested in the first four weeks , but there are porblems , sometimes in radio communications and it has been at a cost . |