Example sentences of "but [pers pn] have been [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | But I 've been up the road every day this week , not shopping but just out for a walk , you know ? |
2 | I should have called round sooner but I 've been on holiday and only returned yesterday to hear the news . |
3 | But I 've been on an immense number of statutory instruments upstairs er and everybody says they 're greatly needed , they usually say they 're greatly needed because they want to go out in three or four minutes and ten thirty comes and ten thirty five they 're out . |
4 | ‘ Sorry , but I 've been at it all day . ’ |
5 | But I 've been at it for 15 years . |
6 | Well , this is the thing , we have a caretaker but er fo for his services , but I 've been at the council and I have got nowhere , I have from the corporation , there 's an awful lot of people complaining but they 'll do nothing about it ! |
7 | Well , I feel better than I was , but I 've been at Haywoods Heath which was a religious community |
8 | I 've never been on tour , but I 've been to the visitor 's centre , and |
9 | I mean , I am not that involved with this , but I 've been following that . |
10 | I mean , you could learn , but I 've been down that road and I do n't want you to follow . |
11 | I have n't been away , but I 've been off work like |
12 | But I 've been through it a dozen , twenty times already . |
13 | I mean we did n't have any damp or anything in erm our flat , but I 've been in some of the downstairs ones , where they were very very damp . |
14 | But I 've been in there since the beginning . |
15 | But I 've been in the wood for many years and there is a lot more to read than what I keep in the shaman 's lodge . |
16 | ‘ I was here in good shape , but I 've been in good shape at other championships and failed . |
17 | What excellent company you keep in recommending Chambers — not all of them are quite politically correct but I 've been after the broadest sweep possible . |
18 | So I can not claim to be an expert , but I have been considering spending my own money on America this year . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | 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 . ’ |
21 | ‘ 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 . |
22 | ‘ 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 . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | I confess I did not remember her at all , but I have been in so many hoses , I suppose it is only natural … " |
25 | You think here it is Russia in winter , but I have been in my frozen villages ; you have no idea . |
26 | 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 … |
27 | Rain said : ‘ But you 've been on his yacht , have n't you ? ’ |
28 | I know this is your first day , but you 've been in the wards ? ’ |
29 | " Oh , but you 've been in bed ! " she exclaimed as soon as she went round the angle . |
30 | Now , you may not realize it but you 've been in civil litigation and criminal litigation , you 've been doing advocacy all term . |