Example sentences of "and they 've been [prep] " in BNC.

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1 And I learnt from various teachers that when you go to these private schools and they 've been to schools , they hold them back because they like , they do n't like the
2 They have been extremely efficient and effective in carrying out their onerous tasks , and they 've been of enormous assistance in ensuring the smooth running of this enquiry , and indeed it has run smoothly .
3 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 !
4 Maurice Hope held a similar view , though he favoured social rather than genetic factors : ‘ Black people are natural fighters ; they 've been fighting for survival and they 've been in that condition all their lives .
5 The way we see it , they both did a runner and they 've been in hiding ever since . ’
6 And he away to Dale in and then the the s took it on and they 've been in it since .
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