Example sentences of "have been [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Some of us have been up since six-thirty and I like to read . |
| 2 | When you have been up for half an hour on a normal working day , how do you feel ? |
| 3 | Official signs for a cycle path connecting Baird Road , Ratho Station , to the minor road from Ratho to Newbridge have been up for some time . |
| 4 | ‘ There are many instances where UK investment and product costs have been up to twenty per cent below other European countries , but the investment has still been located on the continent because of unfair political pressures and highly discriminatory practices , ’ he added to gasps of pained surprise . |
| 5 | They have been around since Egyptian times , which makes them one of our oldest decorating materials . |
| 6 | I have been around to all of them , most of the shops in the town and we will be patrolling all the time . |
| 7 | I have been around to all of them , most of the shops in the town and we will be patrolling all the time . |
| 8 | Leather trousers have been around for two or three years now , but PVC 's a good alternative and it 's cheaper ’ — Catriona Smith |
| 9 | Few ‘ moderate missions ’ are definite either , despite proposals that have been around for many years . |
| 10 | Fax machines have been around for many years and the obvious benefit of being able to transmit documents and graphics by telephone is by no means newly perceived . |
| 11 | ‘ My family have been around for seventeen generations , do n't you know , so we feel we have n't an awful lot to prove . |
| 12 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |
| 13 | Mammal-like animals have been around for some 200 million years but did n't become particularly numerous until about 70 million years ago , around the time the dinosaurs became extinct . |
| 14 | These are all approaches which have been around for some time — in the case of the perennial philosophy a very long time — and while , no doubt , they have a great deal to contribute , it is surely probable that the impulse for any paradigm shift will come from an unseen direction . |
| 15 | Approaches to hydrological model building have been either via physical hydrology , which is the investigation of the components of the hydrological cycle to achieve a full understanding of the mechanisms and interactions involved , or by systems synthesis investigations , which attempted a complete simulation of drainage basin operation by adjusting the components and the parameters of the model until outputs from the model agreed with empirical results from known inputs . |
| 16 | ‘ I have been most of all impressed by the contention that removal to such an area would be damaging to the morale of journalists . ’ |
| 17 | We have been here under many governments since 1971 and will continue to be here under many more , ’ the Salomon spokesman said . |
| 18 | Those of us who have been here since 1987 have a sense of fortune in being involved in the tremendous and dramatic changes in the world scene , which are reflected in the Gracious Speech . |
| 19 | We have been here since 1986 and during that time the town has gone completely down the pan . ’ |
| 20 | He added : ‘ We have been here since 1986 but it has been used as a guest house since 1965 . |
| 21 | The Americans have been here since 1950 . |
| 22 | The Williams family have been here since 1797 , when Robert Williams bought the manor of Littlebredy , which had long since degenerated into a farmhouse . |
| 23 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 24 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 25 | Some of the staff have been here for twenty years . |
| 26 | 50 officers are involved in the hunt for the man 's attackers ; scenes of crime and forensic experts have been here for most of the day . |
| 27 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 28 | Yes I have been here until 1.00 a.m. or 2.00 a.m. in the morning when they have the gigs . |
| 29 | This year has been hard work for us , and for our trainees , some of whom have been away from formal education for some time . |
| 30 | Erm on the audit side both Karen and I have been round to all the branches in order to deal with our old equipment . |