Example sentences of "been through [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A former senior minister who has been through many spending rounds says we take them all much too seriously , they are merely a mating ritual , he says , adding , and a barren one at that , no offspring . |
| 2 | Belinda did n't know exactly where they were going , and in her five hard-working years in Brisbane had never been through these opulent suburbs before , but in a way it was nicer to surrender herself to a mystery drive . |
| 3 | The general rule here is that dukes are a better topic than baronets , especially dukes who have been through several expensive duchesses ( you can never have enough ex- duchesses ) . |
| 4 | You see , we 've been through this public witch hunt before . |
| 5 | She did not feel very close to her mother , although they had been through some rough times together : |
| 6 | Having already been through some significant change the company is therefore well placed to face the likely ‘ upheaval ’ of the following year or so . |
| 7 | ‘ The North has been through some hard times , and things are changing . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't think we 'd be together for so long but we 've grown up together and been through some brutal things . ’ |
| 9 | Been through some bad times , you see . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been through some interesting times of late , ’ Lucy told him , and smiled along with him when she saw that he understood the reference she was making . |