Example sentences of "have been [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't imagine how much of a help you 've been to me . |
| 2 | Think I should 've been with you . |
| 3 | So if that was Jim cos Jim would 've been in his he has n't laid |
| 4 | In Washington , President Bush appeared in the White House press room to tell reporters ‘ Yes , it has been worth it . ’ |
| 5 | In Central Office , Patrick Gower consoled himself , ‘ It has been a strenuous year but it has been worth it and it has been fun . |
| 6 | Over the years Muir has been through thick and thin with Tranmere , and has been worth his weight in gold . |
| 7 | In contrast the long-wave school focuses more precisely on technology , though it is notable that much of the debate within that school has been about what causes technological change and how that change should be seen as part of a wider system . |
| 8 | ‘ Admit that this has been between us since we first saw each other . |
| 9 | ‘ [ J. ] has been under my care since he sustained serious injuries in February 1991 . |
| 10 | Of course he has been over it a million times in his mind , but when the normal glide speed is 160kts , with the drop tanks you should have 175kts , add another 15 on top of that to flare it from a descent , and he really needed 200 kts to make a decent landing in those conditions . |
| 11 | And the bed looks like a troop of soldiers has been over it . ’ |
| 12 | Losing at home four two to Swindon , their arch rivals after being two in front , but I 'd just like to make one point clear ; do n't blame manager Brian Horton because all of Oxford 's matches that they 've lost this season has been through their own fault : lack of character out there on the pitch , there 's nothing Brian can do sat on the bench . |
| 13 | ‘ I was disappointed at what happened , but I 'm not the only one who has been through something like that . |
| 14 | Our library girl has been through our cuttings and there is quite a lot about you . |
| 15 | He talks about his ileostomy ( a permanent colostomy ) with the lack of embarrassment that only someone who has been through it can . |
| 16 | But Mr Bond has been through it all before . |
| 17 | She has been through it all with such tremendous courage and coolness . ’ |
| 18 | He has been through it , seen it and done it all before . ’ |
| 19 | Larry has been through it all . |
| 20 | Firstly , er , I could assure the committee that the working party on provision of secondary and primary places which is published by the education committee , is taking the auditor 's report very seriously , and has been through it in detail , and has er , drawn up a programme of , of analysis , erm , over the next few months , very much taking into account the district auditor 's comments . |
| 21 | And if any of his fans still needed convincing , they had only to look into the happy , laughing face of his adoring wife Jean , at his side as she has been since his horrific car accident nearly three months ago . |
| 22 | The point has been well put by Vivien Hart in comparing American and British approaches : " In America , " she wrote , " the emphasis has been on what democracy is and should be , while Britain has been characterised by a more pragmatic and less urgent emphasis on what democracy is and can be . " |
| 23 | Because the company has been on its present site for over a century it recognises its responsibilities to the environment and to the local community . |
| 24 | The Gloucestershire Regiment has been on its last full-scale exercise before merging with the Duke of Edinburgh Regiment next year . |
| 25 | I 'm pleased that the Divisional Championship has been on everybody 's lips around this time each year . |
| 26 | But this CD has been on my player many times since it arrived . |
| 27 | I once lied to Basil and this has been on my conscience for a long time . |
| 28 | It has been on my conscience ever since . |
| 29 | It has been on my conscience ever since … |
| 30 | Leaf-roll sawfly This clever little beast is given a fair description and discussion in the answer to question number 52 on page 208 , which , with Figure 13 above , will enable you to spot that it has been on your plants . |