Example sentences of "been [noun pl] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other parts of the world there have been cases where it was desired to combine a system of local independent governments with a unifying central administration which would provide strength especially for foreign affairs and defence . |
| 2 | There have been months when he has n't found any work at all and so he returns home for short periods . |
| 3 | ‘ I have never been physically assaulted by a client but there have been circumstances when I 've thought I should be a bit careful . |
| 4 | I have , and I you know , there 's been many a day I 've thought cor I 'm really glad I 'm in , I 'm really glad that I did n't give , giving up day and there 's been days when I thought christ how the hell did you get through that day |
| 5 | They had been friends when he was grown up . |
| 6 | Suzy Levine and Seth had been lovers when he was writing Homeboy , best friends ever since . |
| 7 | Her parents would have been children when he wandered past their door . |
| 8 | It was true that they had all been children when he was taken away , but they remembered him as kind always . |
| 9 | Not that there have n't been mornings when he 'd rather have stayed in bed . |
| 10 | His meticulous performance slightly surprised her ; there had been moments when they seemed to have achieved a more casual contact , and he could n't be still trying to impress . |
| 11 | She could n't believe that what Greg Bradshaw had said was true and that David Markham was seriously interested in her , even though , she had to admit , there had been moments when she had wondered , but she was n't prepared to take any chances . |
| 12 | On the other hand , now he thought about it — that was one of the advantages of taking time out to think things through — there had been occasions when she had looked at him in a special way which made him think that she might not reject him . |
| 13 | Looking back , there have been occasions when I might have had a bit more foresight , particularly when this chap rang me from Newcastle one day raving about this brilliant young footballer he wanted me to look after . |
| 14 | For instance , there have been occasions when I have tried to run bad ball and you just do not get away with that against good opposition . |
| 15 | During queuing periods , there have been occasions when I have witnessed nursery nurse students , with the best of intentions , ‘ helping ’ life preparation students , for example by operating the machine for them or by ‘ allowing ’ them to jump the queue . |
| 16 | Her husband , up to the time of his death , had been a miner although there had been occasions when he had made scarcely any wage — but still he had never sent his children to the mine . |
| 17 | He says that there have been occasions when he 's had a gun held to his head and been told to operate on someone 's brother first , or he 'd be shot . |