Example sentences of "'ve [adv] been [det] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 've already been this morning , thank you , Corp . ’
2 There 've already been several tailbacks — the longest stretched for 8 miles .
3 ‘ I 've not been that well myself , ’ she said , ‘ I 've been worried sick about ye . ’
4 I I 've always been that way inclined , I mean my dad was er he he was a miner , he was a lovely dad , he was lovely man .
5 ‘ You 've always been such a good little girl .
6 You 've always been such a wonderful sister to me .
7 I was n't in the actual throe er , er I wa I 've always been more or less a loner .
8 ‘ You 've never been much of an exam passer . ’
9 You 've never been much help to anyone all your life , but I think you were trying then .
10 I could see a barge or something out there in the middle of the Thames but I 've never been much good with boats .
11 Oh aye Well I 've never been that way see .
12 ‘ I 've never been this way before .
13 But I 've never been this close before … ’
14 Well we 've never been this place before , but we 've been on a similar do .
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