Example sentences of "'ve [adv] been [adv prt] " in BNC.
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1 | After so many attempts , that day could not have been more rewarding , and I 've since been back at its summit twice . |
2 | ‘ They 've all been round , ’ he said , after telling Harcourt of his accident . |
3 | As she turned her face towards him there was a twinkle in her round brown eyes and a touch of sarcasm in her tone as she answered , ‘ No , sergeant , no ; I 've only been up since half-past six . |
4 | I 've only been on since I read that thing in the square ball , and I suppose loads must have done the same as me and jumped on the bandwagon . |
5 | that 's your first time round , we 've only been round twice |
6 | I 've only been out of prison three months . |
7 | We 've only been out five minutes . ’ |
8 | ‘ I do n't dislike it , but I 've only been out with Charles about three times … ’ |
9 | We 've been growing at a fairly significant rate considering we 've only been back about five years . |
10 | ‘ I have n't seen either of them but I 've only been back a little while , ’ replied Melissa . |
11 | I 've only been back on the case , in cosmic terms , about two-and-a-half minutes . |
12 | Well you 've bloody registered and you 've only been back a month have n't you ? |
13 | ‘ But I 've only been down to the banister to pick up my coat . ’ |
14 | He snapped his lighter , I 've only been down here six months . |
15 | Having worked for a number of years now in community health services , previously erm in Yorkshire , in fact I 've only been down in Oxford about four or five months , I 've learnt how important it is in fact to make good working contacts with members and officers of other organizations , and particularly of local authority organizations . |
16 | ‘ I 've just been on to Mallachy . |
17 | It 's not much after what you 've just been through , but I 'd hate to end up in a French jail and , as I forgot my licence , I 'm not insured to move this car . ’ |
18 | And that 's er that 's a process that we 've just been through with the Harrogate and Knaresborough local plan . |
19 | I 've just been over to see Madge and guess what ? |
20 | I 'd say , nothing , we 've just been up there , and he 'd smack us across the chops with the er gloves , and say , go on , and do n't let me see you here again . |
21 | I 've just been up to Tesco 's . |
22 | I 've just been up to the Wembley exhibition of word processor , and one of the things I noticed there was the increasing number of processors and packages which I think you would describe as friendly or at least semi-friendly to , to help people . |
23 | ‘ I 've just been down to the market . |
24 | Hiya yeah yeah oh yeah I 've just been down to oh we 've only just got in |
25 | I 've just been down to the grubber . |
26 | ‘ And I 've just been back and checked just to be sure , ’ his mate added . |
27 | Well I 've just been back , have n't been yet . |
28 | I 'm not actually sure what model it is — I think it 's a 335 Dot — but I 've just been out and bought another one for a spare , and luckily enough it feels exactly the same . |
29 | I 've already been up at your |
30 | ‘ You 've already been up all night . |