Example sentences of "'ve be [vb pp] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this is one of many ways in which ordinary communication between people depends on our having a very powerful memory , having the ability to look out for situations that we 've been warned about , and to take action in accordance with instructions that we 've been given previously and have stored up . |
| 2 | Erm it helps of course if you can find some some sort of linkage with some some y'know things that 've been written about I do n't know humour and something |
| 3 | During their 2 year study of the site , Thames Water have been at pains to co-operate with local action groups , but environmentalists say they 've been misled about the plans for the reservoir . |
| 4 | " I 've been told about your act . |
| 5 | There 's been nothing very dramatic since the secretive and highly confidential opening , when the teacher started with : " I 've been told about the wreck of a Roman Galley , which is buried in mud off the coast near Pompeii ; and it 's said that when it sank it was carrying great chests of treasure from Egypt . " |
| 6 | ‘ And that 's another thing I 've been told about you : that you 're very ambitious . ’ |
| 7 | No , I 've been told about it . |
| 8 | I can draw his face and his expressions , but words are all so used , they 've been used about so many other things and people . |