been 
How long have you been here for? 
Bạn ở đây bao lâu rồi? * 005 Yes, we’ve also been invited. Có, chúng tôi cũng được mời. * 024 I’ve never been here before. Tôi chưa bao giờ ở đây. * 048 I have already been unemployed for a year. Tôi thất nghiệp một năm rồi. * 057 I overslept; otherwise I’d have been on time. Tôi đã ngủ quên, nếu không tôi đã đến đúng giờ. * 098 I missed the bus; otherwise I’d have been on time. Tôi đã bị lỡ xe buýt, nếu không tôi đã đến đúng giờ. * 098 I didn’t find the way / I got lost; otherwise I’d have been on time. Tôi đã không tìm thấy đường, nếu không tôi đã đến đúng giờ. * 098 Have you already been to Berlin? Bạn đã từng đến Berlin chưa? * 102 like: been → →
for so long, there has not been such an opportunity ☊ bấy lâu mới được một dịp ☊ the votes have not yet been counted ☊ chưa kiểm xong số phiếu bầu ☊ to have never, not yet been able to ☊ có bao giờ được ☊ to have been around for a long time, while ☊ có từ lâu ☊ left-over rice that has been warmed up ☊ cơm ghế ☊ there’s never been ~ ☊ cổ kim chưa hề có ☊ How have you been lately? ☊ dạo này thế nào ☊ there has been no effort at all ☊ không có một cố gắng nào ☊ it has been a long time (since) ☊ lâu quá rồi ☊ the fire has just been kindled ☊ lửa mới nhem ☊ I haven’t seen you for a few weeks, it’s been a few weeks since I’ve seen you ☊ mấy tuần rồi mới thấy ông ☊ In most recent days, a new star has been discovered ☊ mới rồi, người ta tìm được một ngôi sao mới ☊ the name has not yet been disclosed, revealed ☊ tên chưa được tiết lộ ☊ it’s always been like that ☊ xưa nay là vậy ☊ to have been a long time (since sth) ☊ đã lâu ☊ it has been a long time since ☊ đã lâu lắm rồi ☊ the die has been cast, there is no turning back ☊ đã trót phóng lao ☊ it had been a long time, it was a long time since ☊ đã từ lâu ☊ has been used for almost 78 years ☊ đã được sử dụng gần 78 năm ☊ 774
Have you been to France? — No, I haven't. ☊ Cậu từng đến Pháp chưa? - Chưa. ☊ 775
We've been to Canada, but we haven't been to Alaska. ☊ Chúng tôi từng đến Canada rồi, nhưng chúng tôi chưa từng đến Alaska. ☊ 780
Has she ever been to Australia? — Yes, once. ☊ Cô ấy đã từng đến Australia chưa? - Rồi, một lần. ☊ 785
Have you ever been to Montreal? — No, never. ☊ Cậu đã từng đến Montreal bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, chưa bao giờ. ☊ 787
Have you ever been to South Korea? — Yes, once. ☊ Cậu từng đến Hàn Quốc bao giờ chưa - Rồi, một lần. ☊ 791
Have you ever been to Peru? — Yes, twice. ☊ Cậu từng đến Peru bao giờ chưa? - Rồi, hai lần. ☊ 794
She's been to Spain twice. ☊ Cô ấy từng đến Tây Ban Nha hai lần. ☊ 795
She's been to Japan once. ☊ Cô ấy từng đến Nhật Bản một lần. ☊ 798
I've been to New York once. ☊ Tôi từng đến New York một lần. ☊ 801
I've been late for school several times. ☊ Tôi đã đi học muộn vài ba lần. ☊ 806
She's been married three (3) times. ☊ Cô ấy đã kết hôn ba lần. ☊ 817
How long has she been in Brazil? ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 818
She's been in Brazil since Monday. ☊ Cô ấy đã ở đó từ Thứ hai. ☊ 819
She's been in Brazil for three (3) days. ☊ Cô ấy đã ở đó được ba ngày. ☊ 821
Are you married? How long have you been married? ☊ Cậu đã kết hôn chưa? Cậu kết hôn được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 829
I've been studying German for two (2) years. ☊ Tôi đã học tiếng Đức được hai năm. ☊ 830
Gerard's watching TV. How long has he been watching TV? ☊ Gerard đang xem vô tuyến. Anh ấy đã xem vô tuyến được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 831
He's been watching TV since ve [o'clock] (5:00). ☊ Anh ấy đã xem vô tuyến từ lúc năm giờ. ☊ 832
It's raining. It's been raining all day. ☊ Trời đang mưa. Trời đã mưa được cả ngày. ☊ 834
Severo's sick. He's been sick for the last few days. ☊ Severo bị ốm. Anh ấy đã ốm được mấy ngày hôm nay. ☊ 839
How long have they been in Brazil? ☊ Họ ở Brazil được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 843
How long have you been a teacher? ☊ Cô ấy làm giáo viên được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 844
How long has it been raining? ☊ Trời mưa được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 845
They've been married for ten (10) years. ☊ Họ đã cưới nhau được mười năm. ☊ 849
Sorry I'm late. How long have you been waiting? ☊ Xin lỗi tôi đến muộn. Cậu đã đợi được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 855
Yasmin's in Brazil. She's been there for three (3) days. ☊ Yasmin đang ở Brazil. Cô ấy đã ở đó được ba hôm. ☊ 856
Today's Wednesday. She's been there since Monday. ☊ Hôm nay là Thứ tư. Cô ấy đã ở đó từ Thứ hai. ☊ 857
Lucien has been in Canada for six (6) months. ☊ Lucien đã ở Canada được sáu tháng. ☊ 858
Lucien has been in Canada since January. ☊ Lucien đã ở Canada từ tháng một. ☊ 859
We've been waiting for two (2) hours. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đợi được hai tiếng đồng hồ. ☊ 860
We've been waiting since nine [o'clock] (9:00). ☊ Chúng tôi đã đợi từ lúc chín giờ. ☊ 869
How long has she been in Brazil? ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được bao lâu? ☊ 870
She's been in Brazil for three (3) days. ☊ Cô ấy đã ở Brazil được ba ngày. ☊ 874
The bus is late. We've been waiting for twenty (20) minutes. ☊ Xe bus đến muộn. Chúng tôi đã đợi được hai mươi phút. ☊ 875
Michel's been sick for a long time. He's been in the hospital since October of last year. ☊ Michel bị ốm đã lâu. Anh ấy đã ở trong bệnh viện từ tháng mười năm ngoái. ☊ 876
Nobody lives in those houses. They've been empty for many years. ☊ Không ai sống trong những căn nhà kia cả. Ở đó bỏ không đã được nhiều năm. ☊ 882
Mungeol and Weonhye have been married for twenty (20) years. ☊ Văn Kiệt và Viện Huệ đã lấy nhau được hai mươi năm. ☊ 886
Miriam's been studying English for six (6) months. ☊ Miriam đã học tiếng Anh được sáu tháng. ☊ 888
Natalie's been in Brazil for three (3) days. ☊ Natalie đã ở Brazil được ba ngày. ☊ 889
Geonhong's been here since Tuesday. ☊ Geonhong đã ở đây từ Thứ ba. ☊ 890
It's been raining for an hour. ☊ Trời đã mưa được một tiếng. ☊ 892
Remy and Pauline have been married for six (6) months. ☊ Remy và Pauline đã kết hôn được sáu tháng. ☊ 985
Where have you been? > Where were you last night? ☊ Cậu vừa ở đâu? Cậu đã ở đâu tối qua? ☊ 994
been there. ☊ Đài Loan trông như thế nào? Nó có đẹp không? - Tôi không biết. Tôi chưa từng đến đó. ☊ 995
Have you ever been to Florida? ☊ Cậu đã đến Florida bao giờ chưa? ☊ 2059
Poor Hanako! I would hate to have been in her position. ☊ Khổ thân Hanako? Tôi chẳng muốn ở vị trí của cô ấy đâu. ☊ 2311
Have you ever been to the south of France? ☊ Cậu đã đến miền nam nước Pháp bao giờ chưa? ☊ 2337
meeting has been canceled. ☊ Cuộc họp ngày mai đã bị huỷ. > Cuộc họp ngày mai đã bị huỷ. ☊ 2382
I heard music, so there must have been somebody at home. ☊ Tôi đã nghe thấy tiếng nhạc nên chắc chắn đã có ai đó ở nhà. ☊ 2401
All the tickets have been sold. There are none left. ☊ Tất cả vá đã được bán. Không còn sót vé nào. ☊ 2438
I haven't been to either of those restaurants. ☊ Cả hai nhà hàng tôi đều chưa đến. ☊ 2460
been? ☊ Tôi đã tìm cậu cả buổi sáng. Cậu đã ở đâu vậy? ☊ 2478
The building destroyed in the re has now been rebuilt. ☊ Toà nhà bị lửa tàn phá nay đã được xây lại. ☊ 2549
The road damaged in the storm has now been repaired. ☊ Con đường bị con bão phá nay đã được sửa lại. ☊ 2555
The kitchen hadn't been cleaned in ages. It was really disgusting. ☊ Bếp lâu lắm rồi chưa được dọn. Nó thực sự rất kinh. ☊ 2557
I've been working very hard all day, and now I'm exhausted. ☊ Tôi đã làm việc cật lực cả ngày nay và giờ tôi kiệt sức. ☊ 2564
Why do you look all wet? Have you been out in the rain? ☊ Tai sao trông cậu ướt hết vậy? Cậu mới ở ngoài mưa à? ☊ 2574
The movie was unnecessarily long. It could have been much shorter. ☊ Bộ lm dài không cần thiết. Nó lẽ ra phải ngắn hơn nhiều. ☊ 2596
The instructions were very complicated. They could have been simpler. ☊ Chỉ dẫn rất phức tạp. Lẽ ra nó phải đơn giản hơn. ☊ 2690
Where have you been? I've been waiting for ages. ☊ Cậu đã ở đâu thế? Tôi vẫn đợi cậu mãi. ☊ 2729
Have you ever been in the hospital? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ nằm bệnh viện chưa? ☊ 2730
Have you ever been in prison? > Have you ever been in jail? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ ngồi tù chưa? ☊ 2744
Have you ever been IN love with somebody? ☊ Cậu đã bao giờ yêu ai chưa? ☊ 2784
The scientists have been working ON a solution TO the problem FOR many years. ☊ Các nhà khoa học vẫn nghiên cứu một giải pháp cho vấn đề trong nhiều năm. ☊ 2828
The lm was completely di erent from what I'd been expecting. ☊ Bộ lm hoàn toàn khác với những gì tôi đã tưởng. ☊ 2865
After discovering he had been wrongly accused of murder, the authorities let him out of prison. ☊ Sau khi khám phá ra anh ấy đã bị kết án sai vì tội giết người, các nhà chức trách đã cho anh ấy ra tù. ☊ 2907
His novels have been translated from English into thirty (30) languages. ☊ Các tiểu thuyết của ông ấy đã được dịch từ tiếng Anh ra ba mươi ngôn ngữ. ☊ 2973
A friend of mine was attacked and beaten up a few days ago. He's been in the hospital ever since. ☊ Một người bạn của tôi đã bị tấn công và đánh đập vài ngày trước. Anh ấy đã nằm bệnh viện từ đó đến giờ. ☊ 2977
Plans to build a new factory have been held up because of the company's nancial problems. ☊ Những kế hoạch xây một nhà máy mới đã bị treo vì các vấn đề tài chính của công ti. ☊ 2990
In the aftermath of the tornado, they discovered a lot of uprooted trees and houses that had been blown down. ☊ Ở nơi chịu ảnh hưởng của cơn lốc, người ta phát hiện ra rất nhiều cây bật gốc và nhà đã bị quật đổ. ☊ accept sb into sth: She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man's world. ☊ accept ☊
accept sth for sth: My article has been accepted for publication. ☊ accept ☊
The damage couldn't have been caused accidentally. ☊ accidentally ☊
You've been absent six times according to our records. ☊ according to ☊
+ noun: He's been acting the devoted husband all day. ☊ act ☊
+ adv.: John's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ act ☊
adapt sth for sth: Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people. ☊ adapt ☊
Three of her novels have been adapted for television. ☊ adapt ☊
I've just been admiring your new car. ☊ admire ☊
be admitted to be, have, etc. sth: The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake. ☊ admit ☊
Cigarette advertising has been banned. ☊ advertising ☊
It's been an age since we've seen them. ☊ age ☊
An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised. ☊ aid ☊
I've been so alone since you went away. ☊ alone ☊
Houses had been built along both sides of the river. ☊ along ☊
Jake's father had also been a doctor (= both Jake and his father were doctors). ☊ also ☊
The landscape has been radically altered, severely damaging wildlife. ☊ alter ☊
It had been her lifelong ambition. ☊ ambition ☊
anger at sb/sth: He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. ☊ anger ☊
This product has not been tested on animals. ☊ animal ☊
announce sth: Has our flight been announced yet? ☊ announce ☊
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted). ☊ answer ☊
He's never been anywhere outside Britain. ☊ anywhere ☊
There appears to have been a mistake. ☊ appear ☊
it appears (that)...: It appears that there has been a mistake. ☊ appear ☊
She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. ☊ appearance ☊
application to sb (for sth/to do sth): His application to the court for bail has been refused. ☊ application ☊
appoint sb to sth: She has recently been appointed to the committee. ☊ appoint ☊
Viewing is by appointment only (= only at a time that has been arranged in advance). ☊ appointment ☊
approach sb: We have been approached by a number of companies that are interested in our product. ☊ approach ☊
Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken. ☊ appropriate ☊
Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government. ☊ appropriate ☊
Five million dollars have been appropriated for research into the disease. ☊ appropriate ☊
The big growth area of recent years has been in health clubs. ☊ area ☊
Digital television has been around for some time now. ☊ around ☊
arrest sb: A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery. ☊ arrest ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
ashamed that...: I feel almost ashamed that I've been so lucky. ☊ ashamed ☊
He's been at the bank longer than anyone else. ☊ at ☊
Germany's attack has been weakened by the loss of some key players through injury. ☊ attack ☊
attack sb/sth for sth/for doing sth: She has been attacked for ignoring her own party members. ☊ attack ☊
It has come to my attention (= I have been informed) that... ☊ attention ☊
attract sb: I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. ☊ attract ☊
It's been a very mild autumn this year. ☊ autumn ☊
avoid sth: The accident could have been avoided. ☊ avoid ☊
avoid sb/sth: He's been avoiding me all week. ☊ avoid ☊
avoid doing sth: I've been avoiding getting down to work all day. ☊ avoid ☊
Have you been talking about me behind my back? ☊ behind sb's back ☊
Have you been a bad boy? ☊ bad ☊
He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part. ☊ bad ☊
Things have been going badly. ☊ badly ☊
The country has been badly affected by recession. ☊ badly ☊
ban sb from doing sth: She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. ☊ ban ☊
There have been some problems but basically it's a good system. ☊ basically ☊
Some movies have been banned on the basis that they are too violent. ☊ basis ☊
She has been in her room for hours. ☊ be ☊
I've never been to Spain. ☊ be ☊
He had been abroad many times. ☊ be ☊
Has the postman been yet? ☊ be ☊
What have you been doing this week? ☊ be ☊
He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days. ☊ bed ☊
Something ought to have been done before now. ☊ before ☊
It had been fine the week before (= the previous week). ☊ before ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
They've been best friends (= closest friends) since they were children. ☊ best ☊
The meal couldn't have been better. ☊ better ☊
The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid). ☊ bill ☊
Mark has been blind from birth. ☊ birth ☊
The proposed merger has been blocked by the government. ☊ block ☊
An independent body has been set up to investigate the affair. ☊ body ☊
The family of the missing girl has been called in by the police to identify the body. ☊ body ☊
bore sb with sth: Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip? ☊ bore ☊
Thanks. You've been brilliant (= very helpful). ☊ brilliant ☊
The meeting has been brought forward from 10 May to 3 May. ☊ bring sth forward ☊
It's been a pleasure to do business with you. ☊ business ☊
it is calculated that...: It has been calculated that at least 47 000 jobs were lost last year. ☊ calculate ☊
The doctor has been called to an urgent case. ☊ call ☊
All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. ☊ cancel ☊
He has just been made team captain. ☊ captain ☊
I've never been very good at cards. ☊ card ☊
care that...: She doesn't seem to care that he's been married four times before. ☊ care ☊
She has been concentrating on her career. ☊ career ☊
Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient. ☊ carry sth out ☊
Local schools have been starved of cash for a number of years. ☊ cash ☊
She has been a central figure in the campaign. ☊ central ☊
By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born. ☊ century ☊
I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). ☊ chain ☊
It was the chance she had been waiting for. ☊ chance ☊
This site has been chosen for the new school. ☊ choose ☊
I've been taking classes in pottery. ☊ class ☊
The streets had been cleared of snow. ☊ clear ☊
The remains of the snow had been cleared from the streets. ☊ clear ☊
Admitting her mistake may have been quite a clever move on her part. ☊ clever ☊
The dollar has been climbing all week. ☊ climb ☊
close sth (for sth): The museum has been closed for renovation. ☊ close ☊
That guitar's been sitting collecting dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ collect ☊
colour sth: How long have you been colouring (= dyeing ) your hair? ☊ colour ☊
it comes out that...: It came out that he'd been telling lies. ☊ come out ☊
The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this. ☊ comfort ☊
commission sb to do sth: She has been commissioned to write a new national anthem. ☊ commission ☊
commitment to do/doing sth: The company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success. ☊ commitment ☊
complaint (that...): a complaint that he had been unfairly treated ☊ complaint ☊
concern (for sth/sb): She hasn't been seen for four days and there is concern for her safety. ☊ concern ☊
The negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner. ☊ conduct ☊
it is confirmed that...: It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week. ☊ confirm ☊
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of the teenager. ☊ in connection with sb/sth ☊
Considerable progress has been made in finding a cure for the disease. ☊ considerable ☊
I've been trying to contact you all day. ☊ contact ☊
This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without giving the circumstances in which it was said). ☊ context ☊
The rain has been continuous since this morning. ☊ continuous ☊
Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday. ☊ contract ☊
The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed). ☊ contract ☊
Human error may have been a contributing factor. ☊ contribute ☊
A new advance has been made in the control of malaria. ☊ control ☊
Owing to circumstances beyond our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled. ☊ control ☊
There has been some violence after the match, but the police are now in control of the situation. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. ☊ convince ☊
He has been cool towards me ever since we had that argument. ☊ cool ☊
Their tactics have been copied by other terrorist organizations. ☊ copy ☊
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. ☊ cost ☊
The last couple of years have been difficult. ☊ couple ☊
I've been crazy about him since the first time I saw him. ☊ crazy ☊
criticize sb/sth for sth: The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously. ☊ criticize ☊
A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. ☊ curb ☊
cut sth by...: His salary has been cut by ten per cent. ☊ cut ☊
I've been advised to cut sugar out of my diet. ☊ cut sth out (of sth) ☊
Our water supply has been cut off. ☊ cut sb/sth off ☊
raw data (= that has not been analysed) ☊ data ☊
The skeleton has been dated at about 2 000 BC. ☊ date ☊
It's been a long day (= I've been very busy). ☊ day ☊
There had been much debate on the issue of childcare. ☊ debate ☊
decide sth: We might be hiring more people but nothing has been decided yet. ☊ decide ☊
declare sth + noun: The area has been declared a national park. ☊ declare ☊
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s. ☊ decline ☊
decrease (in sth): There has been some decrease in military spending this year. ☊ decrease ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth: Troops have been sent to defend the borders. ☊ defend ☊
The date of the move has not been definitely decided yet (= it may change). ☊ definitely ☊
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. ☊ deliberately ☊
His health had always been delicate. ☊ delicate ☊
deliver (sth) to sb/sth: Leaflets have been delivered to every household. ☊ deliver ☊
it is demonstrated that...: It has been demonstrated that this drug is effective. ☊ demonstrate ☊
deny (that)...: She denied (that) there had been any cover-up. ☊ deny ☊
The villages had been deserted. ☊ desert ☊
design sth to do sth: The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time. ☊ design ☊
The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail. ☊ detail ☊
The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition. ☊ determined ☊
A new type of painkilling drug has recently been developed. ☊ develop ☊
I've been digging the garden. ☊ dig ☊
A new manager has been appointed to direct the project. ☊ direct ☊
We have not been directly affected by the cuts. ☊ directly ☊
disapprove of sb/sth: He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made. ☊ disapprove ☊
Most of our stock has been discounted by up to 40%. ☊ discount ☊
discovery (that...): She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful. ☊ discovery ☊
The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years. ☊ discovery ☊
The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now. ☊ discussion ☊
What have you been doing with yourselves (= how have you been passing the time)? ☊ do sth with sb/sth ☊
do doing sth: I could have done without being (= I wish I had not been) woken up at three in the morning. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
The prosecution was able to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the woman had been lying. ☊ beyond (any) doubt ☊
This meeting has been, without doubt, one of the most useful we have had so far. ☊ without/beyond doubt ☊
Official projections of the spread of AIDS have mercifully been revised downwards (= it has been predicted that the disease will not spread as fast as had earlier been suggested). ☊ downwards ☊
dozen of sth: I've been there dozens of times. ☊ dozen ☊
Did I talk in my sleep? I must have been dreaming. ☊ dream ☊
She's been drinking heavily since she lost her job. ☊ drink ☊
Drugs have been seized with a street value of two million dollars. ☊ drug ☊
That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ dust ☊
The truth of this statement has been effectively demonstrated in Chapter 1. ☊ effectively ☊
Elsewhere, the weather today has been fairly sunny. ☊ elsewhere ☊
Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. ☊ embarrassment ☊
The government has been granted emergency powers (= to deal with an emergency). ☊ emergency ☊
There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries. ☊ emphasis ☊
employ sb as sth: For the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter. ☊ employ ☊
employ sb to do sth: A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work. ☊ employ ☊
The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time. ☊ empty ☊
empty sth of sth: The room had been emptied of all furniture. ☊ empty ☊
I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers. ☊ encounter ☊
Two men have been helping police with their enquiries (= are being questioned about a crime, but have not been charged with it). ☊ enquiry ☊
enter sb/sth for sth: How many students have been entered for the exam? ☊ enter ☊
There have been some impressive entries in the wildlife photography section (= impressive photographs). ☊ entry ☊
An area of forest equal to the size of Wales has been destroyed. ☊ equal ☊
The essential character of the town has been destroyed by the new road. ☊ essential ☊
it is established that...: It has since been established that the horse was drugged. ☊ establish ☊
It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter). ☊ even ☊
He found that the report he had written had been overtaken by events (= it was no longer relevant). ☊ event ☊
'Have you ever been to Rome?' 'Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago.' ☊ ever ☊
I was bitten by a dog once and I've been afraid of them ever since. ☊ ever since (...) ☊
Every one of their CDs has been a hit. ☊ every ☊
Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated. ☊ exaggerate ☊
The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. ☊ exclude ☊
His views have been expressed in numerous speeches. ☊ express ☊
The show has been extended for another six weeks. ☊ extend ☊
He's been granted an extension of the contract for another year. ☊ extension ☊
Extensive research has been done into this disease. ☊ extensive ☊
Production has been hampered by mechanical failure. ☊ failure ☊
She has always been scrupulously fair. ☊ fair ☊
I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. ☊ faithful ☊
an area with which I had been familiar since childhood ☊ familiar ☊
This painting has been in our family for generations. ☊ family ☊
It had been a success far beyond their expectations. ☊ far ☊
You've been like a father to me. ☊ father ☊
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people. ☊ favour ☊
fear sth: She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead). ☊ fear ☊
it is feared (that)...: It is feared (that) he may have been kidnapped. ☊ fear ☊
I've been there quite a few times. ☊ quite a few ☊
It's the fifth time that I've been to America. ☊ fifth ☊
The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster. ☊ fill ☊
The hole has been filled in. ☊ fill sth in ☊
She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out. ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
find that...: We found out later that we had been at the same school. ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire. ☊ fire ☊
Has the date of the next meeting been fixed? ☊ fix ☊
The money has been invested for a fixed period. ☊ fixed ☊
Many large old houses have been converted into flats. ☊ flat ☊
All flights between New York and Washington have been cancelled due to fog. ☊ flight ☊
fold sth (back, down, over, etc.): The blankets had been folded down. ☊ fold ☊
Have you been following the basketball championships? ☊ follow ☊
The following have been chosen to take part: Watts, Hodges and Lennox. ☊ following ☊
I've been on my feet (= standing or walking around) all day. ☊ foot ☊
force sth + adj.: The door had been forced open. ☊ force ☊
I was forgetting (= I had forgotten) (that) you've been here before. ☊ forget ☊
This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory. ☊ former ☊
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. ☊ formerly ☊
The photograph had been framed. ☊ frame ☊
By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed. ☊ free ☊
We've been friends for years. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds ☊ fund ☊
It's not funny! Someone could have been hurt. ☊ funny ☊
The bad weather has been fairly general (= has affected most areas). ☊ general ☊
We've been given a 2% pay increase. ☊ give ☊
I've never been so glad to see anyone in my life! ☊ glad ☊
He's been gone an hour (= he left an hour a go). ☊ go ☊
She has been to China (= she went to China and has now returned). ☊ go ☊
She's been going through a bad patch recently. ☊ go through sth ☊
Tom has been going out with Lucy for six weeks. ☊ go out with sb, go out (together) ☊
How long have Tom and Lucy been going out together? ☊ go out with sb, go out (together) ☊
good at doing sth: Nick has always been good at finding cheap flights. ☊ good ☊
Cuts have been made for the good of the company. ☊ good ☊
Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision. ☊ government ☊
The Government has/have been considering further tax cuts. ☊ government ☊
These lands had been granted to the family in perpetuity. ☊ grant ☊
He has been awarded a research grant. ☊ grant ☊
You've been a great help, I must say (= no help at all). ☊ great ☊
He has been described as the world's greatest violinist. ☊ great ☊
The concert had been a great success. ☊ great ☊
You've been a great help. ☊ great ☊
guess where, who, etc...: Can you guess where I've been? ☊ guess ☊
We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives. ☊ guilty ☊
This matter has been handled very badly. ☊ handle ☊
This season has been a hard slog. ☊ hard ☊
I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't been there. ☊ hate ☊
Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)? ☊ head ☊
She has been appointed to head the research team. ☊ head ☊
It was a chance to heal the wounds in the party (= to repair the damage that had been done). ☊ heal ☊
sb/sth is heard to do sth: She has been heard to make threats to her former lover. ☊ hear ☊
I hear you've been away this weekend. ☊ hear ☊
She has been heavily criticized in the press. ☊ heavily ☊
The last three months have been hell. ☊ hell ☊
None of this would have been possible without their help. ☊ help ☊
The staff couldn't have been more helpful. ☊ helpful ☊
Rural areas have been worst hit by the strike. ☊ hit ☊
The trip has been exhausting and I'll be glad to be home. ☊ home ☊
She was hoping against hope that there'd been some mistake. ☊ hope against hope (that...) ☊
a hot meal (= one that has been cooked) ☊ hot ☊
I've been waiting for hours. ☊ hour ☊
How he wished he had been there! ☊ how ☊
One hundred (of the children) have already been placed with foster families. ☊ hundred ☊
Since 1977 otter hunting has been illegal. ☊ hunting ☊
She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited. ☊ hurt ☊
We've been toying with the idea of (= thinking about) getting a dog. ☊ idea ☊
They would have been here by now if they'd caught the early train. ☊ if ☊
I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient. ☊ impatient ☊
I've been placed in an impossible position. ☊ impossible ☊
Have the police been informed? ☊ inform ☊
inform sb that...: I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year. ☊ inform ☊
inform sb when, where, etc...: I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place. ☊ inform ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict. ☊ innocent ☊
I have never been so insulted in my life! ☊ insult ☊
introduce A and B: We've already been introduced. ☊ introduce ☊
I wish mobile phones had never been invented! ☊ invent ☊
Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press. ☊ invention ☊
The FBI has been called in to investigate. ☊ investigate ☊
This is not the first time he has been investigated by the police for fraud. ☊ investigate ☊
invite sb to sth: Have you been invited to their party? ☊ invite ☊
He's been out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now. ☊ job ☊
judge sb/sth to be/do sth: The concert was judged to have been a great success. ☊ judge ☊
She has just been telling us about her trip to Rome. ☊ just ☊
The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament. ☊ justify ☊
You've been very kind. ☊ kind ☊
know (sth): 'You were right—someone's been spreading rumours about you.' 'I knew it!' ☊ know ☊
We made the journey by land, though flying would have been cheaper. ☊ land ☊
The match has been postponed to a later date. ☊ later ☊
The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe. ☊ lead ☊
it is learned that...: It has been learned that 500 jobs are to be lost at the factory. ☊ learn ☊
He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out. ☊ leave sb/sth out (of sth) ☊
a licence holder (= a person who has been given a licence) ☊ licence ☊
license sth: The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. ☊ license ☊
a license holder (= a person who has been given a license) ☊ license ☊
She has been an accountant all her working life. ☊ life ☊
Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him). ☊ life ☊
Martial law has now been lifted. ☊ lift ☊
The company's lines have been jammed (= busy) all day with people making complaints. ☊ line ☊
He had been listening at the door. ☊ listen ☊
You haven't been listening to a word I've said! ☊ listen ☊
He's been ill (for) a long time. ☊ long ☊
I'm tired. It's been a long day. ☊ long ☊
Have you been here long? ☊ long ☊
How long have you been waiting? ☊ long ☊
look for sb/sth: Where have you been? We've been looking for you. ☊ look ☊
She looks down on people who haven't been to college. ☊ look down on sb/sth ☊
A working party has been set up to look into the problem. ☊ look into sth ☊
I haven't been to Brazil, but I'd love to go. ☊ love ☊
It's been lovely having you here. ☊ lovely ☊
He's always been mad about kids. ☊ mad ☊
The electricity supply has been cut off at the mains. ☊ main ☊
My lawyer has been urging me to make a will. ☊ make ☊
an unexplored region that has not yet been mapped ☊ map ☊
The route has been marked in red. ☊ mark ☊
How long have you been married? ☊ married ☊
They've been best mates since school. ☊ mate ☊
It should have been a simple matter to check. ☊ matter ☊
He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him). ☊ matter ☊
I'm feeling very guilty—I've been meaning to call my parents for days, but still haven't got around to it. ☊ mean ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
There hasn't been peace in the country in/within my memory. ☊ memory ☊
A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity. ☊ mere ☊
I've been trying to get you all day—don't you ever listen to your messages? ☊ message ☊
message (from sb) (to sb): Messages of support have been arriving from all over the country ☊ message ☊
The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour. ☊ mile ☊
mind that...: He minded that he hadn't been asked. ☊ mind ☊
My gloves have been missing for ages. ☊ missing ☊
I thought I saw someone I knew, but I must have been mistaken. ☊ mistaken ☊
The weather has been very mixed recently. ☊ mixed ☊
He's been in a meeting all morning. ☊ morning ☊
move away: She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away. ☊ move ☊
Their move from Italy to the US has not been a success. ☊ move ☊
She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband. ☊ murder ☊
The poem has been set to music. ☊ music ☊
I haven't been feeling myself recently (= I have not felt well). ☊ myself ☊
name sb/sth: The victim has not yet been named. ☊ name ☊
name sb/sth as sb/sth: The missing man has been named as James Kelly. ☊ name ☊
I hadn't been to New York before and neither had Jane. ☊ neither ☊
nervous (about/of doing sth): He had been nervous about inviting us. ☊ nervous ☊
He has never been abroad. ☊ never ☊
Messengers brought news that the battle had been lost. ☊ news ☊
nice (doing sth): It's been nice meeting you. ☊ nice ☊
The shares had already been trading north of £30. ☊ north ☊
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled. ☊ notice ☊
It will not have escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company. ☊ notice ☊
It's been two weeks now since she called. ☊ now ☊
It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. ☊ obvious ☊
They have been seen together on two separate occasions. ☊ occasion ☊
It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy. ☊ occasion ☊
He has been known on occasion to lose his temper. ☊ on occasion(s) ☊
The capital has been occupied by the rebel army. ☊ occupy ☊
She's been behaving very oddly lately. ☊ oddly ☊
She felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money. ☊ oddly ☊
The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
a first offence (= the first time that sb has been found guilty of a crime) ☊ offence ☊
The offer has been withdrawn. ☊ offer ☊
How long has he been in office? ☊ office ☊
The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years. ☊ office ☊
An official inquiry has been launched into the cause of the accident. ☊ official ☊
The official story has always been that they are just good friends. ☊ official ☊
We haven't yet been told officially about the closure. ☊ officially ☊
I've been in this job for, oh, about six years. ☊ oh ☊
He had been hit on the head. ☊ on ☊
The game is still on (= it has not been cancelled). ☊ on ☊
I've only been there once. ☊ once ☊
The house had been thrown open to the public. ☊ open ☊
The machine parts are still on order (= they have been ordered but have not yet been received) ☊ order ☊
The army has been sent in to maintain order in the capital. ☊ order ☊
The house had been kept in good order. ☊ order ☊
The original manuscript has been lost. ☊ original ☊
He oughtn't to have been driving so fast. ☊ ought to ☊
He's been out of work for six months. ☊ out ☊
The dead woman had been overcome by smoke. ☊ overcome ☊
The painting has been returned to its rightful owner. ☊ owner ☊
The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint. ☊ paint ☊
paint sth on sth: Slogans had been painted on the walls. ☊ paint ☊
The past month has been really busy at work. ☊ past ☊
A UN force has been sent to keep the peace (= to prevent people from fighting). ☊ peace ☊
The countries have been at peace for more than a century. ☊ peace ☊
That car of yours should have been pensioned off years ago. ☊ pension sb off ☊
This operation has never been performed in this country. ☊ perform ☊
The company has been performing poorly over the past year. ☊ perform ☊
Her academic performance has been inconsistent. ☊ performance ☊
permission (for sb/sth) (to do sth): The school has been refused permission to expand. ☊ permission ☊
No official permission has been given for the event to take place. ☊ permission ☊
Is there any physical evidence to suggest that a crime has been committed? ☊ physical ☊
pick sb/sth to do sth: He has been picked to play in this week's game. ☊ pick ☊
The boat had been smashed to pieces on the rocks. ☊ piece ☊
A message had been pinned to the noticeboard. ☊ pin ☊
She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business. ☊ place ☊
How long has the import ban been in place? ☊ in place ☊
A bomb had been placed under the seat. ☊ place ☊
Plans for our extension have been submitted for approval. ☊ plan ☊
There's been a change of plan. ☊ plan ☊
plan sth for sth: A meeting has been planned for early next year. ☊ plan ☊
plan how, what, etc...: I've been planning how I'm going to spend the day. ☊ plan ☊
plant sth with sth: The field had been ploughed and planted with corn. ☊ plant ☊
I was pleased to hear you've been promoted. ☊ pleased ☊
'He's been married before.' 'That's beside the point ' (= not important). ☊ point ☊
Someone had been poisoning his food. ☊ poison ☊
Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories. ☊ poison ☊
By popular demand, the tour has been extended by two weeks. ☊ popular ☊
positive (that...): She was positive that he had been there. ☊ positive ☊
His family have been a very positive influence on him. ☊ positive ☊
This wouldn't have been possible without you. ☊ possible ☊
'I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude.' 'Quite possibly (= you may be right), but the damage has been done.' ☊ possibly ☊
The company has been unable to fill the post. ☊ post ☊
The present regime has been in power for two years. ☊ power ☊
practise sth: I've been practising my serve for weeks. ☊ practise ☊
The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game. ☊ preparation ☊
I had been preparing myself for this moment. ☊ prepare ☊
preserve sth + adj.: This vase has been preserved intact. ☊ preserve ☊
According to French press reports, three people have been killed. ☊ press ☊
She has been harassed by the press, who desperately need a story. ☊ press ☊
prevent sth/sb: The accident could have been prevented. ☊ prevent ☊
The building had previously been used as a hotel. ☊ previously ☊
project sth to do sth: The unemployment rate has been projected to fall. ☊ project ☊
promote sb (from sth) (to sth): He has been promoted to sergeant. ☊ promote ☊
protect sb/sth/yourself (against/from sth): Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. ☊ protect ☊
The car had been his proudest possession. ☊ proud ☊
prove what, how, etc...: This just proves what I have been saying for some time. ☊ prove ☊
Details of the government report have not yet been made public. ☊ public ☊
There have been many complaints from members of the public. ☊ public ☊
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. ☊ publicity ☊
There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. ☊ publicity ☊
For the purposes of this study, the three groups have been combined. ☊ purpose ☊
Jake has been pursuing her (= trying to have a relationship with her) for months. ☊ pursue ☊
The meeting has been put back to next week. ☊ put sth back ☊
The students were questioned on the books they had been studying. ☊ question ☊
It had been raining hard all night. ☊ rain ☊
rank sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty. ☊ rank ☊
There has been a mixed reaction to her appointment as director. ☊ reaction ☊
She complained, with reason (= rightly), that she had been underpaid. ☊ reason ☊
The proposals have been favourably received by most political commentators. ☊ receive ☊
There have been many changes in recent years. ☊ recent ☊
to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before) ☊ record ☊
reduce sth by sth: Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year. ☊ reduce ☊
There has been some reduction in unemployment. ☊ reduction ☊
reflect how, what, etc...: She reflected how different it could have been. ☊ reflect ☊
+ speech: 'It could all have been so different,' she reflected. ☊ reflect ☊
regret to do sth: We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. ☊ regret ☊
I've been rejected by all the universities I applied to. ☊ reject ☊
The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages. ☊ release ☊
be remarked on: The similarities between the two have often been remarked on. ☊ remark ☊
repeat sth: The rumour has been widely repeated in the press. ☊ repeat ☊
The opposition have been repeating their calls for the president's resignation. ☊ repeat ☊
The victim had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest. ☊ repeatedly ☊
a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for) ☊ reply ☊
He's already been reported twice for arriving late. ☊ report ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
report that...: The TV news reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
resistance to sb/sth: There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. ☊ resistance ☊
respect sb/sth for sth: She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that. ☊ respect ☊
There has been little response to our appeal for funds. ☊ response ☊
We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low (= few people replied). ☊ response ☊
The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. ☊ restore ☊
it is revealed that...: It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed. ☊ reveal ☊
She had been reviewing the previous week on her way home. ☊ review ☊
A £100 reward has been offered for the return of the necklace. ☊ reward ☊
rise in sth: There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work. ☊ rise ☊
risk doing sth: We've been advised not to risk travelling in these conditions. ☊ risk ☊
The two teams have always been rivals. ☊ rival ☊
He had been robbed of his dignity. ☊ rob sb/sth of sth ☊
In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work. ☊ role ☊
rub against sth: Animals had been rubbing against the trees. ☊ rub ☊
rub sth (+ adj.): The horse's neck was rubbed raw (= until the skin came off) where the rope had been. ☊ rub ☊
The house had been left to go to ruin. ☊ ruin ☊
I've been rushing around all day trying to get everything done. ☊ rush ☊
The note looked like it had been written in a rush. ☊ rush ☊
a rush job (= one that has been done quickly) ☊ rush ☊
sad (that...): It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost. ☊ sad ☊
Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished. ☊ sad ☊
His work has been sadly neglected. ☊ sadly ☊
We have been assured that our jobs are safe (= we are not in danger of losing them). ☊ safe ☊
The bomb has been safely disposed of. ☊ safely ☊
The police are concerned for the safety of the 12-year-old boy who has been missing for three days. ☊ safety ☊
We've been saving up to go to Australia. ☊ save ☊
sb/sth is said to be/have sth: He is said to have been a brilliant scholar. ☊ say ☊
The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
Some graffiti had been scratched on the back of the door. ☊ scratch ☊
a sealed bid (= one that is kept in a sealed envelope and therefore remains secret until all other bids have been received) ☊ seal ☊
search sth: His house had clearly been searched and the book was missing. ☊ search ☊
The committee has been searching for new ways to tackle youth unemployment. ☊ search ☊
Check that all windows and doors have been made as secure as possible. ☊ secure ☊
They've been seeing a lot of each other (= spending a lot of time together) recently. ☊ see ☊
see (that)...: He could see (that) she had been crying. ☊ see ☊
select sb/sth for sth: He hasn't been selected for the team. ☊ select ☊
All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide. ☊ select ☊
select sb/sth to do sth: Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this year's festival. ☊ select ☊
For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives. ☊ separate ☊
separated from sb: He's been separated from his wife for a year. ☊ separated ☊
set sth for sth: What books have been set (= are to be studied) for the English course? ☊ set ☊
it is settled that...: It's been settled that we leave on the nine o'clock plane. ☊ settle ☊
Now that he's been promoted he's in seventh heaven. ☊ in seventh heaven ☊
His ideas had been shaped by his experiences during the war. ☊ shape ☊
sheet metal (= metal that has been made into thin sheets) ☊ sheet ☊
He should have been more careful. ☊ should ☊
Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks. ☊ sick ☊
She had been violently sick. ☊ be sick ☊
He has been moved sideways (= moved to another job at the same level as before, not higher or lower). ☊ sideways ☊
I have been known to faint at the sight of blood. ☊ sight ☊
She's been off work since Tuesday. ☊ since ☊
He's been working in a bank since leaving school. ☊ since ☊
She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived. ☊ since ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close). ☊ sister ☊
A site has been chosen for the new school. ☊ site ☊
We have all been in similar embarrassing situations. ☊ situation ☊
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. ☊ small ☊
Several windows had been smashed. ☊ smash ☊
It's been snowing heavily all day. ☊ snow ☊
You've been smoking again.' 'So?' ☊ so ☊
So, what have you been doing today? ☊ so ☊
It couldn't have been me—it must have been someone else (= a different person). ☊ someone ☊
The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space. ☊ space ☊
I've never been able to spell. ☊ spell ☊
split (between A and B): There have been reports of a split between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. ☊ split ☊
Papers had been spread out on the desk. ☊ spread ☊
She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her. ☊ squeeze ☊
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight. ☊ stamp ☊
No one has yet been chosen for the starring role (= the main part). ☊ star ☊
The company's exports have been increasing steadily. ☊ steadily ☊
steal (from sb/sth): We found out he'd been stealing from us for years. ☊ steal ☊
She's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ strangely ☊
stranger to...: He must have been a stranger to the town. ☊ stranger ☊
If it had been left to me I would have put him out on the street long ago. ☊ (out) on the streets/street ☊
study (sth): How long have you been studying English? ☊ study ☊
The hotel has been redecorated but it's lost a lot of its style. ☊ style ☊
The company's profits have been substantially lower this year. ☊ substantially ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
it is suggested that...: It has been suggested that bright children take their exams early. ☊ suggest ☊
It has been suggested that bright children should take their exams early. ☊ suggest ☊
Huge sums have been invested in this project. ☊ sum ☊
The electricity supply (= the system supplying electricity) had been cut off. ☊ supply ☊
I suppose all the tickets have been sold now, have they? ☊ suppose ☊
The decision has been greeted with surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
The buildings have been designed to blend in with their surroundings. ☊ surroundings ☊
it is suspected that...: It was suspected that the drugs had been brought into the country by boat. ☊ suspect ☊
Five suspects have been detained for questioning. ☊ suspect ☊
sweep sth + adj.: The showroom had been emptied and swept clean. ☊ sweep ☊
switch sth (over) (from sth) (to sth): The meeting has been switched to next week. ☊ switch ☊
The electricity has been switched off. ☊ switch off/on, switch sth off/on ☊
White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures. ☊ symbol ☊
My name had been taken off the list. ☊ take ☊
A team of experts has/have been called in to investigate. ☊ team ☊
I've been invited too, so I'll see you then. ☊ then ☊
Has there been an accident? ☊ there ☊
I left in 2008 and I haven't been back there since. ☊ there ☊
You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help (= but she wasn't). ☊ think ☊
I've been thinking over what you said. ☊ think sth over ☊
How long have you been living in this country? ☊ this ☊
The work had not been done very thoroughly. ☊ thoroughly ☊
'Have you ever been to Australia?' 'No. I'd like to, though.' ☊ though ☊
threaten sth: The threatened strike has been called off. ☊ threaten ☊
Their throats had been cut. ☊ throat ☊
It had been a long tiring day. ☊ tiring ☊
The newspaper said voters had been turned off by the negative tone of the campaign. ☊ tone ☊
The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars. ☊ to the tune of sth ☊
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
Has that report been typed up yet? ☊ type ☊
They have been unable or unwilling to resolve the conflict. ☊ unable ☊
I've been feeling under stress lately. ☊ under ☊
understand what, how, etc...: They understand what I have been through. ☊ understand ☊
I understand how hard things have been for you. ☊ understand ☊
How long have you been unemployed? ☊ unemployed ☊
They had been given an unfair advantage. ☊ unfair ☊
She claims to have been unfairly dismissed. ☊ unfairly ☊
Unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside. ☊ unfortunately ☊
Growth has not been uniform across the country. ☊ uniform ☊
The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there). ☊ unknown ☊
They moved here in 2009. Until then they'd always been in the London area. ☊ until ☊
Up to now he's been very quiet. ☊ up to sth ☊
I've been off work with an upset stomach. ☊ upset ☊
The oven looked as if it had never been used. ☊ use ☊
The property has been valued at over $2 million. ☊ value ☊
The new building has been very much admired. ☊ very ☊
I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes. ☊ wait ☊
This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for. ☊ wait ☊
How long have they been at war? ☊ war ☊
warn sb what, how, etc...: I had been warned what to expect. ☊ warn ☊
wash sth/sb + adj.: The beach had been washed clean by the tide. ☊ wash ☊
Part of the path had been washed away by the sea. ☊ wash sb/sth away ☊
waste sb/sth as sth: You're wasted as a sales manager—you should have been an actor. ☊ waste ☊
There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down. ☊ wave ☊
It's been quite a day, one way and another (= for several reasons). ☊ way ☊
The unions have always been weak in this industry. ☊ weak ☊
wear sth + adj.: The stones have been worn smooth by the constant flow of water. ☊ wear ☊
The steps had been worn away by the feet of thousands of pilgrims. ☊ wear away, wear sth away ☊
Have you been invited to their wedding? ☊ wedding ☊
We must have been burgled while we were asleep. ☊ while ☊
And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in. ☊ who ☊
Interest rates have been fluctuating wildly. ☊ wildly ☊
The story had been wildly exaggerated. ☊ wildly ☊
By next year all the money will have been spent. ☊ will ☊
The telephone wires had been cut. ☊ wire ☊
withdraw (from sth): There have been calls for Britain to withdraw from the EU. ☊ withdraw ☊
withdraw sb/sth (from sth): The horse had been withdrawn from the race. ☊ withdraw ☊
Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen. ☊ witness ☊
You've all been absolutely wonderful! ☊ wonderful ☊
work at sth: I've been working at my assignment all day. ☊ work ☊
She had been out of work (= without a job) for a year. ☊ work ☊
It's been a worrying time for us all. ☊ worrying ☊
I've been to far worse places. ☊ worse ☊
Never mind—it could be worse (= although the situation is bad, it is not as bad as it might have been). ☊ worse ☊
He'd been in a fight and had obviously got the worst of it. ☊ get the worst of it ☊
He had been wounded in the arm. ☊ wound ☊
write that...: In his latest book he writes that the theory has since been disproved. ☊ write ☊
No decision has been made at the time of writing. ☊ write ☊
The 'b' had been wrongly written as a 'd'. ☊ write ☊
The sentence had been wrongly translated. ☊ wrongly ☊
Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether they were right to feel this way). ☊ wrongly ☊
He had been a talented musician in his youth. ☊ youth ☊