Sentence examples of "been" in English

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I've never been abroad. Ich war nie im Ausland.
There's been an accident. Es gab einen Unfall.
Tom has been taking walks at night. Tom geht in letzter Zeit des Nachts spazieren.
I've been waiting for hours. Ich warte seit Stunden.
Tell me how long that boy has been sitting there. Sag mir, wie lange der Junge da schon sitzt.
We came to the conclusion that he had been right. Wir kamen zu dem Schluss, dass er Recht gehabt hatte.
Nothing has been heard from him since he left for America. Seit er nach Amerika ging, hat man nichts mehr von ihm gehört.
The weather had been hot. Das Wetter war heiß.
Have there been any changes? Gab es irgendwelche Änderungen?
The number of students going overseas has been increasing lately. Die Anzahl von Studenten, die ins Ausland gehen, hat in letzter Zeit zugenommen.
The house has been empty for years. Das Haus steht schon seit Jahren leer.
The boss has been on his high horse all month long. Der Chef hat den ganzen Monat auf dem hohen Ross gesessen.
You've been thinking over the problem all morning, take a break and go have lunch. Du hast über das Problem den ganzen Morgen nachgedacht, mach eine Pause und geh Mittag essen!
Have you ever been there? Sind Sie jemals dort gewesen?
There's been a death in his family. In seiner Familie gab es einen Todesfall.
You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break; go eat lunch. Du hast den ganzen Morgen über dieses Problem nachgedacht. Mach' eine Pause, geh' Mittagessen.
She has been watching television for three hours. Sie guckt schon seit drei Stunden Fernsehen.
The other day I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time. Vor Kurzem ging ich auf meinem Nachhauseweg von der Schule in eine Gebrauchtbuchhandlung und fand dort zufällig ein Buch, nach dem ich schon seit Langem gesucht hatte.
Laura may have been sick. Vielleicht war Laura krank.
Have there been any phone calls for me? Gab es Anrufe für mich?
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