Sentence examples of "been" in English

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Tom may have been sick. Tom war vielleicht krank.
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.
She has been watching television for three hours. Sie guckt schon seit drei Stunden Fernsehen.
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.
My father has been busy. Mein Vater war beschäftigt.
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.
I have been waiting for almost half an hour. Ich warte seit fast einer halben Stunde.
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!
His mobile has been stolen. Ihm wurde sein Mobiltelefon gestohlen.
Have there been any phone calls for me? Gab es Anrufe für mich?
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.
I've been waiting for you for three hours! Ich warte seit drei Stunden auf dich!
I have been reading this for a few hours. Ich lese das hier seit ein paar Stunden.
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