Example sentences of "[verb] i have been a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I realised I 'd been a bit heavy . |
| 2 | It 's stupid , I mean I 've been a driving instructor seventeen year , and I 'm not allowed to teach over here . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I know I 've been a trial to you ever since Mother died , and running away with Garry was n't the smartest thing I 've ever done , but at least I met Roman because I was foolish and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me , will he ? ’ |
| 4 | I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time ! |
| 5 | But it seems I 've been a bit blasé about pregnancy 's being ‘ a perfectly natural physical state ’ — dear Dr Newne hit his surgery roof when I casually mentioned flying to St Lucia ! |
| 6 | And I knew I had been a child when I first came to live with him . |
| 7 | I just wish I had been a man , that 's all . |
| 8 | In any case , it is too difficult for me , and I wish I had been a movie comedian or something of the sort and had never heard of physics ’ . |
| 9 | Payton said : ‘ I was bought to score goals and some people could probably say I have been a flop . |