Example sentences of "[noun] i have been [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the early days I had been a bit disappointed that the NUJ had n't immediately leapt to John 's defence , but ever since I had first been to see the General Secretary , Harry Conroy , and his assistant , Tom Nash , the union had done what it could to respond to what was asked of them .
2 All these years I 've been an idiot .
3 Most of my adult life I 've been a salesman over in England .
4 It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family .
5 All my life I have been a man who scorned distraction !
6 Last time I had been a fool enough to close French doors and knew they were there only frantic moments later , when I saw blood spatter my wrists and hands , like a fly buzzing , like a bird beating against the see-through reality .
7 By the time I had been an intern for a few more months , doing my rounds in my white coat with stethoscope dangling round my neck ( and feeling very important ) , Father had had to close down the second branch , leaving — for the time being — only the original shop which he had opened near the Market Place where the annual Goose Fair was held .
8 Although I have been billed as a " computer man " — I have been employed in the computer marketing and services side of IBM for 17 years — for over half this time I have been a line manager .
9 In which time I have been a victim of the clique set , if your face does n't fit , your training can wait ; also the ‘ Hooray Henry ’ brigade , the difference between the men and the boys is the price of their toys , types .
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