Example sentences of "[pron] have always been [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Well , I 'd always been a bit too busy — and clever ! |
| 2 | At the orphanage I was complimented on me English composition , but I 've always been a bit shy about speakin' up for meself . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I 've always been a bit of a subversive . |
| 4 | I 've always been a bit of a bad girl : I 've disobeyed my father . |
| 5 | I 've always been a bit of an organiser , so when I looked in on ffeatherstonehaugh 's , started to go regularly and saw that things seemed to be in a bit of a mess , it seemed to me I might usefully give it some of my time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've always been a bit of a front man . |
| 7 | Warnock , under fire after a 6-0 blasting by Millwall , said : ‘ Millwall was a body blow but I 've told my players that I 've always been a fighter . |
| 8 | But I 've always been a champion of English wines . |
| 9 | Well er as I say , I 've always been a union member but then when I was self-employed it was different and I kept me fees up for a , to somewhere I do n't know what it was , but er when er yes , when er I was coming to come on me own and I went down the locksmith 's to see about it and they said er , what did they say now , they said you could n't do that , whatever it was , and er we 'll have to do this and that and the other . |
| 10 | I 've always been a worker yet there is a part of me that feels I could end up like that , too . |
| 11 | I 've always been a believer in fate , and that one shot can win or lose an Open . |
| 12 | I 've always been a sort of I wo n't say outgoing personality let's say right . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I 've always been a worrier , and apparently it 's stress that makes the lining of the stomach and bowel come away . |
| 14 | I 've always been a d-i-y enthusiast , but it 's been more through lack of funds than genuine enthusiasm — not exactly a good basis for totally renovating a derelict house . |
| 15 | But , like I say , I 'm a really big fan of guitarists and I 've always been a fan of the guitarists in the group , whoever they 've been . ’ |
| 16 | well Nick , Nick , I 've always been the buffer , it 's funny , I mean Bruce is , is very like you in a lot of ways , he 's very easy going , you know and , but if the kids ever wanted anything |
| 17 | I 've always been the type of guy who 'll dig into every note regardless of whether that note might be right or wrong or in or out of tune . |
| 18 | I think I 've always been an optimist . |
| 19 | The first is a quote from Al Deere , one of the most famous Battle of Britain pilots : Fate is a strange master and I have always been a fatalist , — he should be a fatalist he has baled out nine times in his air-lighting life . |
| 20 | ‘ I have always been an admirer of Dalglish as a player and a manager . |
| 21 | I have always been an outsider ; my epilepsy has prevented me from taking part in many normal pursuits such as drinking or dancing , and this has encouraged me to be an individualist in art . |
| 22 | As for the comment you attributed to me , that Britain has a budding romance with pressurised water reactor , I have always been an advocate of keeping government out of the bedroom and would , therefore , never have allowed such a comment to pass From my lips . |
| 23 | At a point on the coast called Sand-le-Mere is a small area of dune which has always been a danger point from incursion from the sea . |
| 24 | In other words , the practical position with regard to liability in contract is tantamount to the joint and several liability which has always been the case in tort . |
| 25 | It is also in keeping with the history of the square which has always been the centre for vendors and street artists . |
| 26 | The fight against censorship is based on the defence of intellectual freedom , which has always been the essence of the profession of librarianship . |
| 27 | Most were commercial failures and publishers quietly dropped them and returned to textbooks , the monomedia which had always been the core of their business . |
| 28 | Thus , an individual who has always been an atheist and who is ‘ converted ’ to Christianity may also give up his beliefs that indulging in alcohol , licentious sex , drugs and beating up little old ladies are acceptable elements of every-day behaviour . |
| 29 | Although Monica was brought up in London , she has always been a country girl at heart . |
| 30 | She has always been an internationalist — and since 1975 has been membership secretary of the Chile Solidarity Campaign . |