Example sentences of "[pron] 've been [art] good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But I 've been a good girl so I get to eat Mr Chef 's meal instead of lumpy mashed potato . ’
2 Holy Mary , she thought , all these years I 've been a good girl — ca n't you do something ?
3 Then he said slowly : ‘ I hope I 've been a good father to you . ’
4 I hope I 've been a good father to you .
5 ‘ All my life I 've been a good mixer … ’
6 You can have a biscuit if you 've been a good boy .
7 You 've been a good boy !
8 You going to tell daddy you 've been a good boy today ?
9 He lay down on the bed , with my mother beside him , and he died in her arms , saying : ‘ You 've been a good wife to me , Mary . ’
10 You 've been a good wife , Elaine . ’
11 You 've been a good friend but unfortunately this is not going to be enough to help your friend .
12 You 've been a good lodger and paid regular , and I 'm sorry about it ; but there it is , Mr Arkwright .
13 You 've been a good son to me , ’ the old man said .
14 I mean you could start by saying , ‘ Canborough has , has been well known for the number of grants it gives , you know , as , as the means of saying , ‘ Up to now we 've been the good people . ’
15 It was all set up by , got the touch and gets the final touch with twenty four minutes gone and Notts deserve it , they 've been the better side in the early stages , but that will settle their nerves and give the Italians a little more to think about .
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