Example sentences of "[pron] have [been] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For over fifteen years I have been a regular reader of Pilot and keep the back numbers which offer an extremely useful information source on a wide range of flying matters . |
| 2 | I have been a good advocate in my time . |
| 3 | I have been a personal friend for many years , but that has never prevented him from criticising my colleagues and myself whenever he felt it necessary to do so . |
| 4 | He was just 43 and said : ‘ It 's a dream come true for me as I have been a lifelong supporter of Liverpool . ’ |
| 5 | I have been a keen bird photographer for almost three years and have spent many holidays walking the same heather-covered ground described in the article . |
| 6 | I have been a keen detectorist now for three years and my best find to date is a ring . |
| 7 | I have been a keen metal detectorist for some years now and shortly after I started detecting I became aware of how difficult it was to find a good pair of gloves which would keep the hands warm and dry , but still allow a reasonable amount of dexterity for detector operation . |
| 8 | I have been a rich tree-wife all summer |
| 9 | I have been a great fan of Martina 's since I was about 5 or 6 and I am now 15 going on 16 . |
| 10 | In addition , I have a particular axe to grind , as I have been a professional woodcarver for 25 years in both ornamental and sculptural disciplines so woodcarving tools hold a special interest . |
| 11 | Although I have been a long time supporter . |
| 12 | I have been a lucky man . |
| 13 | I HAVE been a free trader for eight years , with no brewery ties whatsoever . |
| 14 | ‘ I have been a bad person , ’ he said . |
| 15 | In the 14 years since 1978 , during which I have been the only consultant physician in respiratory medicine in West Cumbria , there should , according to the above statistics , have been at least 70 deaths from asthma and yet I know of very few , having personal knowledge of only three . |
| 16 | I warn the House — I am afraid that I have been an awful bore in continually pointing this out — that , as we extend the concept of health care out into the community , we shall find more and more unsatisfied demands that have not previously been recognised . |
| 17 | I have been an avid machine knitter since 1956 and I 'm still learning new ways or doing things . |
| 18 | I have been an avid reader since nursery school , and so find it very difficult to understand my headmaster husband when he dawdles over anything except travel brochures and restaurant menus ! |
| 19 | I have been an elected representative of the Labour Party for 20 years and have seen many come and go in their own shadow . |
| 20 | I have been an organic farmer for twenty-five years , and look upon nature as an integrated and living entity based on an amazingly intricate and balanced plan . |
| 21 | There may have been one or two planning applications which have been a little bit difficult to deal with but that 's life surely . |
| 22 | Indeed , it is the implications of the changing age structure of the population of pensionable age and the likelihood of a continuation of that trend into at least the first decade of the twenty-first century which have been the chief concern of social planners and welfare economists , rather than the proportion of the total population entitled to draw retirement pensions . |
| 23 | Techniques for decreasing the opportunities for crime include such things as the better protection of property , which have been the usual focus of police crime-prevention programmes . |
| 24 | I believe that Frank is too autocratic , too opinionated — especially about relay selections , which have been the main bone of contention between us down the years . |
| 25 | THE LEYS , who have been a considerable force in schools ' rugby in recent years , prospered on the Austrian tour to earn five wins and a couple of defeats from seven games . |
| 26 | You have been a good friend to me when there was no one else ; and you have given me back my health . |
| 27 | ‘ ' Shortly after he looked me full in the face and said , ‘ You have been a good father to me and I am persuaded we shall meet again in heaven |
| 28 | ‘ You have been a great help . ’ ) |
| 29 | ‘ You have been a valued member of my Cabinet , both as Secretary of State for National Heritage and before that as Chief Secretary . |
| 30 | I have been very happy with you , and you have been a wonderful wife . |