Example sentences of "[conj] i have been [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it brought home to me with a rush something which had been slowly dawning on me ever since I joined the Air Force ; that I had been spoiled for quite a long time now . |
| 2 | ‘ It is obvious that I have been exploited for propaganda purposes in a film in which I should never have allowed myself to appear , ’ he bitterly commented afterwards . |
| 3 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 4 | It could have been different if I had been accepted for the Forces , but this way I mean to make Marion my wife and I hope … well … well ’ — he jerked his head upwards — ‘ I may as well say it , that if I have a son , or for second best , a daughter , to carry on here . |
| 5 | Get a bit of sympathy cos I 've been asked for eight by you . |
| 6 | Siegfried , I do n't know what you 'll think , but I 've been recommended for the MC — and I 've recommended every single NCO who was with me . |
| 7 | and they can put that on the recorder but I 've been told for the last two and a half years by this government that I am not unemployed . |
| 8 | ‘ After I had been criticised for employing ‘ Lady Merchiston ’ and ‘ your ladyship ’ , I finally found that compromise which she accepted . |
| 9 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |