Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] 've been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or they 've been a bully before , and they just go downhill . |
| 2 | and er , and so , and er as I say er I 've had a most wonderful life and I 've been a widow now for ten years . |
| 3 | She was the first dog that I got to know and I 've been a sucker for them ever since . |
| 4 | If you come out to nothing like I did and you 've been a prostitute and know it 's easy money — well you 're going to go straight to it again . |
| 5 | Anyway , muggins here went into his dresing room just before the fight and gushed : ‘ Joe , it 's my first big show , and you 've been a professional in every sense of the word . |
| 6 | But I 've been a member for many years I like the policy and erm my friends and I just decided that we would fund raise for them as they have n't got anyone in this area . |
| 7 | and er , he said if he 's not better , any better when he goes back in a fortnight he 's gon na send him to a chest specialist , but you 've been a lot better have n't you ? |