Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] have [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's stupid , I mean I 've been a driving instructor seventeen year , and I 'm not allowed to teach over here . |
| 2 | Yeah , well what I think he , I think he will emulsion over it cos I mean the ceiling 's a bit , as you say she 'd been a smoker |
| 3 | … ‘ I expect it has been a while , yes . ’ |
| 4 | Having tried it here in our own studio and been most impressed , I have also spoken to JMP-1 converts Geoff Whitehorn and Phil Hilborne who say it 's been a godsend to their recording . |
| 5 | So he would be vague , and talk of the south , and say he had been a vagrant for many years . |
| 6 | ‘ You mean you 've been a closet hetero all these years ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , I know I 've been a trial to you ever since Mother died , and running away with Garry was n't the smartest thing I 've ever done , but at least I met Roman because I was foolish and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me , will he ? ’ |
| 8 | I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time ! |
| 9 | Betinna said , ‘ I hear you 've been a hero . ’ |
| 10 | It 's a very simple rhythm , but he had written the whole thing shifted over and I got the manuscript and I 'm looking at it and going ‘ Man , I know it 's been a while since I read a lot of solo guitar , but this does n't look right ! ’ |
| 11 | I mean they 've been a rabble all afternoon anyway , have n't they ? |
| 12 | She looked at the strong old face , the arched bone of the nose , the imperious , high forehead and thought : I bet she 's been a tartar in her day . |
| 13 | I bet you 've been a sergeant , I bet you 'ave . ’ |
| 14 | I think you 've been a lot more conscientious and got a lot er , potentially a lot more out of it . |
| 15 | I think he 's been a bit green today . |
| 16 | An inglenook , Oh I think it had been a place a sort of built off the fireplace . |
| 17 | Purists argue that science should be precise , and that standardisation of terminology is part of this precision , but I think it has been a retrograde step . |
| 18 | Well I think it 's been a mans world , they , they 've had a wonderful time ! |
| 19 | However , the problem is that Mr is not keen , I think it 's been a labour of love doing the one , he 's not keen to do the other one . |
| 20 | I just wish I had been a man , that 's all . |
| 21 | In any case , it is too difficult for me , and I wish I had been a movie comedian or something of the sort and had never heard of physics ’ . |