Example sentences of "i [verb] [been] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I began to think she would be worthy in time of being my mistress , which till now I had been a little scrupulous about . |
| 2 | The nurse said I had been a very good patient . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps I 've been a little obtuse , Fran . ’ |
| 4 | If I 've been a little abrupt , then I sincerely apologise . |
| 5 | I have been a little surprised at the extent of recent interest . |
| 6 | But , I have been a little concerned th th the the term , equal opportunities has n't been mentioned once today , and I would like a reassurance that it 's not because it 's year 's or the last decade 's issue . |
| 7 | The author of that book seems to me to have been a very sick man indeed . ’ |