Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sent the cheque back , saying that although it had been immensely good of them to bring me up , I must have been a great burden and was now a disappointment , so I would prefer them to keep this money as some repayment for all they had done . |
| 2 | ‘ For once , not Rosemary , though I 'm getting more and more desperate about not knowing what to do for the best , ’ he confessed , but went on to explain , ‘ I spent a lot of time yesterday in realising that I must have been a real wet blanket when Naylor announced your engagement on Saturday . ’ |
| 3 | I must have been a constant reminder of her , and he could n't bear it . ’ |
| 4 | I would have been a progressive teacher 's ideal pupil . |
| 5 | ‘ Kenneth and I would have been a marvellous companionship , but … ’ |
| 6 | I would have been a foolish man to do otherwise . |
| 7 | If I had put a tea cosy on my head I would have been a dead ringer for Mrs Pankhurst , but it affected my behaviour even more than my looks . |