Example sentences of "i have [been] [vb pp] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after years of the DHSS , it really was the first time I 'd been spoken to like a human being . |
| 2 | I had been asked to teach a course of lectures at the Teachers ’ College , which is the only place in NZ to run a speech therapy course ( run jointly with the university ) ; so I was staying on for an extra 4 weeks , while the others ( except Ned , who was also staying in Christchurch with his job ) headed for Auckland to fly home . |
| 3 | If I had been asked to decorate a flat to reflect McIllvanney 's character then I would have given him an East Belfast bar with sawdust scattered on the floor , King Billy strutting on the walls , and blood splattered across its tobacco-stained ceiling . |
| 4 | It 's because of that interest , and those letters , that I 've been sent to do a special report . ’ |
| 5 | Whenever I 've been asked to take a sponsored parachute jump I 've declined , giving the excuse ‘ fear of flying ’ . |
| 6 | I 've been known to book a court and play tennis with Caroline ( who has the habit of beating me ) . |
| 7 | I 've been forced to pay a high enough price for the goods , for heaven 's sake . |
| 8 | I know that something new has happened , that I 've been forced to make a connection I 've never made before . |
| 9 | ‘ I — I 've been chosen to inherit a fortune , ’ I whispered . |
| 10 | I find it very difficult to dwell on these serious — even gloomy — thoughts when the sun is shining , the winds light and I have been asked to take a party of visitors out for a boat trip . |
| 11 | I have been asked to do a couple of days work in Aberdeen sometime next month and also some part time development/fund-raising work for a charity ( The Association for the Preservation of Rural Scotland ) . |
| 12 | ‘ You know that I have been asked to give a course of sermons at St Basil 's ? |
| 13 | Nether Wyresdale Parish Council have received a summary of the report but I have been asked to obtain a copy of the complete report . |
| 14 | I have been asked to send a copy of this letter to the local police station dealing with the accident . |
| 15 | When she heard this Vasilissa was even more frightened , but she said , " Oh , my sister , let me in I beg you , for I have been sent to fetch a little fire . " |
| 16 | I HAVE been commissioned to write a history of overseas players in English cricket . |
| 17 | I have been released to find a new sense of freedom in prayer and worship . ’ |