Example sentences of "my [noun sg] have [been] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my experience , the marriage bed was uncomfortable , even distasteful , and invariably boring , whereas sex with my lover had been a revelation . |
| 2 | I have to conclude that my work has been a failure ’ Labour MP Clare Short . |
| 3 | The pub offered snacks at the bar , and as my lunch had been a sandwich I was quite hungry . |
| 4 | At the same time I knew that my marriage had been a facade and in a way , by leaving , I felt I was doing the only honourable thing . |
| 5 | When I explained that my husband had been a member of the British armed forces and was in uniform , the official seemed to lose all interest , which I thought strange , as there had been French and Belgian equivalents of the S.A.S. in 1944 . |
| 6 | My wife 's been a couple of times si since then but not me . |
| 7 | My wife has been a golf widow for the last 30 years . |
| 8 | My father had been a Christian . |
| 9 | In the thirties , my father had been a painter and decorator , plumber , electrician , publican and boxer , but when I was growing up , he was a Spiritualist and a faith healer , talking about his negro spirit-guide , Massa , and explaining how he knew when people were cured because he felt burning coals in the palms of his hands . |
| 10 | Now I know that all my life has been a flight |
| 11 | Aunt Louise was the last survivor of the family of which my mother had been a member . |