Example sentences of "[pron] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , I have a particular axe to grind , as I have been a professional woodcarver for 25 years in both ornamental and sculptural disciplines so woodcarving tools hold a special interest . |
| 2 | I HAVE been a free trader for eight years , with no brewery ties whatsoever . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been a butcher . |
| 4 | All my life I have been a close , but detached , observer of the crofting scene . |
| 5 | I have been a member of one of the organisations mentioned in ‘ Join Up ’ for some 12 years . |
| 6 | In which time I have been a victim of the clique set , if your face does n't fit , your training can wait ; also the ‘ Hooray Henry ’ brigade , the difference between the men and the boys is the price of their toys , types . |
| 7 | I have been a bit negative about memes , but they have their cheerful side as well . |
| 8 | For over fifteen years I have been a regular reader of Pilot and keep the back numbers which offer an extremely useful information source on a wide range of flying matters . |
| 9 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
| 10 | ‘ I have been a car park season ticket holder for the last five years , during which the cost has risen from about 20 pence to £150 per day . ’ |
| 11 | I have been a machine knitter for about 20 years and I still remember those early garments which I expected my family to wear . |
| 12 | Regular readers will know that I have been a fan of Stephen Coonts since I reviewed his first novel Flight of the Intruder ( now a major ( ? ) film , as they say , though I 'd make do with the book if I were you ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I have been a consumer researcher for so long that I am Consumer Correspondent always on the look-out for a new subject to investigate . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I have been a runner-up at United and again since coming to Villa , but it 's always been my dream to win the big one , ’ said McGrath . |
| 15 | All my life I have been a 7ft woman trying to get out . ’ |
| 16 | I HAVE been a patient in a Trust hospital since before it moved out of the NHS in May , and I 've witnessed what that means . |
| 17 | ‘ I have been a nurse for ten years but I have never seen a bullet wound . |
| 18 | I have been a great fan of Martina 's since I was about 5 or 6 and I am now 15 going on 16 . |
| 19 | I have been a keen bird photographer for almost three years and have spent many holidays walking the same heather-covered ground described in the article . |
| 20 | I have been a little surprised at the extent of recent interest . |
| 21 | I have been a connoisseur of speech-making for a quarter of a century , but never before , in any country , had I met a personality so terrifying in its dynamic force , so vituperative , so vitriolic . |
| 22 | I have been a disaster for these people . ’ |
| 23 | I have been a good advocate in my time . |
| 24 | I have been a manager long enough to know the fans only look on me as a punch bag , constantly on the end of the verbal one-two . |
| 25 | I have been a supporter of this club since before the war , so I know what I am talking about . |
| 26 | Although I have been a member of the board for less than a year , and chairman but a few weeks , I believe I have now been accepted into the bosom of the Athletico family . |
| 27 | I have been a friend of your wonderful Rabbi and of many of you for a very long time . |
| 28 | I have been a rich tree-wife all summer |
| 29 | I 'd got a troublesome cough developed , and now looking back through the years , er it would have been a sort of hay-feverish condition that I I have been a bit bothered with . |
| 30 | I am acutely conscious that I have been a source of aggravation to Pa recently over my stupid allergy to vegetables ; it can not be pleasant to see the products one has slaved over summer and winter being regurgitated on to the dinner plate of one 's elder child . |