Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun sg] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | I nodded and did n't tell him that , apart from my school days , my working French had been learned in stables , not kitchens , and was likely to be rusty in any case . |
| 2 | My total involvement has been nil ! |
| 3 | It reminded me how quiet my rocky tooth had been for at least a week or two now … |
| 4 | Charlie did not know , at that time that I had also been hit in the chest and that my right lung had been punctured and had collapsed ’ . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend has been to see me about this matter with a group of colleagues . |
| 6 | My hon. Friend has been a close supporter of the industry for many years and has taken a close interest in its activities . |
| 7 | When my hon. Friend has been returned with an increased majority in his marginal seat , he will no doubt wish to make representations to me as I carry on with my present job . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend has been an effective and persuasive advocate in private and now in the House of the interests of his constituents . |
| 9 | My hon. Friend has been most fair , and I understand the argument that he propounds . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend has been typically diligent in his pursuit of this matter with British Rail , with both the chairman and the director of employee relations . |
| 11 | My hon. Friend has been a staunch ally in trying to resolve difficulties as they have arisen for my constituents . |
| 12 | I wondered aloud whether it was possible to buy one of their bulletproof vests and whether there were trousers to match ; but really I wanted to be away from this place where even my pure anger had been stolen from me . |
| 13 | My tiny kitchen has been given a rustic look by hanging up a hop bine from a farm , and a string of onions ( 99p ) adds the finishing touch . |
| 14 | My moral sense has been dulled by too many years here . |
| 15 | My personal life had been a disaster : I had had a lousy relationship with my mother ; been frightened of my father ; from time to time my marriage had been close to the rocks and I had been an uncaring father . |
| 16 | But now my personal life has been … simplified , and I 'm back two doors away from where it all started , maybe I 've been offered a new beginning . ’ |
| 17 | However , my personal assistant has been in touch with Carole and Ben Meadows . |
| 18 | It seemed my aerial escapade had been worthwhile . |
| 19 | The results in my Mediterranean garden have been more successful than I 'd dared to hope . |
| 20 | My little nephew has been found . |
| 21 | The loco shed had many sentimental memories for me as my late father had been a mainline driver there many years ago before the branch line , with its four stations , marshalling sidings , loco shed and workshops closed , shortly after the closure of the two adjacent collieries . |
| 22 | Although my major concern has been to rehabilitate the idea of students ' academic freedom , I have also said sufficient to show that academic freedom can not just be granted by one group or agency towards another . |
| 23 | My poor brother had been a kind and happy boy , and we had all loved him . |
| 24 | The last communication had been a letter from somewhere on the west coast of America , and my eventual reply had been returned ‘ not known at this address ’ . |
| 25 | My initial reaction had been a prime , although mild , example of ageism in operation . |
| 26 | I was never really good at pretending that I could assume my client to be innocent because I or my instructing solicitor had been careful to ensure that he did n't actually confess . |
| 27 | Recently , my managerial integrity has been called into question by a number of directors and supporters . |
| 28 | My particular interest has been in the learning of mathematics by children of Asian backgrounds in English schools . |
| 29 | My son had his arm slashed open and my other son has been battered with bricks . |
| 30 | YOU MAY sneer — God knows , my upper lip has been twitching like the pelvis of Elvis throughout this re-birth — but it is odd how bands can trundle on for decades , blithely ignored , while Madness were thrust back into a critical firing line . |