Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] 've [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But perhaps I 've been wrong . |
| 2 | ‘ Necromancy , ’ he said , lowering his voice , ‘ Do you know , I never believed in that hoary old tale about necromancy sucking all the goodness and all the warmth from everything , but perhaps I 've been wrong . |
| 3 | Perhaps I 've been wrong about him , after all ! |
| 4 | Perhaps I 've been wrong about him . ’ |
| 5 | and you put the cluster of wool in it and pull it back and it 's like little bobbles of wool and er I 've got a beige and a brown I 've done it with it will look nice you know , it will come right here , it 's a beautiful rug , quite nice , so I 've been busy and I make coat hangers |
| 6 | erm We have n't as yet , erm the problem is I do n't normally deal with the sub- committee , the person that 's that should be dealing with it is not here today , so I 've been unable to track down a copy of this letter . |
| 7 | ‘ Since Rosie came along I 've been lily-white . |
| 8 | When I reach out to the big mug of coffee on the table , it is cold , and I wonder how long I 've been asleep . |
| 9 | The two of you — and your lawyers — will look at your financial position , at your wife 's , at how long you 've been married , whether or not she 's working ( and if she is n't , what sort of work she 'll be able to find ) and eventually come up with a sum which is supposed to be fair to both of you . |
| 10 | So you 've been good then . |
| 11 | I , I , I 'm say erm we 've , we 've been in we 've been in we 've been involved with individuals , |
| 12 | So far anyway they 've been excellent I must say . |
| 13 | Besides , since yesterday I 've been eager to hear the other half of your story . ’ |
| 14 | I 've fought this problem for years at political conferences and gradually we 've been able to improve the situation . |
| 15 | Yes I mean in a sense that just sort of shows that a lot of people would agree with Lakehoff in the sense that they think that women use a lot of tag questions and have that speech style , erm I mean like we 've been able to see , and what we can say is that men and women 's language is different er and it 's even possible to say in what way it 's different , but the difficulty becomes when we actually want to say why those differences are . |
| 16 | Er I 've always er , I do n't think I e I b th whenever I 've been unhappy with work it 's been work that I 've allowed myself to do for ulterior motives , for money or whatever I m The things I 've done er even th the things that have been unsuccessful th if I 've wanted to do them , I 've been able to live with that . |
| 17 | Well so far I 've been successful . |
| 18 | This has proved the most useful as far I 've been concerned and the works I 've done in the works office . |
| 19 | But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed . |
| 20 | for three weeks now I 've been stuck on eleven stone , I got , I lost nearly a stone in first five or six weeks , now I 've stopped |
| 21 | I never had any money erm that would help me to get off benefit , I was caught in the benefit trap and now I 've been able to get a part time job , my husba ex-husband 's paying a reasonable amount and my children are better off . |
| 22 | You see , up to now we 've been able to keep it fairly tight . |
| 23 | Avon and Somerset Police told us they 've been monitoring the situation closely , but so far they 've been unable to press criminal charges . |
| 24 | Before that I was involved in women 's groups in Ireland and since I 've come here I 've been involved in the Women in Ireland group in London . |
| 25 | He said well you 've been right since Christmas and if you say it 's not going to snow , it 's not going to snow ! |
| 26 | Well you 've be alright going out tonight . |
| 27 | But the effect I 've had on the straight world , the fact that they come to me and they feel comfortable , half knowing that maybe I 've been involved in … what to them is alternative sexuality , is a positive thing . ’ |
| 28 | this year and if Russell done that to me now I feel embarrassed in front of my mother , now , and then I 've been married |
| 29 | During her final illness , when Helen took unpaid leave , she had announced to visitors , with satisfaction , in moments of clarity : ‘ At least I 've been able to make Helen see sense about trailing off to that wretched library day after day . ’ |
| 30 | her ringing you or , or doing anything and that 's it , and then you 've been straight with her , you 're not |