Example sentences of "[conj] i have been [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should say in the context of the working of the Anglo-Irish Agreement that at no stage during the time that I have been Secretary of State has the Minister for Defence for the Republic of Ireland taken part in the conference . |
| 2 | I have just said that at no stage during the time that I have been Secretary of State has the Irish Defence Minister taken part in any conference talks . |
| 3 | In reply to the hon. Gentleman 's comment about the Government 's policy since 1985 , I should make the point that I have been Secretary of State for two and a half years of that period . |
| 4 | Every year that I have been Minister with responsibility for housing — it is now six years — the Housing Executive has suggested an amount which it hopes that the Government will give it , while knowing perfectly well that it will not get all that it asks for . |
| 5 | and I 've had three accidents and I 've been stationery every time , so somebody 's done something to me , so I 've had three |
| 6 | I 'd always wanted to be a comedian at school , I 've always been obsessive about comedy , and if I 'd been rubbish it would have been a bit problematic . ’ |
| 7 | That prison has been well governed by both governors while I have been Member of Parliament for Portsmouth , South . |
| 8 | I kept trying to remember what a good time Sugar and Spite had been — and Goodstyle , a history of art revue I 'd written and pinched and compiled for Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art , Dundee , when I 'd been writer in residence . |
| 9 | Surprisingly , considering how successful he had been , this was Beerbaum 's first victory in a World Cup qualifier , ‘ though I have been second more times than I know ’ , he added . |