Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of my adult life I 've been a salesman over in England . |
| 2 | I 've been a life insurance salesman and I was in the deep freeze business for ages . |
| 3 | I 've been a man in total control all my life , and I find myself out of control around you . |
| 4 | I 've been a boarder , so I know the routine . |
| 5 | She rejected his false offering and informed him coolly , ‘ I 've been a widow for many years . |
| 6 | and er , and so , and er as I say er I 've had a most wonderful life and I 've been a widow now for ten years . |
| 7 | I 've been a skinhead for eight years . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been a bit lucky , ’ he said , modestly . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been a bit depressed , ’ she said , ‘ that 's all . ’ |
| 10 | Today he can look in his pharaoh-style mirror and say , ‘ Oh dear , I 've been a bit of a git . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't help feeling , ’ says Howard , sticking his head forward ruefully , ‘ now I know who you are , that I 've been a bit outspoken in some of my remarks about the system . ’ |
| 12 | I should be congratulated not criticized , and if sometimes I 've been a bit unfair , played a bit of a game , that 's life is n't it . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry , I 'm sorry I 've been a bit steady getting there , but I think it 's an important issue to tackle that , quality is horses for courses and we have to accept the fact that we 're gon na get prestige type jobs and quick slick jobs , especially in the beginning of March every year . |
| 14 | I 've been a bit dull of hearing and I have n't got my hearing aid in . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've been a bit below par this evening , ’ she apologised . |
| 16 | I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time ! |
| 17 | But it seems I 've been a bit blasé about pregnancy 's being ‘ a perfectly natural physical state ’ — dear Dr Newne hit his surgery roof when I casually mentioned flying to St Lucia ! |
| 18 | I 've been a West Brom supporter |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , I 've been a schoolteacher , a receptionist , a chambermaid , all sorts of things really . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , I know I 've been a trial to you ever since Mother died , and running away with Garry was n't the smartest thing I 've ever done , but at least I met Roman because I was foolish and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me , will he ? ’ |
| 21 | I 've been a carer for quite a few years now , until recently , when my grandmother died . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been a Lions fan for about 15 years and it 's great to see the look on the tourists ’ faces when I walk around Bangkok in my ‘ No One Likes Us We Do n't Care ’ T-shirt , ’ wrote Mr Barrett . |
| 23 | Me , I 've been a night person longer than I can remember . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been a fool , ’ he went on . |
| 25 | I 've been a fool and more than a fool . |
| 26 | I 've been a fool , have n't I ? |
| 27 | I 've been a ZZAP ! fan since Issue 68 , and I 'd like to say it 's the most amazing thing that has set foot on earth . |
| 28 | I 've been a candidate before , I do n't like to do things badly , since coming into politics I do n't think I have done things badly , I do n't want to fail you and I do n't want you to see me as a failure . |
| 29 | Honestly , Les , this team is the biggest load of rubbish we have had here since I 've been a supporter and I started before the war , so I know what I am talking about . |
| 30 | But he vowed : ‘ I 'll battle through — I 've been a fighter all my life . ’ |