Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] have been a " in BNC.

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1 All my life I have been a close , but detached , observer of the crofting scene .
2 All my life I have been a 7ft woman trying to get out . ’
3 All my life I have been a man who scorned distraction !
4 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 .
5 Although I have been billed as a " computer man " — I have been employed in the computer marketing and services side of IBM for 17 years — for over half this time I have been a line manager .
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