Example sentences of "i have [adv] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life for me has never been dull around you what more could I ask ? |
| 2 | This for me has always been important . |
| 3 | But erm I felt as though , I felt exactly the same , I felt I 'd just been asleep I just had my eyes shut and I felt opening one eye to have a look out and see what people were doing . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd rather been inclined to favour the theory that Fedorov is working for the Hapsburgs . |
| 5 | After I 'd kissed her goodbye I felt pretty happy because not only had I at last had an extremely enjoyable sexual experience , but I 'd also been able to give enjoyment . |
| 6 | I 'd probably been off-balance , what with the drinks and the crowds and everything . |
| 7 | And , since I 'd often been obliged to meet his other women during the course of his business , I maliciously decided that he would have to encounter my bit on the side , day in and day out . |
| 8 | I 'd never been involved in before as an Area Housing Officer , and just involved with day to day management , but with it being a clearance area it 's a totally different approach , and the sort of things that you deal with are totally different as well . |
| 9 | It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time . |
| 10 | I 'd never been interested in guitarists as guitarists until I heard Johnny Marr . |
| 11 | She knew I 'd never been interested in Florian . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd worked in studios before , really complicated state-of-the-art stuff , and I 'd always been obsessed with multi-tracking . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd always been good with a sewing machine , ’ she says , ‘ so a kindly neighbour asked me to run her up a few silk separates for the summer holidays . |
| 14 | and I 'd always been sorry that my dad told us , you know . |
| 15 | This she combines admirably with looking after 14-year-old Alex , 12-year-old Rosie , and 5-year-old twins Fifi ( Fiona ) and Nicky : ‘ It was a new direction but something I 'd always been interested in . |
| 16 | It was terrible , I 'd always been independent , or when I was n't for a while I got my own social security money . |
| 17 | It 's same as , what ow she 's gone into hospital with her , you know , and I 'd actually been that day , you know what I mean , I do n't mind , do n't get me wrong , I 'm not cross , 'cos I do n't mind . |
| 18 | After the yard was the house that was built for , and due , so much more life than I 'd ever been able to give it . |
| 19 | Who should I have always been guilty of believing that I had never done enough ? |
| 20 | I opened it , and I got my answer , and it set me thinking afresh and seeing clearly where I had formerly been blind . |
| 21 | I was allowed to record each group and I found the transcribing of the tapes less arduous as I had also been able to make notes . |
| 22 | ‘ I think I had already been married and divorced at Kate 's age . |
| 23 | I had previously been successful in negotiating a settlement between the Boulting brothers and Elvin 's union , where I had enjoyed establishing a warm and friendly relationship With both sides . |
| 24 | I had never been awake in it as early as that before . |
| 25 | On the plus side was the fact that the Foreign Office and the years spent in Cabinet were a good apprenticeship , while in addition I had never been afraid of taking decisions . |
| 26 | I had never been happier . |
| 27 | The nightmares stopped instantly after this explanation , and I was able to give lectures , stand up for myself and speak in public — all of which I had never been able to do before . ’ |
| 28 | I had never been able to understand them then , but I sympathized with them now . |
| 29 | I had never been able to do that , not with such unselfconscious pleasure , perhaps because deep down I had resented his existence which was preventing me doing all the marvellous things I had intended to do in the world . |
| 30 | I had never been able to persuade her to accept any money for her kindness and tried to reciprocate by doing any small repairs she needed to her flat , and by supplying occasional tickets for the theatre , for the tennis at Wimbledon , and for the races at Epsom . |