Example sentences of "but i have [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Despite the passion in Glasgow he did not have to show his yellow card once as Rangers won 2-1 and Wilkinson said : ‘ It 's always important to have a good referee , but I 've been pleased with the standard of refereeing this season . ’
2 Eddery 's first success was Mrs Hauksbee , but he admitted : ‘ To be honest I do n't remember anything about that first one , but I 've been lucky to ride lots of winners in good races here . ’
3 But I 've been amazed by how much the girls love Graham and care for him .
4 But I 've been stuck in this line for twenty years , and I reckon I 'll be stuck in it when I drop . ’
5 But I 've been stuck here for ages .
6 I usually empty them but I 've been busy .
7 We 're at a loose end , Cynthie and me — I 'm up at Trinity , you know , but I 've been ill — ha ha ! — and have to stay down this term .
8 ‘ And you just got up in front of Henry and those pipsqueaks in your department and said , ‘ Sorry and all that , old chaps , but I 've been wrong all my life and led you into error and wickedness ’ ? ’
9 But I 've been surprised over the last erm few years of all these young men erm who have restored this museum who , although were not even born in those years , have taken a tremendous interest in what went on and erm well their results , some of their results you can see here today .
10 I do n't know exactly how long , but I 've been aware of it for the last eighteen months .
11 I had , I had a letter the other day saying that I 'd been paying thirty nine pounds , fifty a week to live on , but I 've been entitled to fifty five pound something for low income support so are they gon na backdate all that and then get their
12 I thanked him , he saluted , and the two of them walked on My guard said that I was crazy ; I could have run into terrible trouble , but I had been lucky and now I had only to choose a beautiful new bicycle .
13 The Factory had n't been specific ( it rarely is ) , but I had the feeling that whatever it was warning me about was important , and I also suspected it would be bad , but I had been wise enough to take the hint and check my Poles , and now I knew my aim was still good ; things were still with me .
14 Sitting in the rear , maybe it had felt worse , but I 'd been petrified .
15 But I 'd been interested in old houses long before that . ’
16 But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something .
17 Chairman , er I do n't often disagree with er Mr in front of me there , but I have been consistent in my approach over the years , er , wherever I 've had the had the opportunity to speak at political meetings and ministers have been present .
18 ‘ The bag is gone forever but I have been able at least to recover this . ’
19 Both crabs died after about two months , but I have been unable to find any information on them .
20 But I have been lucky in all sorts of things .
21 But I have been unfair to the typists .
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