Example sentences of "i have [been] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For over fifteen years I have been a regular reader of Pilot and keep the back numbers which offer an extremely useful information source on a wide range of flying matters . |
| 2 | I have been a good advocate in my time . |
| 3 | I have been a personal friend for many years , but that has never prevented him from criticising my colleagues and myself whenever he felt it necessary to do so . |
| 4 | All my life I have been a close , but detached , observer of the crofting scene . |
| 5 | He was just 43 and said : ‘ It 's a dream come true for me as I have been a lifelong supporter of Liverpool . ’ |
| 6 | I have been a lifelong Labour supporter , but I have to say that under the present Government I was able to save in my last years at work without seeing my savings disappear in inflation . |
| 7 | I have been a keen bird photographer for almost three years and have spent many holidays walking the same heather-covered ground described in the article . |
| 8 | I have been a keen metal detectorist for some years now and shortly after I started detecting I became aware of how difficult it was to find a good pair of gloves which would keep the hands warm and dry , but still allow a reasonable amount of dexterity for detector operation . |
| 9 | I have been a keen detectorist now for three years and my best find to date is a ring . |
| 10 | I have been a rich tree-wife all summer |
| 11 | I have been a great fan of Martina 's since I was about 5 or 6 and I am now 15 going on 16 . |
| 12 | In addition , I have a particular axe to grind , as I have been a professional woodcarver for 25 years in both ornamental and sculptural disciplines so woodcarving tools hold a special interest . |
| 13 | Although I have been a long time supporter . |
| 14 | I have been a lucky man . |
| 15 | I HAVE been a free trader for eight years , with no brewery ties whatsoever . |
| 16 | ‘ I have been a bad person , ’ he said . |
| 17 | In the 14 years since 1978 , during which I have been the only consultant physician in respiratory medicine in West Cumbria , there should , according to the above statistics , have been at least 70 deaths from asthma and yet I know of very few , having personal knowledge of only three . |
| 18 | This is unsettling , and makes me realise that for those three and a half hours I have been the still and passive object of her intuition as well as her technical skill . |
| 19 | I warn the House — I am afraid that I have been an awful bore in continually pointing this out — that , as we extend the concept of health care out into the community , we shall find more and more unsatisfied demands that have not previously been recognised . |
| 20 | I have been an avid machine knitter since 1956 and I 'm still learning new ways or doing things . |
| 21 | I have been an avid reader since nursery school , and so find it very difficult to understand my headmaster husband when he dawdles over anything except travel brochures and restaurant menus ! |
| 22 | I have been an elected representative of the Labour Party for 20 years and have seen many come and go in their own shadow . |
| 23 | I have been an organic farmer for twenty-five years , and look upon nature as an integrated and living entity based on an amazingly intricate and balanced plan . |