Example sentences of "'ve [be] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been an idiot many times , ’ declares Mr Slater , ‘ and I 'm not proud of it — but AIDS has scared the s*** ( sic ) out of me . |
| 2 | Peggy 's voice sounded quiet , even gentle as , looking from one to the other , she said , ‘ I 've been an idiot , have n't I ? |
| 3 | All these years I 've been an idiot . |
| 4 | I 've been an activist for over twenty years in this organization . |
| 5 | Brian , 44 , said : ‘ I 've been an Elvis fan since 1954 and have all his records . |
| 6 | Ehm er chair er Sheila from Harlow secretary of the film society which has operated here since the playhouse opened moved from the town hall er we do get people past the door we have been doing in years erm and I personally I 'm also here as an individual I 've been an arts lover for forty five years of my life in Harlow . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been an engineer for a long time , and I 've always believed that ethics and integrity were every bit as important as theorems and formulas , and never once has anything happened to change my beliefs . |