Example sentences of "'ve [adv] been a " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I 've always been a bit of a front man . |
| 32 | That 's one thing I 've always been a quick learner which has been quite |
| 33 | They 've always been a |
| 34 | They 've always been a precarious , yeah , I mean me dad used to work down the shipyard and you know you 'd live in fear for when they would close the yards down |
| 35 | No they 've always been a bit short |
| 36 | Lots to cover so lets start and let starts with er , having it done to you , would you say that you 've ever been a victim of crime ? , button one for yes , button two for no , have you been a victim of crime ? |
| 37 | ‘ And a better son he is to me than you 've ever been a daughter ! ’ raged Lucier , whereupon Gabriel sat down in the mud and wept silently , his head clamped between his knees to shut out all sights and sounds . |
| 38 | ‘ Perhaps we 've both been a little affected by the way things have gone . |
| 39 | I think we 've probably been a bit lax about checking them out . ’ |
| 40 | Okay , well I mean there are var various people that enter sales as you know they 've probably been a plumber or something and gone into it . |
| 41 | ‘ Maybe not for that alone , but you 've certainly been a big draw , ’ the other woman said . |
| 42 | I 've never been a trade union man myself , never saw the point , but in terms of research and analysis I found the field a fascinating one . |
| 43 | ‘ We 've never been a real emotional team , win or lose . |
| 44 | Rosemary , at forty , told me : I 've never been a child |
| 45 | ‘ I 've never been a child , ’ she told me . |
| 46 | I 've never been a big knitter . |
| 47 | A refreshing interlude came by way of sorbet , something I 've never been a lover of , but this was quite , quite different . |
| 48 | I 've never been a fan of compressors for guitars , but in this case it makes quite a lot of difference when it comes to creating and controlling a guitar sound . |
| 49 | I 've never been a person for holidays but when I was sixteen I left drama college , with my grant , and tried hitching to Cairo ; that 's my idea of travelling . |
| 50 | I 've never been a person for holidays but when I was sixteen I left drama college , with my grant , and tried hitching to Cairo ; that 's my idea of travelling . |
| 51 | ‘ I 've never been a monk , Shannon . |
| 52 | ‘ You 've never been a particularly satisfactory child , but your behaviour right now is a disgrace ! |
| 53 | I 've never been a part of any plot ! |
| 54 | I 've never been a person that gets something for nothing . |
| 55 | No , I do n't boil onions , I 'm not , I 've never been a big onions chap . |
| 56 | It 's funny they 've never been a great juice freak really |
| 57 | I 've actually been a bride twice actually ! |