Example sentences of "i 'd been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I realised I 'd been a bit heavy . |
| 2 | ‘ Educationally and professionally , I 'd been a bit of a prodigy — always the youngest in my league . |
| 3 | I 'd been a bit dithery for a few days , sort of clumsy and absentminded , as you often get when you 're feeling under the weather . |
| 4 | I thought that maybe I 'd been a bit harsh last night . ’ |
| 5 | In answer to Merrill 's questioning face , he went on , ‘ I think I once told you that I 'd been a bit — wild . |
| 6 | ‘ If only I 'd been a bit more sophisticated when we first got married . ’ |
| 7 | Ever since I 'd been a youngster , watching and playing football , Hibs have held an important place in the game . |
| 8 | My mother thought if I 'd been a boy Dad would have lived with us and been grand , or at least people would have noticed us . |
| 9 | But it 's kind of a shame , because I 'm only one element of blackness that you can see on television , and I 'll tell you , if I 'd been a kid and seen someone like me on telly , I 'd be a hell of a lot happier about the way I am in this world . ’ |
| 10 | At Old Street , I passed the Gym ‘ n ’ Tonic health club — I 'd been a member there until an embarrassing incident one evening in the female jacuzzi — then turned up towards Islington proper . |
| 11 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |
| 12 | I would n't have got to wear this if I 'd been a factory worker . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd been a partner for 10 years , I was 43 and could see another 17 years of PW partnership ahead of me . |
| 14 | I might hope to be a better grandfather than I 'd been a father . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose I could have got action like that if I 'd been a count , ’ she mused . |
| 16 | So he called me up and asked me if I wanted to play it , which was incredibly flattering because I 'd been a fan of his for such a long time . |