Example sentences of "since i [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Almost for the first time since I was a child , ’ I thought , ‘ I am glad that it is my birthday . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've loved you ever since I was a child and I shall always love you . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been gardening since I was a child . |
| 4 | I 've lived on the streets since I was a child , cold , hungry , among people who are always drunk and fighting . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've ridden since I was a child . |
| 6 | Well , not since I was a child — ’ |
| 7 | I 've known the family since I was a child . |
| 8 | ‘ We have n't spoken since I was a child , Beryl and I. Absurd , is n't it ? ’ |
| 9 | " Since I was a child . " |
| 10 | I 've danced since I was a child . |
| 11 | I 've loved Kenneth Grahame through his writing since I was a child . |
| 12 | ‘ I have loved elephants since I was a child and it will be fantastic to see them in their natural environment . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've been climbing ever since I was a child , and I suppose Everest has always been a dream for me , ’ she said . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been climbing ever since I was a child , and I suppose Everest has always been a dream for me , ’ she said . |
| 15 | ‘ Have been since I was a kid . ’ |
| 16 | But this day is something I 've dreamed of since I was a kid and I just want to enjoy it . |
| 17 | Buddy Holly has been a very big influence to me ever since I was a kid and over the years I have read articles and watched documentaries about his life . |
| 18 | I have been reading Punch since I was a kid . |
| 19 | ‘ I have always been in touch with the female side of my personality ever since I was a kid . |
| 20 | ‘ Not exactly , though I 've always been interested , since I was a kid . ’ |
| 21 | I 've always enjoyed talking and arguing since I was a kid . |
| 22 | ‘ Ever since I was a boy , I 've been making models and carvings , ’ he said . |
| 23 | I have carried a heavy load on my back ever since I was a boy . |
| 24 | It was something I 'd dreamed of since I was a boy humping golf-bags nearly as big as me . |
| 25 | ‘ Ever since I was a boy I have dreamed of playing at St Andrews in God 's country . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And that was from people who I knew , who I had played cricket with since I was a boy and it really hurt . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Bore da , Miss Emily , I 'm Joey and I 've worked for your father since I was a boy . |
| 28 | Although Fair Isle is officially part of Shetland , and I had been a keen birdwatcher since I was a boy , I had never had the opportunity to visit the island until I had started to work for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . |
| 29 | ‘ Been playing since I was a boy . |
| 30 | The parlour had come on a long way since I was a boy . |