Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] [be] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Although I have Well I 've come through two wars and I remember the relief of Mathaking but I 'd sooner that I 've was born when I was .
2 I 've been a professional writer for 30 years now and I 've been slaughtered before so one can only bow ! ( laughs ) .
3 I know I 'm too thin , I do n't like what I look like and I 've been told if I lose any more weight I 'll have to give up work and be admitted to hospital .
4 I know what I see when I look at the grass and I have been told that the colour is called ‘ green ’ .
5 And I have been told that as a baby I conformed to this pattern , in contrast to my first sister who was ‘ delicate ’ and my second sister who was ‘ placid ’ .
6 We have an energy-rich country and a massive trading balance , so why the hell are we importing electricity from France which I believe attracts the nuclear and importing coal from dubious sources and I have been told that some of that coal has been extracted by women and children , often in horrendously unsafe conditions .
7 I did the pictures , but I remember being horrified that these pictures were going to be printed .
8 Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses .
9 Ernest had no family , but I have been told that there were nephews .
10 Those problems were one cause of the delay that the hon. Gentleman described , but I have been told that the wait for that preliminary investigation is now down from six months to three months — the average in Northern Ireland .
11 " I want you to go away , because I 've been told that Timothy is in love with you .
12 HOW Will I know whether I have been regressed or whether it is simply my imagination working overtime ?
13 I have n't been referred to a rheumatologist , as I 've been told that I 'm very young and prone to worrying too much about becoming disabled .
14 As far as I 've been told and remember , Dad 's always been on the boat , yeah .
15 ‘ That was seventeen years ago and she has n't as far as I know been seen or heard of since ; surely that adds up to a disappearance ?
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