Example sentences of "[conj] i 've be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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1 | SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT I 've been sung to by Smokey Robinson for my whole life . |
2 | And I 've been ordered to . |
3 | ‘ Well , ’ he said disarmingly , ‘ I may be the devil , but I do n't drink and I 've been married to the same woman for 40 years , so I ca n't be that bad . ’ |
4 | It 's all a long time ago and I 've been married to him for thirty-nine years . |
5 | but I 've been reinstated to twenty three pounds |
6 | But I 've been taught to mind my own business , so I wo n't need an answer to that . ’ |
7 | ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’ |
8 | But I 've been promised to Craig for years , I ca n't break my word . ’ |
9 | ‘ I 've smiled before , because I 've been forced to , and now we 've had three hit singles I 'll smile when I fuckin' want to . ’ |
10 | ANOTHER Budget bites the dust and I am assailed by the sobering realisation that though I 've been subjected to a fair number of them now , I have n't really understood any . |