Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] [adv] be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I know Alan from the England set-up , and everyone has always been impressed with his work . ’ |
2 | and I 'd always been sorry that my dad told us , you know . |
3 | ‘ I 'd worked in studios before , really complicated state-of-the-art stuff , and I 'd always been obsessed with multi-tracking . |
4 | It 's same as , what ow she 's gone into hospital with her , you know , and I 'd actually been that day , you know what I mean , I do n't mind , do n't get me wrong , I 'm not cross , 'cos I do n't mind . |
5 | ‘ — and I 've not been well . |
6 | They 're not actually erm , using the D S O , and I 've just been involved in the |
7 | And I 've never been carol-singing in April before . |
8 | I have consistently said why do n't they allow er , councils to spend the receipts from council houses on building new houses , and I 've never been impressed with the replies nor the reasons . |
9 | But as I say , I 've never seen anything , and I 've never been able to find anybody who can provide that answer for me . |
10 | I am aware of the difficult times that other theatre companies who actually face in this moment in time and I am very grateful when I and I 've always been grateful to the Harlow Council for the funding of the Council has given to the theatre , has given to the theatre over the years . |
11 | The first pair of real hiking boots I ever had were Daisy Roots and I 've always been impressed by their comfort . |
12 | And I 've always been mature for my age . ’ |
13 | I have been constantly told what a fine man he was and I regret not being able to experience and appreciate his qualities first-hand as I have grown from a child to an adult . |
14 | More likely the net was carried away because the ground was bone dry and hard and I had n't been able to push the stakes deep enough into the soil . |
15 | Michelangelo , da Vinci , Bellini , Caravaggio , Bernini — half the world 's art treasures in one country , and I had n't been able to travel beyond the walls of the Victoria and Albert . |
16 | Before I went to Miss Havisham 's and met Estella , I had always wanted to be apprenticed to Joe , and I had always been happy at home , in spite of my sister 's scolding . |
17 | And I said why 's that then . |
18 | This is the way I am , and I figure why be different ? |
19 | and I have not been rebellious … |
20 | and I have not been rebellious ; |
21 | Roy Pointer : ‘ I have been asking for over ten years that there needs to be some bold plans , mission strategy , developed within the denominations and I have not been aware of any until now . |
22 | If I want to talk personally with my father about something and am admitted to him , he talks for an hour about something or other and then the time of the talk is over and I have not been able to say what I had wanted to say . |
23 | It was just as well because the back boiler in the kitchen split in two about fifteen years ago and I have n't been able to light a fire in the grate since . |
24 | Please can you tell me the name of the director , because he also directed Such Good Friends , and I have n't been able to remember his name ? " |
25 | I used to have three but I lost three sheep down when they built the university , and I have n't been able to find them , so I thought that they 'd be useful to try and locate them , you know . |
26 | It is said — and I have never been able to verify this figure — 70% , and not all were shot down by the fighters , although the majority of aircraft were . |
27 | ‘ Susan and I have never been social butterflies , ’ Breeze explained with dignity , ‘ and I do n't think we shall be able to entertain much . |
28 | Fenella and I have always been close . |
29 | ‘ Len and I have always been good mates . |
30 | I rise to support the motion moved in Mr name and I have always been opposed to fox hunting full stop . |