Example sentences of "i [vb base] always been [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 've always been fascinated with science fiction … just that feel . |
2 | I 've always been fascinated by British history . |
3 | ‘ I 've always been fascinated by other cultures , traditions and people , particularly those removed from the Western World . ’ |
4 | I 'VE always been fascinated by prehistory , particularly the time of man 's first settlement in the northern Dales . |
5 | ‘ I 've always been fascinated by other cultures , traditions and people , particularly those removed from the Western World . ’ |
6 | I 've always been fascinated by bag ladies who choose to live on the street- I 've come to the point in my life where I can understand what makes them drop out . |
7 | He said : ‘ I 've always been fascinated by stamps and used to collect them when I was younger . |
8 | I 've always been skiing with my parents , so I 've been to America to visit friends , and that 's not been like sightseeing , or something , and I just have n't been anywhere , and erm , I mean , I suppose I 've been to a lot more countries than a lot of people who 've , you know , there 's a lot of people who have n't |
9 | In his most dire reference to ‘ the extermination of Jewry in Europe ’ , in his November speech to the Party ‘ Old Guard ’ , he stated : ‘ I 've always been scorned as a prophet . |
10 | People suddenly saw me as somebody who knew something whereas I 've always been laughed at before . |
11 | ‘ Because that 's the impression I 've always been left with . |
12 | ‘ I have always been tested before or after competition and I am prepared to be tested any time by the IAAF . ’ |
13 | I have always been fascinated by Magritte 's work ; I have met all his friends , and I worked on his archives for six years . |
14 | I have always been fascinated by fashion and fashion journalism . |
15 | I have always been struck by the role of particular cit.es in certain works which have conveyed a very exact sense of historical location , e.g. Manchester appears in this way in accounts as diverse as those of De Toqueville and Engels , and Spring 's enormously popular novels of the 1930s . |
16 | In fact , even before the days of plate tectonics , I have always been struck by the paucity of oceanic sediments in the continental areas . |
17 | ‘ I have always been prepared for that . |
18 | A lifelong supporter , I have always been regarded as a tactical genius by the Duck and Forceps regulars and , from day one , my appointment has brought renewed hope to the terraces . |
19 | It was inappropriate of me but I have always been attracted to that kind of danger . |