Example sentences of "[noun sg] i have been " in BNC.

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1 I have n't actually managed to make it yet this term because of all the teaching preparation I 've been doing , but erm I 've done that for the last two years and erm it 's been quite an important activity because it enabled me , after I came back down to Lewes , to help to get to know a few people in the university and to sort of expand my contacts , and the Meeting House is one of those places which is open to the general public on Sundays for religious worship .
2 I had n't actually managed to make it yet this term because of all the teaching preparation I 've been doing but erm I 've done that for the last two years and erm it 's been quite an important activity because it enabled me , after I came back down to Lewes , to help to get to know a few people in the University and to sort of expand my contacts .
3 It was the story of a lifetime , the story I had been born for .
4 But the range and breadth of coverage I have been talking about can not be done within the existing confines of Radio 4 .
5 I , I only took one case on after I was married er and that er that was a maternity case I 'd been to the first baby .
6 In my own case I had been taught by Okely to avoid the split between subjectivism and an objective reality , but I had no preparation to contend with the changes which the field experience created in me .
7 They may want security , er one case I 've been del dealing with they wanted the share certificates depositing by way of some security for instance .
8 you see , so yeah and er we used to have as I say er , well for instance I 've been up in the office .
9 That 's the excuse I 've been giving , and
10 On an individual level I have been supported and validated by many lesbians of Afro-Caribbean and Indian sub-continent descent .
11 Well , I 'll have to find a place to lay my cropped and weary head for the night , wo n't I. This is the bit I 've been trying not to think about .
12 Until we came to the Furka I 'd been impressed by the Spirit R/T , surprised by the agility of its handling , the sensitivity and accuracy of its power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering , the breadth of the uninterrupted acceleration from its powerful turbocharged engine , the lightness of the controls and the quality of the gearchange .
13 I wondered what she was doing , whether she was the eyeful I 'd been told , and whether she 'd appreciate a neighbourly call at two a.m .
14 about an hour I 've been out there .
15 For almost half an hour I 've been trying to get them out , but it 's impossible . ’
16 During the farmer 's eulogy I had been distractedly scratching the cow 's tail and had soiled my hand in the process .
17 Of course I 've been listening , ’ Algy said to Len .
18 ‘ Of course I 've been watching you .
19 Well of course I 've been saying for some time now , for some time , and I want to underline that , and I hope the government are listening that we 've had twenty thousand troops on our streets , we 've twelve thousand armed policemen on our streets , we have the strictest security laws in Western Europe , and none of these things have solved our problem .
20 I 've been round once , of course I 've been round once you pratt
21 ‘ Of course I have been through my brother 's documents , household accounts , memoranda and letters .
22 Having given this example of structuring I perhaps need to make clear some of the terminology I have been using before looking at more examples .
23 Up our way , they all give you feedback , like you know , several branches in like , the North , every branch I 've been into , there 's always been positive feedback , and negative and positive .
24 I 'm growing mine at the moment for a part I 've been playing , which accounts for its condition .
25 He noticed a sketch I had been doing of Miss Oliver , and could not take his eyes off it .
26 I demurred , pointing out to Haines that as the chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association I had been very careful to avoid interfering with press stories in any way .
27 I must say , something about this small encounter had put me in very good spirits ; the simple kindness I had been thanked for , and the simple kindness I had been offered in return , caused me somehow to feel exceedingly uplifted about the whole enterprise facing me over these coming days .
28 I must say , something about this small encounter had put me in very good spirits ; the simple kindness I had been thanked for , and the simple kindness I had been offered in return , caused me somehow to feel exceedingly uplifted about the whole enterprise facing me over these coming days .
29 ‘ Is your husband 's trip to Milan connected with this Japanese deal I 've been hearing about ? ’ he asked .
30 All that expensive coaching I 've been having , and yet I 'm still no match for you .
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