Example sentences of "[pers pn] have always been " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | Her insistence seemed absurd in view of her own failed marriage , but I had always been too nervous to point this out , to ask what she made of the break in connection between the symbolism of the dress and the unassailability of the marriage vow . |
| 33 | Perhaps I had always been in love with him . |
| 34 | I had always been lucky that way . |
| 35 | Spoiled by the fact that I had always been treated with respect because I was a veterinary surgeon , a member of an honourable profession . |
| 36 | Everything went on as normal and I tried to be as pleasant as I could and as loving towards Anne as I had always been , but she must have noticed that a part of me was absent : simply somewhere else . |
| 37 | ‘ I had always been interested in flying kites ever since I was young , so when someone offered me one for sale , I jumped at the chance , ’ added , whose wife has also become hooked on the sport . |
| 38 | Maybe I delivered my opinion more bluntly than I should have , but I had always been candid with Ted . |
| 39 | I had always been interested in history , but Ken with his great command of English was able to explain it and put life into it , particularly when talking about his hero , Charles I. ’ |
| 40 | I had always been singing energetic music from the time I was just a little girl , and when I started getting songs like Sweet Nothings , I loved those songs , and I wanted to sing them . |
| 41 | I had always been keen on hillwalking and loved nothing more than escaping to the peace of the hills with my three oldest and closest friends . |
| 42 | He said : ‘ I 've always been a worrier , and apparently it 's stress that makes the lining of the stomach and bowel come away . |
| 43 | The first pair of real hiking boots I ever had were Daisy Roots and I 've always been impressed by their comfort . |
| 44 | ‘ I 've always been able to do it , probably because I used to play soccer . |
| 45 | ‘ I 've always been an unselfish player . |
| 46 | ‘ I 've been an Overseas ’ Corporation Executive for the last ten years and I 've always been told that the reason the Corporation could n't pay me the salary it paid to Americans doing similar work was because my salary had to be related to British salary scales . ’ |
| 47 | I 've always been dippy about Charity from a child . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | I 've always been Peter Pan . |
| 50 | I 've always been Peter Pan . |
| 51 | ‘ I 've always been interested in the light comedy of life , so I 've created my own world , ’ says Doisneau . |
| 52 | I 've always been a d-i-y enthusiast , but it 's been more through lack of funds than genuine enthusiasm — not exactly a good basis for totally renovating a derelict house . |
| 53 | Personally I 've always been into style and clothes though . |
| 54 | I 've always been a believer in fate , and that one shot can win or lose an Open . |
| 55 | I 've always been honest about it . ’ |
| 56 | I 've always been good at thinking on my feet . |
| 57 | And I 've always been mature for my age . ’ |
| 58 | I 've always been so proud of you , Paula . |
| 59 | You see , I 've always been firmly convinced that I was homosexual . |
| 60 | Secretly I 've always been interested in the end of the world , the apocalyptic vision of someone like Ludwic Meidner . |