Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] i [verb] [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had certainly found the rural setting I had been hankering after . |
| 2 | In both British Coal and British Steel I have been enormously impressed by the ability and dedication of my colleagues , particularly when one recognises the totally inadequate rewards they receive in comparison with their opposite numbers in the private sector . |
| 3 | That is hardly surprising , because since I embarked upon this historical analysis I have been quoting virtually verbatim from a speech made on 16 December 1976 in this House by the now right hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh , Pentlands ( Mr. Rifkind ) , which can be found at columns 1832 and 1833 of the Official Report for that date . |
| 4 | She considers this ‘ probably the most exciting thing I 've been involved with . |
| 5 | In case you think I have been having a merry old time , I 'd better tell you also that I have been staying up to the small hours as there has been such a lot of preparation to do , and the course participants have also been keen to make use of our presence by asking all kinds of questions about English etc. , so this is literally the first free time I have been able to make since I have been here . |
| 6 | Not only had I gained the technical degree I 'd been chasing , but I 'd finally achieved a position in a business when I could use that expertise to its full potential . |
| 7 | On an individual level I have been supported and validated by many lesbians of Afro-Caribbean and Indian sub-continent descent . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Is your husband 's trip to Milan connected with this Japanese deal I 've been hearing about ? ’ he asked . |
| 11 | But before I take the first step out of here , I think I 'll feel pretty good about the knowledge and inquisitive spirit I 've been able to share and the doors I 've helped open . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , Josey , what an absolute idiot I 've been ! ’ |
| 13 | Or how about if he realised that the real reason I had been looking ‘ better ’ lately had something to do with a £6.99 bargain hair colourant from Clairol ? |
| 14 | The hot date — the central groove I had been wire brushing — swooned at the sight of them . |
| 15 | The last dying patient I 'd been to visit in this hospital had been the caretaker of our Health Centre , in much pain from a carcinoma of the pancreas . |
| 16 | Perhaps she had ; but there was nothing mad about the composed face I 'd been shown in the portrait and the photograph , only an infinity of patience . |
| 17 | The previous term I had been placed third — now my position was sixth . |
| 18 | Until very late the previous night I had been writing about Krakatoa and trials by Fire , and was deeply asleep when the cat woke me . |
| 19 | No it has n't been there for a little while British National Corpus I 've been carrying it around with me |
| 20 | While the delay to the start of the flying programme has been much longer than anyone would wish , much more progress has been made in the ground and rig testing than at the comparable stage of any previous project I have been associated with and we are very satisfied indeed with the results that have been obtained so far . |
| 21 | It was a coincidence that the previous weekend I had been sorting through an old trunk of mine full of memorabilia at my parents ' home , and came across my membership certificate for the Tailwaggers Club , along with Tailwagger medallion . |
| 22 | A Spanish recruit I had been playing poker against started making faces and gesturing behind the Padre 's back , when suddenly , without taking his eyes off the Frenchman to whom he had been talking , the priest jerked his elbow backwards into the Spaniard 's face , slamming him against an oven . |
| 23 | ‘ Maybe you really do have that fast , incisive mind I 've been hearing so much about lately ? ’ |
| 24 | These articles are addressed to practitioners and for a long while I have been urging practitioners towards a greater involvement in the education of the profession 's next generation . |
| 25 | Mercifully , two minutes later , after much gentle persuasion , the villain of the piece rose to his feet , shopping bags and friends in toe , blurted out what a selfish person I had been , and was relocated … further along our row , next to our parents ! |
| 26 | ‘ Apart from a fractured leg I 've been very lucky with injuries and have got on well with the managers who have come to the club . |
| 27 | I 've had four weeks to realize what a stupid bastard I 've been , ’ Sam said . |
| 28 | Like all British officials of the Egyptian Government I had been dismissed from my university post eighteen months before , and I was glad that the British Council was able to offer me a small post in Athens , instead of piece work in Cairo . |
| 29 | Even now , the only substantial reason I have been given for stopping the work , is that BW themselves propose to upgrade the towpath along the whole length . |
| 30 | I do n't think this means that there is no saying what he is getting at in these works ; opinions can and will be formed , and for the extent of the present discussion I have been attempting to express one . |