Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tumbled out of the nest , where I 'd been a cosseted only child , and into digs . |
| 2 | Although I have been a member of the board for less than a year , and chairman but a few weeks , I believe I have now been accepted into the bosom of the Athletico family . |
| 3 | Although I have been a long time supporter . |
| 4 | I might hope to be a better grandfather than I 'd been a father . ’ |
| 5 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |
| 6 | I would n't have got to wear this if I 'd been a factory worker . ’ |
| 7 | My mother thought if I 'd been a boy Dad would have lived with us and been grand , or at least people would have noticed us . |
| 8 | I have tried therapy ( male ) which was unsympathetic to say the least ; if I 'd been a ‘ good little Jewish girl ’ , and ( later ) the type of young woman that would make ‘ an ideal bride ’ I would have been ‘ happy ’ . |
| 9 | I suppose if I 'd been a few years older , I would have replied , ‘ Is n't that the only way to treat it ? ’ |
| 10 | But it 's kind of a shame , because I 'm only one element of blackness that you can see on television , and I 'll tell you , if I 'd been a kid and seen someone like me on telly , I 'd be a hell of a lot happier about the way I am in this world . ’ |
| 11 | I 've said all along if I 'd been a white man with my ability , I feel I 'd be a wealthy man . |
| 12 | If I 'd been a religious and I would have thanked one god or another for the large number of kilocreds I was soon to collect , which would keep me from any kind of poverty for a long time . |
| 13 | ‘ I suppose I could have got action like that if I 'd been a count , ’ she mused . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've been a bit below par this evening , ’ she apologised . |
| 15 | If I 've been a little abrupt , then I sincerely apologise . |
| 16 | If I had been a marquis , I felt , I would still have been in bed or perhaps just parting the curtains and peering out to see what kind of day it was But Lord Hulton worked all the time , just about as hard as any of his men . |
| 17 | In the middle of many clashes and difficulties were the men whom I had met , and to whom , if I had been a true friend , I might have given something of the faith and spirit which could have helped them find a better way for their people . |
| 18 | I have sometimes gone into it when the King was absent from Delhi and once pretty far I thought , for the purpose of giving my advice in the case of a great lady so ill that she could not be moved to the outward gate ; but a Kachemire shawl covered my head , hanging like a large scarfe down to my feet , and a eunuch led me by the hand , as if I had been a blind man . |
| 19 | I explained that I had not entered at the right time because I had been a hostage in Iraq . |
| 20 | I understood , you see , because I had been a provincial myself . |
| 21 | So he called me up and asked me if I wanted to play it , which was incredibly flattering because I 'd been a fan of his for such a long time . |
| 22 | The differences are deep and go far back into history , but while I have been a Minister dealing with the economy and the environment I have always had the greatest possible collaboration from all the parties in Northern Ireland , which have always worked cheek by jowl with one another and with me for the benefit of all the people of Northern Ireland . |
| 23 | Ever since I 'd been a youngster , watching and playing football , Hibs have held an important place in the game . |
| 24 | He had been curled up there , dead in his basket , since I had been a child in a velvet-collared coat . |
| 25 | Honestly , Les , this team is the biggest load of rubbish we have had here since I 've been a supporter and I started before the war , so I know what I am talking about . |
| 26 | She 's know me since I 've been a little girl . |
| 27 | Again , we welcome that , but is it not sad that it comes 12 years after this Government were elected and after not just one but two Secretaries of State since I have been a Member of Parliament have been influenced because of criticism of tobacco advertising and irresponsible elements in the tobacco industry ? |
| 28 | Mr Singh , a Kenyan Asian , confessed to me , after I had been a friend of the family for several years , that he was neither fluent in Swahili , the language of his education up to 13 , nor in Punjabi , his mother tongue . |
| 29 | I think it was his fourth , but as I had been a child during this proliferation of fiancées I was n't certain . |
| 30 | I tell you this is one of the greatest days for me , as I 've been a Barbra Streisand fan for years . |