Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] i [verb] been " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Erm secondly , I 'm not a statistician , I am unable to comment about all the technicalities of the the various assumptions that go into things but some of the people sitting around this table will know that I 've been in Yorkshire and Humberside for quite some time . |
| 2 | Regular readers will know that I have been a fan of Stephen Coonts since I reviewed his first novel Flight of the Intruder ( now a major ( ? ) film , as they say , though I 'd make do with the book if I were you ) . |
| 3 | The party 's best-known candidate , Alessandra Mussolini , the Duce 's grand-daughter , said yesterday : ‘ I 'm very happy for the MSI , even if I still do n't know if I 've been elected ’ . |
| 4 | yes , and I , I do n't know whether I 've been that way , I honestly do n't know right then , so you 're all systems go , that 's the main thing |
| 5 | HOW Will I know whether I have been regressed or whether it is simply my imagination working overtime ? |
| 6 | I 'll tell you what it is — it 's only bogland and I should know for I 've been lookin' at them fields for years . ’ |
| 7 | He would assume that I had been detained scrubbing the floors of the kitchens at Grindlewood Park . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not sure what good it can do but I 've been thinking over what you said about Barney Willard . |
| 9 | I could not believe that I 'd been so stupid , or that such a simple mistake was about to have such dire consequences . |
| 10 | You will soon see that I have been right all this time . |
| 11 | I ca n't remember if I 've been in bathroom and picked them up , Steve 's getting a sod with him getting bath every night |
| 12 | And I must admit once I 'd been I 'd , early on when I did n't know an awful lot , then , yeah , but , later on when I had been more experienced there was n't , there was very little difference between how I treated people whether they made a fuss or not . |
| 13 | I might mention that I have been using these movements since the commencement of my business in 1983 , with outstanding performance both as to accuracy and reliability . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , ’ he said disarmingly , ‘ I may be the devil , but I do n't drink and I 've been married to the same woman for 40 years , so I ca n't be that bad . ’ |
| 15 | I left before the tour was over because it was time for Mott The Hoople to come and tour and I 'd been designated as the person to take care of them , so I went off before it was over . |
| 16 | When I see Rachel 's trembling face it makes me gasp like I 've been hit . |
| 17 | All that morning I was frightened that my sister would discover that I had stolen from her , but luckily she was so busy cleaning the house , and roasting the chickens for our Christmas lunch that she did not notice that I had been out , or that any food was missing . |
| 18 | I said I understood this , but did not add that I had been told of the beauty of these women and their attention to make-up , of their fine skin and care for the traditional in their clothes and way of life . |
| 19 | It 's something for my wife which I ca n't afford cos I 've been off sick so I thought it would be something nice for her . |
| 20 | I could say that I 've been helping the police with their inquiries . |
| 21 | As the hon. Gentleman introduced the subject of colour of dress , I can only say that I have been listening to him for almost 18 years and I wish that he would sometimes change the colour of his tie . |
| 22 | ‘ I can at least say that I have been there and I count myself one of the lucky ones . ’ |
| 23 | I could accept that I had been foolish , but that acceptance was not yet a sufficient antidote for the niggling little pain in my heart . |
| 24 | I do find that I have been around everywhere . |