Example sentences of "time [pron] 've been " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to tell the truth , for a long time I 've been slightly lost as a dealer . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , although this is n't the first time I 've been here . |
| 3 | I 've hated it more every time I 've been back . |
| 4 | Many 's the time I 've been about to introduce the top of the bill , when from behind the curtain the urgent whisper , ‘ He 's pissed — fill in while we sober him up , ’ has stopped me in my tracks and left me out there telling gags for an hour or more while the star is force-fed black coffee . |
| 5 | Many 's the time I 've been with people whose eyes glazed over when I 've said I was a feminist and I 've done the same with people who say they love to play golf . |
| 6 | ‘ The reason I do n't have a band is that for the longest time I 've been disgusted with the mode that the American independent scene operates in and I do n't want to be associated with that . |
| 7 | I have to say this is the first time I 've been in this position since I took over . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've been here . |
| 9 | Every other time I 've been in somebody 's flat like this I 've known where I am by the books . ’ |
| 10 | We 've spent twenty-four hours together and in that time I 've been bitten by bugs in a hooker 's bed , tied up a guy with no legs and stolen his wheelchair , stayed cooped up in a train for twelve hours with an attractive man and behaved like a virgin . |
| 11 | Well this is the first time I 've been |
| 12 | ‘ This is the first time I 've been down here since God knows when . |
| 13 | And then erm I was at home for a while , and then I was living with friends in Birmingham , and in , in between time I 've been to Leeds and London . |
| 14 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 15 | Before you get too political you must remember the only time I 've been actively political was for an independent candidate . |
| 16 | It 's the first time I 've been to a game of footie in a Porsche , and it will probably be the last , but it was fun , and added to the enjoyment of another thoroughly enjoyable day out Leeds watching . |
| 17 | The only time I 've been quite as pissed off was when we sold Jordan & McQueen . |
| 18 | Er , certainly in the last well , all the time I 've been involved in developing these schemes , twenty seven twenty eight years now , we 've had a gradual increase over the years of involvement in the public , with the public and we 've been criticized where we have n't done so . |
| 19 | I 'm very much aware I 've not been saying my name each time I 've been speaking but probably too late now . |
| 20 | Have you two been at logger-heads all the time I 've been away ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ As this is the first time I 've been to Ca ’ del Leone , the answer must be no . ’ |
| 22 | In seven years driving a cab this is the first time I 've been done for anything . |
| 23 | ‘ This is the first time I 've been back in eight years , ’ says Brenda , who is at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall tonight and the Playhouse , Edinburgh , tomorrow . |
| 24 | Mind , I never been there 'fore , oh I ca n't remember , a few years , ca n't re , last time I 've been there . |
| 25 | Oh , first time I 've been out in years on a Friday . |
| 26 | Every time I 've been to a wedding and people in cravats are all the same . |
| 27 | Or some of the time I 've been sitting there in the bed feeding the baby , you know |
| 28 | he said he 'd been through recently , oh every time I 've been through Wolverhampton that ring road 's been awful the traffic like |
| 29 | Well it 's the first time I 've been |
| 30 | But , that where we went to that pub that time with Geoff , that 's the first time I 've been up there . |