Example sentences of "i have [be] " in BNC.

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31 I 'd finished my foundation year earlier that summer and , although I 'd been offered a fulltime place — and grant — to do my Fine Art degree in painting , I blew it out .
32 But it was because I 'd been at St. Martin 's that we got that first gig .
33 At the end of my foundation year I 'd been voted in as Social Secretary , in charge of putting on all the shows there .
34 It was a freezing cold day and I 'd been sitting there in nothing but these dungarees that I 'd been working on the roof in .
35 It was a freezing cold day and I 'd been sitting there in nothing but these dungarees that I 'd been working on the roof in .
36 Until we came to the Furka I 'd been impressed by the Spirit R/T , surprised by the agility of its handling , the sensitivity and accuracy of its power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering , the breadth of the uninterrupted acceleration from its powerful turbocharged engine , the lightness of the controls and the quality of the gearchange .
37 Big Lou came out with a story that I 'd been fired — but I resigned . ’
38 But it was n't like I 'd imagined — except for the long silences when I 'd been hoping for laughs .
39 Like a fool I told her about the man I 'd been living with .
40 Two kids I 'd got when I 'd been married as long as Hatton .
41 He wanted to know how I 'd been getting on , and who 'd been helping me out .
42 But Ingrid almost denies this : ‘ I 'd been the typical first-year art-school person , entrenched in one style that was really landscapey — all earthy colours and shapes .
43 When we talked about it at length , I realised that I 'd been using clothes to buoy myself up emotionally , ever since my father left when I was 10 .
44 I 'd been existing on two or three hours ' sleep a night .
45 ‘ It 's a lot keener than I 'd been used to , because here you are not guaranteed a place .
46 THERE is a first time for everything : Aladdin was the first panto I 'd been to and the first Frank Bruno has performed in .
47 So , off he went and came back one day saying that he thought he had the song I 'd been looking for .
48 Leee Childers : ‘ After playing in Pork , I 'd been back in America for about a year when the phone rang — it was Tony DeFries , David 's manager , who I had apparently met before but did n't remember .
49 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 .
50 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 .
51 It would have worked too , if I 'd been supported . ’
52 Yesterday , after I 'd been round to see you .
53 I was just as mystified , but then , I could n't explain how I 'd been aware of her presence on our previous visit .
54 ‘ In 1980 I was 19 and just coming to the end of The Skids , which I 'd been in since I was 15 .
55 But after years of the DHSS , it really was the first time I 'd been spoken to like a human being .
56 I wanted to top up the pond I 'd been cleaning out .
57 But you see , if I 'd been properly organised , none of these disasters would have happened .
58 All the doctors , psychiatrists and groups I 'd been to so far for help had made me feel worse than ever : could she be any different ?
59 Ever since I started consultancy work in politics , I 'd been pushing for the use of this simple invention — a British one — but it was n't until after President Reagan used it in his address to the Houses of Parliament that our politicians felt it was worthy of notice .
60 Go on and on , I 'd been told .
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