Example sentences of "i 've [be] " in BNC.

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1 I 've been to fifteen funerals of my friends this year .
2 I see how I 've been losing : all the while
3 Siegfried , I do n't know what you 'll think , but I 've been recommended for the MC — and I 've recommended every single NCO who was with me .
4 ‘ Chinese and Western cuisines have very different styles , but since I 've been here , I 've realised that once chefs have the chance to exchange views and work together , it 's very easy to adapt to a new style of cooking .
5 I 've been framed !
6 ‘ I think , ’ he said , ‘ I 've been forgetting something . ’
7 I 've been stabbed in the back . ’
8 Realistically , I 've been applying for the sort of job that will pay me enough money to keep me going when I retire .
9 I 've been difficult material to work with , have n't I ? ’
10 I 've been given this beautiful little picture as well , ’ I said , and I smiled up at him .
11 ‘ Look , I 've been bounced around like a rubber ball between you people for a couple of months now .
12 ‘ Oh , I 've been a schoolteacher , a receptionist , a chambermaid , all sorts of things really . ’
13 I 've been very lucky , ’ I realized .
14 I 've been excused for the moment .
15 ‘ Dorothy , I 've been thinking .
16 I 've been here before so I know a little bit .
17 To you it 's just home , but to me it 's the place I 've been trying to get to .
18 ‘ Yes , I 've been making some enquiries about nightschools .
19 Jenny gave me a house-warming present of a radio so I 've been able to listen to music while I write — and it 's been such fun !
20 Said a lot of things I 've been meaning to for a long time . ’
21 I 've been touching you with my eyes , ’ said Lucy .
22 I 've been really glad about that .
23 I 've been married , ’ said Lucy .
24 ‘ I 'm going to get drunk , to hell , I 've been half drunk half my life , who gives a fuck if I 'm drunk again ?
25 I 've been over it for years .
26 I 've been so busy .
27 I 've been selling patchwork for some time now , ’ she went on .
28 I 've been saving it .
29 I 've been telling Veronica about the week we had in Scotland .
30 I 've been asked to write about it and I said I 'd give it a think . ’
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