Example sentences of "[subord] i 've [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ So I 've been grieving for him . ’ |
| 32 | It looks as if we 'll be able to buy the Stiebel-Stein mail-order business , so I 've been working on ways to raise the money . |
| 33 | ‘ So I 've been told . ’ |
| 34 | ‘ So I 've been told . |
| 35 | ‘ I had this anonymous tip-off about a man answering your description , the caller said something about a missing member of the aristocracy , so I 've been keeping an eye on things . ’ |
| 36 | Hello folks , my boss has been away this morning so I 've been busy scanning a few leeds picies and saving them as gif files . |
| 37 | Fortunately , I had my suspicions about it right from the start , so I 've been working closely with the police to help clear it up . ’ |
| 38 | I 'm told Madeira is an experience not to be missed , so I 've been coerced . ’ |
| 39 | ‘ I did think , ’ David began , as they moved away , ‘ there 's a nice little restaurant just opened in Tewkesbury , not far from the Abbey — cosmopolitan sort of menu , so I 've been told . |
| 40 | That 's why I asked for him rather than his partner who is , so I 've been told , both charming and susceptible . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ They 've said he 's 100pc , so I 've been able to dispel any fears I had after the accident . ’ |
| 42 | I 've got a sale to go to at nine , and you know how difficult it is for me to get back to sleep once I 've been woken . ’ |
| 43 | 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 ’ . |
| 44 | If I 've been working a lot I deep cleanse with a mask a few times a week . |
| 45 | I feel as if I 've been given knock-out drops . |
| 46 | I always know if I 've been given the wrong change |
| 47 | ‘ But it looks as if I 've been lucky and escaped the worst of it . |
| 48 | And , I suppose , if I 've been dethroned I must at some stage have been enthroned ! |
| 49 | The tree blurs , as if I 've been crying |
| 50 | And then again , if I 've been shut away in the Prison of Hostages , I expect I 've been away for quite a time . |
| 51 | I can just hear your voice answering the phone , as if I 've been to the shop for some ciggies and I 'm back late . |
| 52 | I know times I get it , like maybe just at one side , if I 've been sitting in a hard seat |
| 53 | at a , a particular wee bit if I 've been leaning back , |
| 54 | I sometimes join them , if their smell is n't too gamey , and exchange the time of day during my lunch hour , just to make sure that I still have the use of my voice if I 've been feeding the archive into the computer all day . |
| 55 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 56 | " Lord , I feel as if I 've been living with this case for ever ! " |
| 57 | " Do you know , I feel as if I 've been asleep . |
| 58 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've been a bit below par this evening , ’ she apologised . |
| 59 | I feel as if I 've been whisked away to another world , ’ she breathed , her face radiant . |
| 60 | If I 've been a little abrupt , then I sincerely apologise . |