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

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1 I suppose the appeal to me has been making things happen and changing things and feeling quite British about it and proud of what in my very small way I have been able to do in this country and being able to export that abroad and make it a success there .
2 I find myself alone with the steward who tells me has been working on this line for the past twenty-five years .
3 But the real discovery for me has been the final item on Disc 1 , the Messe des Pauvres , composed , incredibly , in 1895 .
4 I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell .
5 The interesting feature for me has been the wider range of climbers active on the hard classics .
6 If not , let me know because the copy you loaned me has been returned .
7 What you say to me has been said only to me .
8 Well yes it is certainly fascinating to hear the views of , of members an and indeed it , it 's tempting to go on I think about or personal experience of floods , but this is not the time or the place I would suggest to do that erm strategic planning seems to me has been the venue for discussions with Southern Water Authority with the National Rivers Authority itself , we are the committee that tries to look many , many years ahead .
9 The most upsetting thing for me has been to see her medical notes and realise that she could have got the right treatment at home … that is if her country was n't being torn apart by war
10 Oh I I ca n't pinpoint the actual programme , it 's just er what people are telling me has been st er stated on Radio Nottingham .
11 And so though we have all sinned and that circle , that perfect purpose of God for you and for me has been warped and distorted out of all recognition , the potential that God had for you and for me , it 's been dis it seems to have been destroyed because of the warping and because of the impact of sin .
12 I rub my face quick so she do n't see I 've been crying .
13 I see I 've been slipping up a bit . ’
14 ‘ I can see I 've been displaced in Leo 's affections . ’
15 He said , well you see I 've been smoking .
16 See I 've been coming for years with mouth ulcers .
17 See I 've been getting a kind of rash on my face
18 You see I 've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back to the Reich and I 've little more than three weeks to do it in . ’
19 Well I mean I do I 've been doing aerobics a long time .
20 Oh that 's not so bad you see I 've been on holiday all last week
21 See I 've been spoilt really
22 i found myself in the same place where I 'd been wounded in Easter , 1917 .
23 Doing Ophelia on stage before taking up the BBC contract meant that I went there with a little track record — I 'd been blooded , if you like , and it made the whole thing a lot better .
24 I 'd been trying to get into training since I was fourteen .
25 If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that .
26 I could not believe that I 'd been so stupid , or that such a simple mistake was about to have such dire consequences .
27 ‘ Everyone would think I 'd been messing around !
28 Honestly , girl , if you only knew where I 'd been to try and find you ! ’
29 Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening .
30 But I realised I 'd been a bit heavy .
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