Example sentences of "say i have be " in BNC.

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1 I dare say I 've been luckier than a good many .
2 ‘ I do n't want to make a big thing about holing myself up in the middle of nowhere , but people are asking me where I 've been and I ca n't really say I 've been touring the Far East or helping Bob ( we think he means Dylan — Ed ) with his album .
3 But I ca n't say I 've been happy at being on the end of his criticism . ’
4 So I really can say I 've been Cake-Maker to the king !
5 Please do n't say I 've been telling you this .
6 I would say I 've been pretty lucky recently myself .
7 Now I can say I 've been mixing with both the noble and the notorious .
8 Yeah , I attended , I used to run an A T C squad , well I used to run the two different ones in London , and A T C squadrons , and I must say I 've been invited to the last two open nights .
9 I must say I 've been seriously wondering , during this lecture , whether I was going to have the courage or not , to attempt to give you a thumbnail exposition of Hegelian metaphysics .
10 Then he said to Rain : ‘ You could say I have been trying to help Barbara Coleman , helping her to keep out of trouble .
11 Payton said : ‘ I was bought to score goals and some people could probably say I have been a flop .
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