Example sentences of "i have [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I have been connected with different unions for this last twenty years " , he declared to the Royal Commission on Labour in 1892 , " but I am sorry to state that they have been formed for the benefit of one man , for he has generally cleared out with the funds " . |
| 2 | Since writing these words I have been assured by Manx Cat specialists that the animal 's troublesome genetic defects have now been largely eliminated by careful selective breeding without losing its uniquely tailless condition . |
| 3 | I have found the way I have been treated by qualified and unqualified people patronising and presumptuous and deeply offensive . |
| 4 | I have been reassured on countless occasions that a hypnotist can not make me do anything against my will . |
| 5 | Like most therapists , I have been inspired by countless different sources — from metaphysics to Buddhism , from object relations theory to Jung , from Gestalt therapy to psychosynthesis , from mysticism to shamanism . |
| 6 | If , deep within me , I have been persuaded by early upbringing that sex is evil — or if traumatic experience evokes that feeling — sexuality can never carry its true attraction or satisfaction . |
| 7 | Upper Halling has its own team and in its early days this team played in the field opposite the Robin Hood , and I have been told of near carnivals on Sunday afternoons . |
| 8 | I have been told by fellow enthusiasts that the original 2.6 litre petrol engine was a very thirsty unit and they suggest that I should install either a diesel unit or a V6 petrol . |
| 9 | I have been told by Social Security would let me er excuse me talking to me . |
| 10 | I have been told by well-meaning friends that I have a touch of fever … well , so be it ! |
| 11 | Mr Kilfoyle said : ‘ I have been told by senior Home Office ministers that we have powerful friends on our side in the form of the Government 's latest round of expenditure cuts . |
| 12 | Mr Kilfoyle said : ‘ I have been told by senior Home Office ministers that we have powerful friends on our side in the form of the Government 's latest round of expenditure cuts . |
| 13 | As it is , I have been forced into positive action , into vitality and life . ’ |
| 14 | My family and I have been subjected to unprovoked stone-throwing and spitting by gangs of youths who I presume are from right wing groups . |
| 15 | Since this news broke , I have been subjected to numerous snide remarks concerning my ability to spot a footballer when I see one . |