Example sentences of "[pron] have [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could I have been such a fool as to take him seriously ? |
| 2 | How could I have been such a fool ? ’ she wailed through her tears . |
| 3 | Perhaps if I had been more of an expert the differences would have been more apparent , but experts always tend to obscure the obvious . |
| 4 | And I must admit once I 'd been I 'd , early on when I did n't know an awful lot , then , yeah , but , later on when I had been more experienced there was n't , there was very little difference between how I treated people whether they made a fuss or not . |
| 5 | All I had were some trout in the freezer by courtesy of the millpond . |
| 6 | Well , as I say , I 've been all down through the . |
| 7 | yes , and I , I do n't know whether I 've been that way , I honestly do n't know right then , so you 're all systems go , that 's the main thing |
| 8 | I 've been many things in my life , but I 'm not a liar . ’ |
| 9 | Oh , I do hate him — I 'm so miserable — I 've been such a fool ! |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been such a fool . ’ |
| 11 | I 've been such a fool ! ’ |
| 12 | M. What do you think I 've been these last two months ? |
| 13 | I I I 've I 've been these these routes before |
| 14 | Erm but I 've been this is I 've been progressively pricing this account . |
| 15 | 'Cos I 've been this morning and I 've cleared fireplace out , washed |
| 16 | this is , this is sad I am and how worried I 've been this has been round my neck ! |
| 17 | erm No , no I do n't think so , I 've erm been a successful I 've been more successful that most and I it would appear greedy if I erm said that there was something that I think I would have done differently . |
| 18 | I 've been enough trouble . ’ |
| 19 | I have been many things in my time . |
| 20 | I should have been very glad of your society this last year , Maureen has been at the Royal College of Music , and I have been much alone , only for the animal 's company I do n't know what I should have done and poor Mr. Papworth [ a dog ] has been so ill we had to telephone a vet up at 2 a.m. one morning it was a funny night , Jack and I in our dressing gowns in the kitchen trying to comfort Mr. Papworth . |
| 21 | When I get back Lucker wonders where I have been all night . |
| 22 | The only enjoyable memory that I have is that of the instructor , a tall man with dark hair and a quiet nature vault a large gate in one bound and coming sprinting towards me to see what was the matter . |
| 23 | ‘ All I have is this message . ’ |
| 24 | By contrast Celtic had a goal in hand for much of the match and put together many passages of the passing game which has been such a feature of recent matches . |
| 25 | A common tendency , reflecting perhaps a consciousness of the taboo on didacticism which has been such a strong feature of recent primary education , was for some teachers to ask questions rather than make statements or give instructions . |
| 26 | As such they are seen as antithetical to the work ethic which has been such an integral part of Thatcherite political rhetoric . |
| 27 | But this good housekeeping has been swept aside by the latest wave of IRA terrorism aimed at commercial targets on the mainland , one of the repercussions of which has been that , from 1 January this year , landlords and/or tenants have been required to take out a separate insurance policy to cover their buildings against terrorist damage . |
| 28 | This was the beginning of her determination to learn sign language , which has been more of a boost to the deaf community over the years than any other gesture . |
| 29 | ‘ If 'e 'd been any bigger , she 'd have had a bad time . ’ |
| 30 | The pure white drifts of snow against the door of the hut convinced me that nobody had been that way recently . |