Example sentences of "[pron] 've always been " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ I 've always been a worrier , and apparently it 's stress that makes the lining of the stomach and bowel come away . |
| 2 | The first pair of real hiking boots I ever had were Daisy Roots and I 've always been impressed by their comfort . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've always been able to do it , probably because I used to play soccer . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've always been an unselfish player . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been an Overseas ’ Corporation Executive for the last ten years and I 've always been told that the reason the Corporation could n't pay me the salary it paid to Americans doing similar work was because my salary had to be related to British salary scales . ’ |
| 6 | I 've always been dippy about Charity from a child . |
| 7 | In his most dire reference to ‘ the extermination of Jewry in Europe ’ , in his November speech to the Party ‘ Old Guard ’ , he stated : ‘ I 've always been scorned as a prophet . |
| 8 | I 've always been Peter Pan . |
| 9 | I 've always been Peter Pan . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've always been interested in the light comedy of life , so I 've created my own world , ’ says Doisneau . |
| 11 | I 've always been a d-i-y enthusiast , but it 's been more through lack of funds than genuine enthusiasm — not exactly a good basis for totally renovating a derelict house . |
| 12 | Personally I 've always been into style and clothes though . |
| 13 | I 've always been a believer in fate , and that one shot can win or lose an Open . |
| 14 | I 've always been honest about it . ’ |
| 15 | I 've always been good at thinking on my feet . |
| 16 | And I 've always been mature for my age . ’ |
| 17 | I 've always been so proud of you , Paula . |
| 18 | You see , I 've always been firmly convinced that I was homosexual . |
| 19 | Secretly I 've always been interested in the end of the world , the apocalyptic vision of someone like Ludwic Meidner . |
| 20 | I 've always been fascinated by British history . |
| 21 | I 've always been very interested in the Hundred Years ’ War . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've always been suspicious of Eva , ’ I said . |
| 23 | Except for the two years after Martin drowned I 've always been able to believe that at the heart of the universe there is love . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well , I 've always been into all kinds of guitarists , ’ Guy explains . |
| 25 | But , like I say , I 'm a really big fan of guitarists and I 've always been a fan of the guitarists in the group , whoever they 've been . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 've always been a Strat man . |
| 27 | I 've always been the type of guy who 'll dig into every note regardless of whether that note might be right or wrong or in or out of tune . |
| 28 | I 've always been a huge fan of the whole Memphis sound — as I guess everybody has figured by now ! — but the thing about the Stax band was that everything they did was totally minimal , but it slotted together to make something really strong . |
| 29 | ‘ Actually , it was n't hard for me to play a man ten years my junior , because I was not only physically younger but I 've always been emotionally immature . ’ |
| 30 | I know it sounds nutty but I 've always been frightened of cranes . |