Example sentences of "[be] [conj] i 've " in BNC.

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1 He 's always been surrounded by people who think everything else he does is marvellous , but one of the points of our relationship has been that I 've always criticised his work , and for me those double portraits of the Seventies came perilously close to Photo-Realism . ’
2 Yeah , I have been cos I 've been bored really so all I do is study .
3 ‘ You 'll stay right where you are until I 've made you a hot drink .
4 Since erm sexually reproducing organisms are and I 've tried to keep technical jargon in this course to a minimum , but one term we 'll have to learn is diploid , you ca n't do without it .
5 The only regrets I have are if I 've hurt anyone .
6 Elizabeth Hick , 63 : ‘ I can never remember how old I am but I 've just learnt to swim and that 's made me feel younger . ’
7 ‘ It could be that I 've simply never felt strongly enough about anyone , ’ she cut in , instantly wishing the words unsaid as she realised how much they revealed about her feelings for him .
8 As for what subject , I 'm not sure what it 's gon na be cos I 've got ta pass in the
9 I said slowly , ‘ It could be because I 've never been dated by anyone I liked enough . ’
10 I think there must be because I 've seen it several times now and just in , in , you know
11 ‘ It 's probably just me — you 'll be alright ( you 'd better not be after I 've put up such a struggle ) .
12 It 'll only be after I 've m met a few people and photographed them well , that maybe my name will be start to be mentioned around That is another reason for courting the Trade 's Council and any other councillors that come in .
13 will be when I 've written
14 How could you be when I 've shown you nothing but contempt ? ’
15 How long 's it been since I 've been there ?
16 the the reasoning being that I 've gone into the aspects of erm income support and that and basically i it 's about seventy pound a week to live on .
17 There 's one thing that erm I sometimes do to give it colour , is once I 've taken off the outside skin of the onion , the very outside
18 I think you 're , you 're often asked to do reactive tasks when I 've done all my tasks , you know I 've got all my staff doing this , and then I 've got to help down on the shopfloor , and it 's not that I 'm doing something that I 'm , you know , I should be doing as a manager , it 's that I 've done all of mine , and I 'm going out to give them a hand .
19 The upshot of this is that I 've now become a resident , which makes a weekly tour of junk and antique shops even more vital .
20 ‘ The main benefit is that I 've enjoyed it ; that 's my yardstick . ’
21 ‘ The main benefit is that I 've enjoyed it ; that 's my yardstick . ’
22 ‘ The end result is that I 've large arrears on the centre 's mortgage , and now the building society is threatening repossession in the new year , unless we can clear the arrears .
23 The sad part is that I 've come to hate my body so much , I blame it for everything , and now I ca n't let anyone get close to me , to reassure me . ’
24 The result of this strategy is that I 've never missed a plane in twenty-eight years of international travel — except once .
25 So now I know , but the result is that I 've had two years of injury , followed by two years of doing completely the wrong thing . ’
26 ‘ Another thing is that I 've started trying to play real tunes , real melodies — straight from the heart , really trying to commit myself .
27 All I know is that I 've felt a mite sadder every time an indie distributor like Making Waves or Red Rhino have hit the dust .
28 It can be a very hard game sometimes , but the most important thing for me is that I 've now got my mind right .
29 Q My problem is that I 've got very bad split ends but if I keep having my hair cut it wo n't grow .
30 ‘ One thing I 've not been happy with is that I 've played so well during the practices , and whenever I step onto the court for a match there 's a bit missing from what I can do .
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