Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [been] [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 Well , as I say , I 've been all down through the .
6 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
7 I 've been many things in my life , but I 'm not a liar . ’
8 Oh , I do hate him — I 'm so miserable — I 've been such a fool !
9 I 've been such a fool . ’
10 I 've been such a fool ! ’
11 M. What do you think I 've been these last two months ?
12 I I I 've I 've been these these routes before
13 Erm but I 've been this is I 've been progressively pricing this account .
14 'Cos I 've been this morning and I 've cleared fireplace out , washed
15 this is , this is sad I am and how worried I 've been this has been round my neck !
16 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 .
17 I 've been enough trouble . ’
18 I have been many things in my time .
19 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 .
20 When I get back Lucker wonders where I have been all night .
21 ‘ If 'e 'd been any bigger , she 'd have had a bad time . ’
22 ‘ I would remind you both , ’ said the abbot gently , ‘ that if she has been all this while consulting her own wishes , and imposing them upon us mortals , Saint Winifred is again on her own altar in our church .
23 I do n't know what I 'd have done if you 'd been any later — the girls are getting terribly impatient . ’
24 Miss Evans moved from the sink where she 'd been all this time , standing quite still , and started to clear the plates from the table .
25 She was sitting calmly in bed like that 's where she 'd been all the time .
26 well they were having a biology lesson , she 'd been all about these , they 'd been this biology
27 She 'd been such an idiot , had n't she ?
28 If she 'd been more of a woman , he believed , she would have meekly accepted his word and left it at that .
29 How could she have been such a fool ?
30 You 've been such good friends , both of you . ’
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