Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [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 . ’ |