Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] 've [adv] been " in BNC.

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1 I 've been called a dragon in my time , Shelley , but in my case I 've knowingly been an old crosspatch sometimes . ’
2 Well , to be fair , that 's not always the case , and in this instance I 've definitely been forced into something of a rethink .
3 ‘ Except for losing Mum I 've always been lucky , but it 's bound to change sometime . ’
4 But of course I 've not been in the market you , you know .
5 And of course I 've never been introduced to you properly . ’
6 ‘ Of course I 've never been able to cook .
7 So I was trying to spare and it 's really the most coldest branch I 've ever been in .
8 It 's the other kind of thinking I 've never been able to muster , the long-term stuff , ‘ Never confuse strategy with tactics , ’ one of my tutors advised me , but I ca n't even remember what the words mean .
9 ‘ You mean that 's the monster you 've just been telling me all about ? ’
10 Inevitably , though , some people missed the point entirely and as a result they 've often been tarred by the indiscriminate brush of ‘ gothic rock ’ .
11 Any illustrations for the scene we 've just been doing and the things we 've already been talking about , or any new ideas .
12 And his liquor you 've undoubtedly been consuming . ’
13 yeah there 's a muse th th there 's a museum at Carne in Normandy , I do n't know if anyone 's been there , we went there last year , and it , it 's a new museum , a memorial museum and that 's the most moving place I 've ever been because it 's actually designed to show how awful war is and that it should n't happen again , it 's not a museum glorifying war , it 's a museum showing that , that it should n't happen , we should n't let it happen and there 's a erm there 's a great big case as you go in which has er a statement from every country that took part in the war , including Germany , and they 're all there , they 're all there together saying that you should n't you should n't let it happen and , and and I , I thought that was the sort o you know i i it was very impressive because i it was n't glorifying anybody , it was n't saying we won the war , you lost the war it was it was a , a coming together to say that it should n't happen .
14 Queerest place I 've ever been in , ’ said Ella .
15 This is the only nine to five sales job I 've ever been able to offer anybody .
16 and now the moment you 've all been waiting for … if of course you entered our Christmas cracker competition … the answers and the winners
17 We are sure this end that the Pikes would n't be a party to exporting the virus to ( or in even the slightest way aiding ) the place you 've just been .
18 What a shame you 've never been there .
19 Yeah , but I mean you know , at the moment we 've not been pushing anything till
20 People ring up about the match they 've just been to and complain or say who they think should be the next England manager , etc .
21 In my whole life of collecting and I suppose it 's a little bit to assuage my conscience I 've always been able to say to myself that I 'm allowed to have these things and enjoy them , but eventually they 're all going to museums .
22 Man , to this day I 've never been so sick . ’
23 Is the person I 've just been , an ego in my head .
24 BERKSHIRE BBC ( , and ) proudly announce the release of the video you 've all been waiting for — ‘ THE WILDE SHOW ’ .
25 Catching a fleeting expression on Lucy 's face , she persisted with ominous calm , ‘ This would n't be the Guy Sterne whose name we 've just been dutifully worshipping at the board meeting , by any chance ? ’
26 Leeds 2 Leicester 1 — This is probably the most memorable game I 've ever been to .
27 ‘ That was just about the most disgusting exhibition I 've ever been subjected to ! ’
28 ‘ I have a feeling I 've just been conned , Father .
29 Hopefully this morning you 've now been introduced to the concept of quality planning , as it 's intended within the civil engineering design group .
30 The general member auditors , er , I 'm told that they , they look after the money they 've not been able to find themselves seats I understand this morning , so hopefully everything 's in order but somewhere around Eric George and Arthur are they around ?
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