Example sentences of "but i have be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I 've been reinstated to twenty three pounds |
| 2 | But I 've been asked by the PM to co-operate with a special operative of the CIA . |
| 3 | I do n't know if Craig has told you , but I 've been given authority to extend our maintenance contract with you for a further year , without going to tender . |
| 4 | But I 've been taught to mind my own business , so I wo n't need an answer to that . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’ |
| 6 | I cringe to admit it , but I 've been duped . |
| 7 | Siegfried , I do n't know what you 'll think , but I 've been recommended for the MC — and I 've recommended every single NCO who was with me . |
| 8 | ‘ This is a battle for me but I 've been brought up to battle . |
| 9 | Following last night 's 2–0 defeat by the USA he said : ‘ This is a battle for me , but I 've been brought up to battle . |
| 10 | But I 've been offered several million for it . |
| 11 | I 've always shaved my legs but I 've been told that shaving makes the hair grow more strongly . |
| 12 | and they can put that on the recorder but I 've been told for the last two and a half years by this government that I am not unemployed . |
| 13 | In a couple of days she 'll be up and about again , but I 've been told by the doctor to keep her off school for a while longer . |
| 14 | But I 've been promised to Craig for years , I ca n't break my word . ’ |
| 15 | I help with a Sunday League side but I 've been advised not to play . |
| 16 | Not only have I never been mobbed at Sainsbury 's but I had been assured that the likes of Sheridan Morley and Julia Mackenzie would be giving their all . |
| 17 | But I had been visited that morning by what was usually at this state of the term a rare inspiration , and was writing a poem of my own . |
| 18 | I loved maths when I was at school , but I had been taught in a very formal way . |
| 19 | But I had been caught , well and truly , and had paid the price , time and time again . |
| 20 | I knew that from when I 'd gone to watch them play in the past , but I 'd been cured of insomnia for some time now . |
| 21 | But I have been asked to give blood . |
| 22 | Nether Wyresdale Parish Council have received a summary of the report but I have been asked to obtain a copy of the complete report . |
| 23 | But I have been charged to satisfy myself of your discretion also . ’ |
| 24 | but I have been led in my experience to believe that they possess a natural intelligence and character which if properly guided and consistently handled should lead them to play a useful part in the synthesis of tribal life in Kenya … as a factor for stability in political development … |
| 25 | ‘ I felt I never got a chance there , but I have been given the chance at Norwich and I 'm very pleased with how well it has gone . ’ |
| 26 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
| 27 | ‘ But I have been approached to consider seeking a nomination in another ward and I am giving that some consideration . |
| 28 | ‘ I never thought it would happen to me , but I have been left quite a large sum in a will . |
| 29 | But I have been divorced 30 years and know I 'd feel the same as the man who was jailed if I found my wife in the arms of someone else . |
| 30 | I ca n't say whether this is true or not but I have been told , it was spoke about when I was a kid , that they never saw each other except if they were both of the same religion . |