Example sentences of "i 've [adv] been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've actually been a bride twice actually ! |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I 've always been a worrier , and apparently it 's stress that makes the lining of the stomach and bowel come away . |
| 3 | I 've always been a d-i-y enthusiast , but it 's been more through lack of funds than genuine enthusiasm — not exactly a good basis for totally renovating a derelict house . |
| 4 | I 've always been a believer in fate , and that one shot can win or lose an Open . |
| 5 | But , like I say , I 'm a really big fan of guitarists and I 've always been a fan of the guitarists in the group , whoever they 've been . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've always been a Strat man . |
| 7 | I 've always been a huge fan of the whole Memphis sound — as I guess everybody has figured by now ! — but the thing about the Stax band was that everything they did was totally minimal , but it slotted together to make something really strong . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’ |
| 9 | Taylor said : ‘ Even allowing for the big advances in modern medicine , I 've always been a big believer in waiting for an operation to be complete before making any assessment . |
| 10 | Warnock , under fire after a 6-0 blasting by Millwall , said : ‘ Millwall was a body blow but I 've told my players that I 've always been a fighter . |
| 11 | At the orphanage I was complimented on me English composition , but I 've always been a bit shy about speakin' up for meself . ’ |
| 12 | I 've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting , such an important element in this influential means of communication . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , I 've always been a bit of a subversive . |
| 14 | ‘ I know I 've always been a compulsive eater but my problems really began then . |
| 15 | Well er as I say , I 've always been a union member but then when I was self-employed it was different and I kept me fees up for a , to somewhere I do n't know what it was , but er when er yes , when er I was coming to come on me own and I went down the locksmith 's to see about it and they said er , what did they say now , they said you could n't do that , whatever it was , and er we 'll have to do this and that and the other . |
| 16 | I 've always been a bit of a bad girl : I 've disobeyed my father . |
| 17 | I 've always been a worker yet there is a part of me that feels I could end up like that , too . |
| 18 | I 've always been a bit of an organiser , so when I looked in on ffeatherstonehaugh 's , started to go regularly and saw that things seemed to be in a bit of a mess , it seemed to me I might usefully give it some of my time . ’ |
| 19 | I 've always been a sort of I wo n't say outgoing personality let's say right . |
| 20 | Quite frankly , I 've always been a great believer in equal opportunities ! ’ |
| 21 | There , in the fact that , that same evening , when I can promise you that I 've always been a most truthful man , I , to my own amazement , discovered that I was mouthing lies . ’ |
| 22 | But I 've always been a champion of English wines . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've always been a United nut , ’ he told studio staff . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've always been a bit of a front man . |
| 25 | That 's one thing I 've always been a quick learner which has been quite |
| 26 | I 've never been a trade union man myself , never saw the point , but in terms of research and analysis I found the field a fascinating one . |
| 27 | Rosemary , at forty , told me : I 've never been a child |
| 28 | ‘ I 've never been a child , ’ she told me . |
| 29 | I 've never been a big knitter . |
| 30 | A refreshing interlude came by way of sorbet , something I 've never been a lover of , but this was quite , quite different . |