Example sentences of "i 've been [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I 'm down or arguing with one of the family , because I 've been ratty through not being well , then Pat the physiotherapist , I have a talk with her and she talks to me and it helps me to talk to somebody else . |
| 2 | Sausage rolls or something Yes that 's er had a for that we cou we stopped there at I 've never been up that wa that way at that 's about the farthest north I 've been one of these coaches erm two , two , two or three times and er and er I 'd seen that Betty 's on er on television before . |
| 3 | Despite the passion in Glasgow he did not have to show his yellow card once as Rangers won 2-1 and Wilkinson said : ‘ It 's always important to have a good referee , but I 've been pleased with the standard of refereeing this season . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 'd better 'oppit now or me young man might get to 'ear I 've been dilly-dallying with you . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been impressed by the enthusiasm for American football in Scotland and the thirst for knowledge , ’ said Noll . |
| 6 | It says I 've been good at the doctor today . |
| 7 | I 've been good to you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been awake for over an hour , ’ she said , sitting on the edge of the bed , when he came back into the bedroom . |
| 9 | Er I 've always er , I do n't think I e I b th whenever I 've been unhappy with work it 's been work that I 've allowed myself to do for ulterior motives , for money or whatever I m The things I 've done er even th the things that have been unsuccessful th if I 've wanted to do them , I 've been able to live with that . |
| 10 | I 've been tired of it for years … |
| 11 | ‘ All my life , I 've been successful at everything I 've done . |
| 12 | That 's not so worrying , but I feel that I 've been successful in my own right and I would erm like to think I deserve the same recognition as we 've both set same standards over the last twelve months . |
| 13 | I 've been impotent for as long as I can remember . |
| 14 | I know you think I 've been casual about your gown , but when Roman insisted I wear his clothes I could n't turn him down , could I ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ The reason I do n't have a band is that for the longest time I 've been disgusted with the mode that the American independent scene operates in and I do n't want to be associated with that . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been used to playing dolls all these years . |
| 17 | The Merseysider told me : ‘ I 've been used to fighting away from home all my life — it does n't bother me . ’ |
| 18 | And another thing — your sailors all seem very small to me , because I 've been used to looking up at people twenty metres tall . ’ |
| 19 | For years I 've been used to addressing the parson as ‘ vicar ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been worrying about this . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've been worrying about you since yesterday . |
| 22 | ‘ Man , I 've been worrying about that for fifteen years ! ’ exclaims Bryan . |
| 23 | I 've been worrying about that . ’ |
| 24 | But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed . |
| 25 | ‘ Mind you , I 've been shocked by some of the secrets I 've uncovered in ordinary bedrooms . |
| 26 | Because I felt vaguely grateful , I 've been nice to him . |
| 27 | I 've been nice to him . |
| 28 | ‘ It feels like I 've been asleep for a long , long time . |
| 29 | I 've been asleep for an hour . |
| 30 | She considers this ‘ probably the most exciting thing I 've been involved with . |