Example sentences of "i 've been [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I mean — well , I 've been no worse than plenty of other guys , but anyway it 's — irrelevant now . ’
2 ‘ Oh , I 've been a schoolteacher , a receptionist , a chambermaid , all sorts of things really . ’
3 I 've been a Lions fan for about 15 years and it 's great to see the look on the tourists ’ faces when I walk around Bangkok in my ‘ No One Likes Us We Do n't Care ’ T-shirt , ’ wrote Mr Barrett .
4 I 've been a great believer in intuition ever since . ’
5 I 've been a bit lucky , ’ he said , modestly .
6 I tell you this is one of the greatest days for me , as I 've been a Barbra Streisand fan for years .
7 I 've been a virgin for the past ten years .
8 ‘ My name 's Allan Scuffle , and I 've been a full-time singer for only four years .
9 Most of my adult life I 've been a salesman over in England .
10 I 've been a life insurance salesman and I was in the deep freeze business for ages .
11 I 've been a sportsman all my life and after a couple of years away from the game on a daily basis , I 'm happy to be coming back .
12 I 've been a skinhead for eight years .
13 Then he said slowly : ‘ I hope I 've been a good father to you . ’
14 I hope I 've been a good father to you .
15 I 've been a bit depressed , ’ she said , ‘ that 's all . ’
16 She was the first dog that I got to know and I 've been a sucker for them ever since .
17 ‘ Miss Byrne , I 've been a widower these last three years , and the rectory where I live is big and lonely . ’
18 I 've been a friend to thee ever since , have n't I , Midnight ? ’
19 I 've been a ZZAP ! fan since Issue 68 , and I 'd like to say it 's the most amazing thing that has set foot on earth .
20 Today he can look in his pharaoh-style mirror and say , ‘ Oh dear , I 've been a bit of a git . ’
21 I 'VE BEEN A BLOODY FOOL — ALL I ASK NOW IS FOR A SECOND CHANCE …
22 ‘ But I 've been a good girl so I get to eat Mr Chef 's meal instead of lumpy mashed potato . ’
23 I 've been a devoted wife to him and done nothing wrong in our marriage , ’ said Debbie , 33 , at their £1 million home at the Palm Beach Polo Club , in Wellington , Florida yesterday .
24 I 've been a coward , Harriet said to herself .
25 ‘ I got the hell beat out of me and I 've been a Mexican ever since . ‘
26 I 've been a lot harder as a character in the past couple of years .
27 I 've been a fan of combining fleece with a windproof layer , ever since I discovered those lightweight waterproof cags worked best under a pullover for cragging .
28 Ever since then I 've been a great admirer of his work .
29 But he vowed : ‘ I 'll battle through — I 've been a fighter all my life . ’
30 I 've been a true Red for 30 years and more .
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