Examples of 'had been me' in a sentence

Meaning of "had been me"

This phrase is used to express regret or a feeling of missed opportunity. It implies that the speaker wished they had been the one to have a particular experience or opportunity

How to use "had been me" in a sentence

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had been me
I often wished it had been me rather than him.
I would have tried the stones if it had been me.
I wish it had been me behind that wheel car.
I spent that year wishing it had been me.
If it had been me who had not made it.
Admit you wished it had been me instead.
If it had been me who found you in the forest.
I wish that little girl had been me.
If it had been me nobody would have been shocked.
You said you would have advised if there had been me.
I wish it had been me who fell over.
I always imagined that she wished that it had been me instead.
I wish it had been me in that car and not him.
They said it had been me.
If it had been me who brought her the beer that night.

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My husband was murmuring a bit because he thought it had been me.
The problem had been me all along.
But Dad just said he wished it had been me.
I wish it had been me instead of him.
I wish to god it had been me.
Maybe it had been me the whole time.
I just wished it had been me.
It was as if it had been me and the uniform playing together.
I just wish it had been me.
If you had been me you would have lived a double life.
Clara thought it had been me.
I wish it had been me instead of her.
I slowly walked towards it and confirmed that it had been me who made the call.
Wishing that it had been me who had taken his life.
Sometimes I think how easy it would have been if the dead man had been me.
And even though it had been me who initiated the breakup.
What Murray did is what I would want you to do if that had been me.
If it had been me in that corridor.
Because if it had been me.
If it had been me who would.
Because I would have done exactly the same thing if it had been me.
Wish it had been me.
If it had been me going into the school a few weeks ago.
If that had been me.
It had been me who had ventured beyond the Wall.
But if it had been me.
If it had been me or al impaling him.
I got the feeling he wished it had been me instead of Julian.
If it had been me who clapped Morelli.
As I know that he would do if it had been me.
If you had been me.
It had been me who had doubted Youko Tsukimori up to now.
Sometimes I wish it had been me instead of Ifigenia.
If it had been me I do not think I would want my father seeking revenge.
Because I wish it had been me.

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