Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] i [verb] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One always seems to come back to climate as the primary explanation of the sort of phenomena I have been discussing , but for the ultimate control , sooner or later , we must face the possibility of an extra-terrestrial cause , though in most geological circles one seems to be expected to blush when doing so . |
| 2 | ‘ It was just that a couple of times I 'd been looking out , or I 'd just glance up as I passed , and , well , I 'd seen her there . |
| 3 | And in the last couple of years I 've been listening to music that 's going in the same direction , like The Beach Boys , for instance , but trying to keep it within a guitar format . |
| 4 | I may be a little bit behind the times , but over the last couple of days I 've been experimenting with voice mail . |
| 5 | Said a lot of things I 've been meaning to for a long time . ’ |
| 6 | Let me tell you the sort of guys I 've been dealing with for years . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ So how do we avoid turning into those sort of pillocks I 've been talking about , Jim ? ’ |
| 8 | For days I 've been telling Caliban that I do n't see why D and M and everyone else should be left in the dark about whether I still exist . |
| 9 | You know I 've never hated you — though for years I 've been wishing that I could ! ’ |
| 10 | I will concentrate , together with my wife , on areas I have been dealing in and know well , such as Expressionism , Viennese Art before 1914 , with Schiele and Klimt , history-making design and outstanding drawings and watercolours . |
| 11 | For miles I have been saying |