Example sentences of "[pers pn] have be [verb] to [pron] " in BNC.

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1 After I 'd been talking to him about leaving .
2 ‘ She was complaining at not being able to get through because my number was engaged and I said I 'd been talking to you .
3 I 'd been talking to someone about the effects of music , cos there 's a couple of court cases going on .
4 I began to forget why I 'd been attracted to him in the first place . ’
5 For about a year , since the summer before last , in fact , I had been writing to her and she to me and , because of the distance and something else I have n't been able to put my finger on ( maybe a need for excitement ) , the letters had become more and more sentimental , more and more loving , more and more like proper love letters .
6 Living at Betty 's house , I had been listening to it speak for long enough .
7 I had been devoted to him , and he to me , and he had brought me a happiness I thought never to find again , But , I argued , he had been granted nearly forty more years of life , and had our son as memorial .
8 As for The Roches , we 've been big , big fans of theirs since way back — I 've been listening to them since I was about 13 .
9 I 've been listening to it for a while .
10 I 've been listening to you ringing the bell . "
11 I 've been listening to your programme all morning so .
12 Yes , well she was all , so I 've been speaking to her for weeks when she did n't
13 I 've got a trainee manager at the moment and I 've been trying to he 's just making such a balls up it 's easier not to .
14 Today I 've been thinking to myself , I 've only got the sleeves to put in that dress — when am I going to have the time to do it' ?
15 So , you know what these girls are , they sort of I personally , you know , as it were a trained scientist , a certified chemist who you tend to , to take a , a slightly er diagnostic view of things , but that 's not quite right , but you take a slightly objective view of things and I , I , I , I 've been thinking to myself ah it is rotten unfair on girls because sometimes sort of between about fifteen and twenty five , but now I suppose because they 're all growing up so much earlier it 's between ten and twenty , they have a pretty monumental change , they , and , and it 's not a bundle of laughs but they can talk to their friends , they can see their friends and talk to their mothers , they can get a vague way it 's gon na affect them and they can you know , sort of , let's say twenty , twenty five settle into a routine which has variations every , during the four weeks and they vary between individuals , I mean it 's well known
16 I 've been saying to her well you 'll have to wait she 's been saying her feet hurt , right ?
17 the er the lady that comes to the meetings cos I 've been going to them .
18 What k what kind what 's changed in the short time are the things Wh when I 've been talking to them about the publicity you said that , The last few years there 's there has been
19 Richard Lewis , oh yes Sir , er , yes Sir , I 've just seen the figures , I 've been talking to them about it , oh yes , I 've told them exactly what 's wrong , but they do n't seem able to well yes Sir , I know it 's not good enough , but what can you do if you 've got idiots working for yo , what 's that , oh no Sir , I 'm not asking you , what , hello .
20 For some time it seems I 've been talking to myself .
21 I 've been talking to you myself , you know ? ’
22 I 've been lying to you , we have to talk . ’
23 It 's all a long time ago and I 've been married to him for thirty-nine years .
24 I 've never really got attached to anyone , I 've been married to my career .
25 As the hon. Gentleman introduced the subject of colour of dress , I can only say that I have been listening to him for almost 18 years and I wish that he would sometimes change the colour of his tie .
26 I have been speaking to him on the phone and we have decided that it would be in everyone 's interest to postpone First Holy Communion until the last Sunday of term , July 15th .
27 I must go now , or my brother will guess I have been speaking to you .
28 I said ‘ I have been married to him for 15 years . ’
29 I said ‘ I have been married to him for 15 years . ’
30 ‘ I hear you 've been talking to my Hilda and young Ralph . ’
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