Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've been [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been searching for ages . ’ |
| 2 | I 've been searching for news of you all over Chelsea , Eaton Square , Cadogan Gardens … not a sign of your people anywhere . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been headhunted by Hayward 's End — their village idiot 's moved to East Twittering ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | That huge estate in Scotland — ; I 've been listening to Mamma and Mrs Talbot with half an ear , you never know what you might miss — and you do n't hunt . ’ |
| 6 | That I see the faces I 've been gutted to ashes . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been sentenced to death . |
| 8 | Well I 've been sent from Bangor . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been pestered by reporters for days , and it really is getting on my nerves . ’ |
| 10 | I 've been hoping against hope you two would get together ! ’ |
| 11 | I 've been staying with Aunt Alicia for the past six months … |
| 12 | I 've been staying with Rose , Drew 's mother , since we heard about the crash . |
| 13 | " I 've been proving to Graham I really did have some wine and it smashed . " |
| 14 | Three weeks ago I found a lump in one of my breasts and since then I 've been paralysed with fear . |
| 15 | Well then about a month later he said he rung June and said I 've been speaking to Geoff he said and th they wan na hi er hire a car for a week . |
| 16 | The sort of prices which people charged and I 've been speaking with Jack only this morning , the sort of prices people charged , started way , way , way down , and then went way , way , way up . |
| 17 | So I 've been trying , I 've been trying to sort of , I I was arguing saying , I do n't think that 's true . |
| 18 | and I 've been trying for ages but there just has n't been any cos |
| 19 | I 've been trying for days , though , I 'm coming over tomorrow . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been trying like hell to do it , ’ said Daly . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've been asked to dinner by one of the neighbours . ’ |
| 22 | I 've been asked by Mr |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been thinking about Sam in the same way as Maurice and Beatrix recently . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been thinking about Simon , ’ he said , as he began to eat , ‘ and I 'd be grateful if you could fill me in on a few things . ’ |
| 25 | I 've been thinking about Wilko 's choice of subs ( as well as the starters ) he seems to pick players for the bench one week and then not in the squad for the next ( e.g Strandli , Forrester , Ray Wallace ) Hopefully he will play Rocky tonight . |
| 26 | ‘ And I 've been thinking about guns , ’ said Juliet . |
| 27 | I 've been thinking about Sophie . |
| 28 | ‘ Listen , I 've been thinking about Chris 's work . |
| 29 | I 've been thinking about humans a lot . ’ |
| 30 | I 've been thinking about convert these speakers this time |