Example sentences of "[adv] [Wh det] [pers pn] 've be [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 What you 've done for six long years , and more especially what you 've been doing to me ever since we met again ? ’
2 Okay right , so what we 've been looking at this week is trade in agricultural commodities , and er , possibly a little bit of GATT as well .
3 So what we 've been doing is we 've been taking words and we 've been changing their appearance .
4 So what I 've been doing today is working on the low B strings in conjunction with our latest invention , which is a device that uses a load cell to monitor the tension of the wrap wire as it 's going on the string .
5 It worked on mice and if it works on humans it will be just what we 've been waiting for .
6 Demelza , five , of Oakworth , West Yorks , said : ‘ She 's just what I 've been looking for .
7 It 's just what I 've been hoping for !
8 And I 'll let him know exactly what you 've been doing .
9 You forget we 've got spies , all the staff on this ward tell Jim exactly what you 've been doing er , that 's , that 's how he knew you got your hair done , can we have five pounds , she 's just had her hair permed , the day before he 's just coming in and , no they sent to the ward can we have five pounds please your mum 's been out for the day and she 's had her lunch out you cost him a fortune and you say you 've never been anywhere
10 ‘ That 's exactly what I 've been trying to tell you . ’
11 There was quite a silence following this , then he said at last , ‘ Ah , that 's exactly what I 've been asking myself lately .
12 Well what I 've been using is Vick and it seems to be burning .
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