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 . |