Example sentences of "i 've been [v-ing] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 've been listening to it for a while . |
| 3 | I 've been listening to you ringing the bell . " |
| 4 | I 've been listening to your programme all morning so . |
| 5 | Yes , well she was all , so I 've been speaking to her for weeks when she did n't |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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' ? |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | I 've been saying to her well you 'll have to wait she 's been saying her feet hurt , right ? |
| 10 | the er the lady that comes to the meetings cos I 've been going to them . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | For some time it seems I 've been talking to myself . |
| 14 | I 've been talking to you myself , you know ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been lying to you , we have to talk . ’ |