Example sentences of "'ve [be] [verb] [adv] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been thinking objectively for once . ’ |
| 2 | I 've been using both for over a year now and the best I 've been able to get is a ratio of 1.8 to 1 . |
| 3 | This partly explains why they 've been struggling on for around six years now , but is no excuse in the current climate for them not gaining some long overdue recognition . |
| 4 | Although these are ‘ laboratory ’ specimens , they 've been kicking around for about six months and I 'd expect them to be detected quickly . |
| 5 | They 've been sitting there for over a week |
| 6 | erm I 'm conscious of the fact that I 've been going on for perhaps too long and I may not have said quite enough about Darwin , but let me just finish by saying this that it 's not possible today , I believe , to discuss any important problem in biology without Darwin 's thought being absolutely central to what you 're saying all the time . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ I 've been let down for tonight . |
| 8 | The sales force is a problem they 've been working on for awhile and could be in a position to snap off in a few months . |
| 9 | They 've been coming here for over 60 years and even a recession wo n't spoil the festive spirit . |