Example sentences of "'ve be [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been wanting to do it for years . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't mind admitting I 've been wanting to meet you for some time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been wanting to tell you for ages , but I could n't while you were so worried . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've been trying to wake him for half an hour , ’ said Fritz . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's a sad time for me , but this is something for which I 've been trying to prepare myself for some time , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I 've been trying to find you for ages . ’ |
| 7 | I 've been trying to get you for ages but your line 's been engaged . ’ |
| 8 | Well as you waved your hand through the air I saw that ring there you see and I thought … ah I know what I 've been meaning to ask her for ages . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I 've been meaning to tell you for ages . |
| 10 | Alarmed by her vehemence , Nicky replied , ‘ I 've been meaning to tell you for ages . |