Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been wanting a bike for ages , only Daddy has n't been able to manage it . ’ |
| 2 | yes , I got a bit tired out because erm somebody mentioned table tennis and I said oh I 've been wanting a game for years ! |
| 3 | Yes , yes , but erm , you know , I have had to say to the chaps , one of them came in and he said he 'd been spoiled down at the cedar and I said oh well , I , I 've been cooking a breakfast for Neil of course by the operation of sods law , Neil suddenly goes off the idea of having breakfast , so I find myself cooking breakfast for this other lump , who is as idol and selfish as anybody ever met in all the born days , and I said to him just recently , I said , I , I ca n't get up and do breakfast 's in the morning any more , well he says he come 's down and does he 's own , you see they can when they feel that they want too . |
| 4 | ‘ For your information I 've been making a cradle for Maggie 's baby while you was gone , ’ she said . |
| 5 | I 've been loafing a bit for the last few days . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've been planning a family for a while but I would n't be surprised if the baby 's born and we have n't decided on a name , ’ she says . |
| 7 | If yer really want ter know I 've been courtin' a widow for some time an' we 're thinkin' of settlin' down tergether , ’ he replied . |