Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [verb] been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth noting that although the product is only just released commercially I have been using an ‘ engineering ’ version on the PC for some two months while the actual review tests were done on a genuine US release version . |
| 2 | But mostly I 've been working in television . ’ |
| 3 | Luckily I had been doing The Clothes Show on TV and her father had seen me and knew I was reputable . |
| 4 | I do n't know , basically I 've been working so hard and pushing so hard I have n't really slowed down to even think about what I 'm doing with my work . |
| 5 | Perhaps I 've been watching too much television yes . |
| 6 | It might be my fault , perhaps I 've been rushing around too much cos that affects your milk supply of course . |
| 7 | ‘ Then obviously I 've been looking for the wrong qualities in my secretaries . ’ |
| 8 | So I 've been biding my time . |
| 9 | So I 've been trying , I 've been trying to sort of , I I was arguing saying , I do n't think that 's true . |
| 10 | Yes , well she was all , so I 've been speaking to her for weeks when she did n't |
| 11 | so I 've been putting them in the washing machine so maybe |
| 12 | I really do think that there is a degree of inconsistency in compelling a Gothic architect to erect a classical building — and so I have been thinking of appointing you a coadjutor , who would in fact make the design ! |
| 13 | and literally I 've been working |
| 14 | She 's very sorry you are n't well , but not surprised ; apparently she 's been urging you to take a holiday for the last two years . ’ |
| 15 | She did n't know how long she 'd been lying there . |
| 16 | It was n't until later , when Robyn heard Anne 's key in the lock , that she realised just how long she had been staring into space , miserably going over and over the disastrous weekend , in a futile attempt to try and put it all back into some sort of perspective . |
| 17 | For far too long you 've been hiding your light under a bushel . |
| 18 | So to find out how much you 've used , you 've got to multiply it by how long you 've been using it for . |
| 19 | Potential regional final hosts should tell us how long you 've been running exemption shows and give as much background information as possible . |
| 20 | So he 's realized how long you 've been waiting ? |
| 21 | Then they continue , they hand you the tape , you ask them a few questions , like what the band 's called , how long you 've been working together , and bla bla bla , and then erm , I think I I 'm actually doing it with Kent and James and they 're not thick . |
| 22 | Basically she 's been giving her Diarralite |
| 23 | OK , so perhaps she 'd been pushing it a little ! |
| 24 | Perhaps she had been taking too little care , or perhaps it was the strain of the bereavement coming out in physical symptoms . |
| 25 | ‘ Perhaps she 's been thinking things out and she feels a bit sorry for you . ’ |
| 26 | Or perhaps you 've been telling her about when her periods will be due . |
| 27 | ‘ Perhaps you 've been overdoing the yoghurt and grapefruit , ’ said Alex . |
| 28 | Oh perhaps you 've been saying what other |
| 29 | ‘ I hoped that perhaps you had been doing something for the welfare of these poor peoples , ’ persisted Daisy . |
| 30 | Did n't you fantasize about what might have occurred if only you 'd been holding your breath at the time and a gun as well ? |