Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be listening [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Living at Betty 's house , I had been listening to it speak for long enough . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I 've been listening to it for a while . |
| 4 | I 've been listening to you ringing the bell . " |
| 5 | As the hon. Gentleman introduced the subject of colour of dress , I can only say that I have been listening to him for almost 18 years and I wish that he would sometimes change the colour of his tie . |
| 6 | She 'd been listening to him with dawning realisation , an icy sensation freezing her body inch by inch . |
| 7 | ‘ I know the civil liberties people will not like it , but to some degree they have got us into this mess and we have been listening to them for too long , ’ said Mr Gallie . |
| 8 | Perhaps he 's been listening to it , too , and thinking of me . |