Example sentences of "'ve [adv] [be] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've er I 've only just I 've only been coughing the last couple of days , but |
| 2 | er , this is not of , this is not of the point , in fact it 's on it , it 's a point which I asked you before and er it concerned , I think it 's the same case as the one we 've just been mentioning the , with the commission of objecting to erm appeal procedures on the grounds they are unfair , is that , that 's the same one is n't it ? , let me just perhaps look at it |
| 3 | ‘ I 've just been telling the captain . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've just been showing the insurance gentleman where the bells are kept , Mr Caretaker . |
| 5 | I 'll tell you why cos the B B C there 's a directive just gone out I 've just been informed the B B C for quiz show hosts on the B B C to treat their guests with a little more civility . |
| 6 | I 've just been doing the wrong question . |
| 7 | She rolled her shirt-sleeves and crouched on the platform shouting back , above the noise of the engine and Marley , ‘ I 've just been checking the records . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've just been told the same . |
| 9 | Whilst they are very good at what they do , they 've also been riding the same horse for a very long time and the old nag 's starting to show signs of wear . |
| 10 | ‘ But I 've been doing this job for so many years , I 've probably been playing the odds too long . ’ |
| 11 | Most of us know that it is in our best interests to play it — we 've never been taught the lines , but we soon catch on to what we 're supposed to say . |