Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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1 | Which is a bit different and I 'd like to see it , that 's just one of my things , but again when you 're in , going into retirement I think you 've got to think about this , I mean I went , nobody twisted my arm , I went into that situation and I 've enjoyed it for a great many years , but now I 'm thinking I 'd , before I , it 's too late I want to have a , a l a fling in autumn as it were . |
2 | I 've done it for a number of smaller companies and charged a fortune for it |
3 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
4 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
5 | Well I 've seen 'em for a hundred now actually , a hundred quid . |
6 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
7 | And I said is my caravan being cleaned weekly as people go out if they 've got it for a fortnight fortnightly . |
8 | Pic oh I 've got it for a week and if I get successful in doing so many tapes then I get twenty pound , twenty five pound v voucher to spend |
9 | the same a as what Ann had for theirs I mean we 've had it for a year and paid all that rent . |
10 | You 've had it for a few years too . |
11 | I 've had it for a week . |
12 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
13 | We 've known them for a while , they 've been travelling to games solidly for years and are better fans on that score than I 've ever been . |
14 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
15 | Teaching somebody to drive when you 've driven yourself for a number of years is really hard . |
16 | I 've swapped it for a couple of weeks . |
17 | I 've wanted it for a very long time , and it will happen , I promise , but not now , not yet . ’ |
18 | I 've rented it for a fortnight . |