Example sentences of "'ve [verb] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've felt for sometime we needed to put more pressure on Welsh Office ministers who I feel are having a pretty easy time of it on the environmental front . |
| 2 | The options that they 've got for actually saying things , what they can say . |
| 3 | Next week 's Full Moon in your sign will bring the turning point you 've needed for so long . |
| 4 | The friends that I 've had for over 20 years are ones I can rely on and who do n't ‘ take ’ all the time . |
| 5 | But er , it 's all I 've had for now I suppose , oh God I 've got maths tomorrow , hate maths |
| 6 | ‘ I have two American Standard Strats that I 've had for about four years , one with Lace Sensors , the other with DiMarzios . |
| 7 | Yes thank you Chairman erm I think important question very similar question I think we 're we 're all wondering whether the changed landscape of West Sussex , the changed use of West Sussex has had any influence on the flooding and as the County Council has pointed out worst amount of rain we 've had for about seventy years or so I think it 's very useful and important er to ask questions an and when this crisis is over we reflect on what we can learn from it , but I must bear in mind that it is first and foremost extraordinary climatic conditions which have caused these problems and that in itself of course might have implications erm the whole of global warming does tend to come to mind when you see what 's happening in Australia as well as what 's happening here erm that 's certainly not anything that agencies great or small can have any control over . |
| 8 | We 've got a bottle of apricot wine what we 've had for about twelve years . |
| 9 | I 've smoked for over fifteen years , and it has become , it 's something to do with my hands and I think that 's what it is with me . |
| 10 | In the case of a two foot tank , we 've opted for just one uplift ( note the capped-off spare hole on the left ) which should provide adequate through-put of water throughout the gravel whether we choose air power or a powerhead . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , it 's all right , ’ as she registered the look of shock in Lindsey 's eyes , ‘ I 've known for quite some time . |
| 12 | Um now one thing er I notice you 're you 've gone for quite heavily is using kind of declarative directional statements . |
| 13 | I 've asked for about three hours my contact in Liverpool . |
| 14 | If they 've asked for really impossible things , it means the whole siege has been done for publicity — and they 'll probably kill Liam whatever happens . |
| 15 | If you 've finished or if you 've finished for today . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's always something else to do — lines you see and feel you have to go back for , lower peaks you 've left for later . |
| 17 | But this must be the first time I 've puked for about two years . |
| 18 | May I say that er , I 've lived for nearly thirty years er , in Oakham which is in the er , in the centre of er fox hunting country . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , I 've lived for over a hundred years , ’ replied the little old man proudly . |
| 20 | They 've lasted for nearly a fortnight . |
| 21 | ‘ What this interview is really all about is how many drinks I can get out of you , ’ he informs me , after I 've paid for yet another round . |