Example sentences of "i 've be wanting [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I 've been wanting to do it for years . ’
2 ‘ So much , cara , I 've been wanting to do nothing else all week , and my self-control has been nearly crippling me … ’
3 ‘ Something I 've been wanting to do for quite some time .
4 ‘ If you knew how much I 've been wanting to do this . ’
5 After a pause , Mungo said : ‘ I 've been wanting to ask you something . ’
6 Believe me , I 've been wanting to ask you how you felt about us , trying not to … ’
7 And I 've been wanting to ask if they got a record o' that at Pulham St Mary .
8 ‘ Rachel , I 've been wanting to ask you , did you ask Jennifer about going to Conway House ? ’
9 I 've been wanting to ask you about Jonas .
10 Yeah I 've been wanting to ask you , what do you think of my little flat then ?
11 It was a bitter summary of their unhappy affair , but compunction ensued , because it was n't Luke 's fault that he could n't love her , even if he had no right to despise her , so she added neutrally , ‘ There 's a Chinese tea-house or tea-garden — I 'm not sure what it 's really called — not far from here that intrigues me , and I 've been wanting to go and find out what it 's all about ever since I first passed it .
12 I 've been wanting to say this for a long time . ’
13 yes , Casey there 's something I 've been wanting to say to you .
14 I 've been wanting to get out .
15 I 've been wanting to tell you for ages , but I could n't while you were so worried .
16 " I 've been wanting to tell you , Nenna , that I very much doubt whether you 're strong enough to undertake all the work you do on Grace .
17 ‘ I do n't mind admitting I 've been wanting to meet you for some time . ’
18 I 've been wanting to introduce you to Edward all evening .
19 I 've been wanting to speak to you about that business the other night ’
20 I 've been wanting to speak to you for some time , Jekyll , ’ said the lawyer , ‘ about your will . ’
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