Example sentences of "'ve [be] tell " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 've been telling Veronica about the week we had in Scotland . |
2 | We 've been telling the Rugby Union for years that we want help ; what they 're doing now is like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted . ’ |
3 | ‘ The niece , the one I 've been telling you about . |
4 | ‘ I phoned him and said , ‘ I 've been telling everyone what a great time you had , I feel tricked , betrayed , like an idiot . ’ |
5 | I KNOW — THAT 'S WHAT I 'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF , BUT IT 'S NO GOOD . |
6 | ‘ I 've been telling everybody he 's the damsel in distress . |
7 | It 's a legal document … but they 've been telling me that all along . |
8 | Heaven knows , I 've been telling people for years , and , strangely , it is n't entirely untrue . |
9 | You 've put me down for holidays in September and I 've been telling you about the cruise in October for months . |
10 | That 's what I 've been telling myself all these years , but sense does n't come into it , ca n't change how you feel . |
11 | From what you 've been telling me I should n't think she did ? ’ |
12 | Tell her what you 've been telling me ; explain all the pitfalls . |
13 | For days I 've been telling Caliban that I do n't see why D and M and everyone else should be left in the dark about whether I still exist . |
14 | You 've been telling people for two years that you 'll never be an investigator again . |
15 | Or perhaps you 've been telling her about when her periods will be due . |
16 | Please do n't say I 've been telling you this . |
17 | I 've been telling her about that and all . |
18 | " You 've been telling lies . " |
19 | The one I 've been telling you all about . ’ |
20 | Not thousands , just four of them , each with two of these legs I 've been telling you about . |
21 | Now go and relax in your dressing-room for a little while — try a few of those deep-breathing exercises you 've been telling me about . |
22 | We 've been telling our chief executives that even though you ca n't get the sales then at least try to work on your working capital , try and get your working capital er , ratio down . |
23 | ‘ I 've been telling you all along . |
24 | I 've er this , the the er hoe-down , I 've been advertising since before Christmas er and er although we did n't inform the members till about three weeks ago something like that er I 've been telling everybody about it and I 've had more response from non-members than I 've had from members for it . |
25 | ‘ I 've been telling myself I would n't let this happen , ’ he rasped , ‘ but there 's something about you that drives me to the edge of my control . ’ |
26 | And then one day , they 've been telling you for years , You ca n't do that . |
27 | they had , they 've been telling everyone to go home . |
28 | Oh we 've been telling her how pretty she is with her hair cut . |
29 | Very exciting stuff and I 've been telling her not to speak so loudly . |
30 | You see even when they tell the truth , if they 've been telling lies for a long time , even if they , when they tell the truth you do n't believe them |