Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've be telling " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been telling Veronica about the week we had in Scotland . |
| 2 | ‘ The niece , the one I 've been telling you about . |
| 3 | ‘ I phoned him and said , ‘ I 've been telling everyone what a great time you had , I feel tricked , betrayed , like an idiot . ’ |
| 4 | I KNOW — THAT 'S WHAT I 'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF , BUT IT 'S NO GOOD . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been telling everybody he 's the damsel in distress . |
| 6 | Heaven knows , I 've been telling people for years , and , strangely , it is n't entirely untrue . |
| 7 | You 've put me down for holidays in September and I 've been telling you about the cruise in October for months . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Please do n't say I 've been telling you this . |
| 11 | I 've been telling her about that and all . |
| 12 | The one I 've been telling you all about . ’ |
| 13 | Not thousands , just four of them , each with two of these legs I 've been telling you about . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been telling you all along . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | Very exciting stuff and I 've been telling her not to speak so loudly . |
| 18 | From what you 've been telling me I should n't think she did ? ’ |
| 19 | Tell her what you 've been telling me ; explain all the pitfalls . |
| 20 | You 've been telling people for two years that you 'll never be an investigator again . |
| 21 | Or perhaps you 've been telling her about when her periods will be due . |
| 22 | " You 've been telling lies . " |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | There are some things in this that obviously we can support , the delete or reduction in the contingency pros p provision to a hundred thousand pounds , we 're going to be moving later on to delete even that amount but it 's surprising you were telling us you 've been telling us for years you have to have two hundred thousand pounds in the contingency . |
| 25 | And obviously we would want to take money out of reserves , our original amendment took one point three million pounds out of reserves and it 's interesting to see now that you 're suggesting almost that figure again and yet for years you 've been telling us you ca n't take this money out of the reserves , er you know we had to keep it for a rainy day . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Oh we 've been telling her how pretty she is with her hair cut . |
| 29 | What 's what 's the aim we 've been telling them |
| 30 | It 's a legal document … but they 've been telling me that all along . |