Example sentences of "we [verb] been [v-ing] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | well needs a I think one of the things we discussed in the branch action group meeting is actually , were n't quite sure what the cos we 'd been sending out for quite less than ten of the branches because to do something to them which was mm apparently lots of them in but erm well they keep disappearing so that the what we 've been talking about is to try and get some points erm health and safety station within the branch , which actually just has all this stuff for it . |
| 2 | And Ben like when we were sort of there Ben sort of we 'd been sitting around for a while and he said it 's very embarrassing to have to ask this but you 're staying the night and stuff erm are you two a couple or are you just friends so no , just friends but it 's alright , if you do n't have any spare rooms we 'll be perfectly happy to sleep together , do n't worry . |
| 3 | Hell 's teeth , baby — we 've been living together for the last two years or more . ’ |
| 4 | not freehold land freehold buildings we 've been depreciating now for many many years . |
| 5 | No-one 's wanted to have a punt and we 've been scrambling about for the odd winner . |
| 6 | I ca n't of course foretell er what 's gon na happen in Eastern Europe , but looking externally er at the lower interest rates and the er more competitive value of the pound and internally at the improved cash flow and the actions that we 've been taking over for the past couple of years and I can say that there 's now generally a more optimistic feeling in the air amongst our group companies . |
| 7 | Yes , the hindquarter double-muscled trait is important and is the breed 's main attribute , but we 've been looking too for stock with good overall conformation , with loin and fleshing that we feel is vital to any successful terminal sire breed . |
| 8 | Erm the housing need figure we 've been working on for Greater York has been nine thousand seven hundred and that 's been based on the parishes within the Greater York study area . |
| 9 | In the U K the improvement plans we 've been working on for the last two years have been very successfully implemented but they 've been overtaken by the U K recession . |
| 10 | We 've been humping away for a whole two and a half pages . |
| 11 | ‘ We 've been rehearsing steadily for the tour and live we are very confrontational . |
| 12 | We 've been going together for ages . |
| 13 | JB : It seemed natural that two painters working in the same vicinity with the same painting outlooks should share a studio which we 've been doing now for , how long ? |
| 14 | We 've been cultivating both for centuries . |
| 15 | Reveille for the remainder was at 0600 , as the transit camp we had been living in for the fortnight had to be handed over to the next inhabitants spick and span . |
| 16 | We had been looking around for about five minutes or so , when a jeep containing two members of the Guardia Civil ( The National Police ) arrived . |
| 17 | We had been hillwalking together for several years , and by this time were well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of each other 's paces . |
| 18 | I have started divorce proceedings , as we have been living apart for the last two months , but now he is pleading with me to take him back . |
| 19 | I have started divorce proceedings , as we have been living apart for the last two months , but now he is pleading with me to take him back . |
| 20 | So far as a family we have been living here for about 6/7 years . |
| 21 | Although we have been going there for 10 years the excitement of seeing all our friends will never ever die and I hope it is going to stay a good , clean Holiday site for many years . |
| 22 | ‘ I feel that we have been working together for much longer , ’ says Sandra , ‘ because even when we had our own businesses we would ring each other up for advice . |
| 23 | We have been working together for the past three days . |
| 24 | ‘ You mean to say we have been sitting here for an hour with a motorbike and sidecar parked outside ? ’ |
| 25 | We have been arguing here for a view of the state in which governments are managing not only class and social relations but also individuals . |