Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | come home from work she said I 've been looking round in Boots and that for you , she said er I 've decided , she said I was gon na get you a gift voucher . |
| 2 | Remember the the boat 's been filling with water , they 've been bailing out in desperation , after they 'd done everything that they can do they then turn round and said , Lord , do n't you care we 're gon na drown ? |
| 3 | We 've been thinking over past weeks of the little account that we have in the old testament of the life of Ruth . |
| 4 | I 've been thinking back to Ladymont , to people I lameducked there . |
| 5 | I 've been reading up on brochs , but when you 're actually there it 's really just the setting that 's so marvellous , and trying to imagine the sort of life they lived . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been asking around about Werner , who interviewed you about the accident . |
| 7 | ‘ Is that why you 've been going over to France such a lot ? ’ |
| 8 | I 've been going out with Will for nine months and five days ! |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been moaning on about Perdita all evening , but at least she 's alive , whereas Will … ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They 've been knocking around since Christmas . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been waiting around in Reception for about ten minutes . ’ |