Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've been looking for this car as part of a murder investigation . |
| 2 | We 've been trying for some time to employ as many players as possible during the winter , and this sponsorship means that it should be possible to take the worry of finding winter employment away from virtually all of them . |
| 3 | All except , I can see , you know when they 've been asking for this money ? |
| 4 | We 've been feeling for some time that our children are feeling that they 've been left alone , because er when they come to the temple they are too young to understand anything which is being explained from the stage , because er the speakers , or the preachers , have to cater for all the age groups and normally it 's for the , those who understand , already understand about Sikhism . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's what we 've been working for all season , ’ said the delighted Whitham , who now has his sights set on the international scene for 1994 , either in Superbikes or the 500cc Grand Prix series . |
| 6 | Well of course I 've been saying for some time now , for some time , and I want to underline that , and I hope the government are listening that we 've had twenty thousand troops on our streets , we 've twelve thousand armed policemen on our streets , we have the strictest security laws in Western Europe , and none of these things have solved our problem . |
| 7 | I 've been waiting for this day all week . |
| 8 | I just said , goodness , I said we 've been waiting for this parcel since before Christmas and he says oh have you duck . |
| 9 | I 've been waiting for this chance since the days of the Witch of Endor . |
| 10 | I 've been waiting for this moment all week . |