Example sentences of "[vb past] been [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just as well Kenneth 's phone was n't engaged because , presumably , if he 'd been chatting to John Major about the situation in the Middle East , or talking to David Mellor about fun , poor old Johan would have been chucked out of the country . |
| 2 | Ven queried , as well he might , she realised , for she 'd been chatting to him like a veritable magpie all evening with not so much as a hint of shyness . |
| 3 | She 'd been listening to him with dawning realisation , an icy sensation freezing her body inch by inch . |
| 4 | Over his shoulder he saw the looming shape of Arthur Dooley , the main singer of the group they 'd been listening to . |
| 5 | It was the Russians they 'd been listening to the whole lot . |
| 6 | A few moments later , acquitted defendant Daniel Winter , who 'd been listening to the closing speeches , ran from the building . |
| 7 | and Peter came in the morning , I never thought anything I 'd been listening to the radio , I heard there was a big accident on the road , a car accident |
| 8 | But after that Pete had sworn that he 'd touch nothing stronger than tapwater for the rest of the evening , and so far he 'd been sticking to it . |
| 9 | She 'd been wanting to be my best friend for ages . |
| 10 | Cos that 's why I did n't get any when I got my last prescription because I 'd been trying to just sort of even take one |
| 11 | And he 'd known it , all the time he 'd been trying to bed her . |
| 12 | She 'd thought at the time — fleetingly , without really dwelling on it — that he 'd been referring to Arnie with these remarks . |
| 13 | Perhaps he 'd been referring to someone else as well ? |
| 14 | She 'd replaced the receiver instantly and refused to tell him who she 'd been speaking to , but then , as now , there was something challenging in her expression . |
| 15 | One reason I was disappointed is because what it says in these minutes , Robert 's people reported they 'd been speaking to the R and Abbey Leisure Service in London that had been considerable interest in the Edinburgh Festival Programme and in everything |
| 16 | If she 'd been pretending to be busy before , she really was busy now . |
| 17 | The same Rory she 'd been talking to just before he and his wife Harriet died . |
| 18 | I told him I 'd been talking to Richie . |
| 19 | I mean , if you 'd been talking to him during the lesson he 'd say , well , if you want to talk about it , leave it till after the lesson . |
| 20 | They knew we 'd been talking to their pop idols and they just wanted to touch us . |
| 21 | A lot of them related to the data I 'd been passing but also he 'd want to know who I 'd been talking to . |
| 22 | The publican replied that he 'd been talking to his dog . |
| 23 | Leaving whoever it was he 'd been talking to , he started towards her . |
| 24 | For a long moment their glances clashed like swords , then there was a shout behind her , and she turned to see the two men he 'd been talking to and a short stout woman in a dark overall running towards them . |
| 25 | ‘ She was complaining at not being able to get through because my number was engaged and I said I 'd been talking to you . |
| 26 | I did a double-take before I realized he 'd been talking to me . |
| 27 | Of course , he 'd been talking to Maria Luisa ; he had nothing to say to Steve . |
| 28 | After I 'd been talking to him about leaving . |
| 29 | He 'd been talking to these erm Greek blokes and they invited him into this bar for erm |
| 30 | And she 'd been talking to him for about half an hour and well er her son had come up |