Example sentences of "[pron] 've be [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | you with me ? , cos I 'm having him going over my words , but I felt really guilty about that , because I , the thought that he was frightened of me shouting at him and yet I think it 's to do with passing over of all authority , I 've been teaching him , I 'm the one that does the words , not her |
2 | I 've been ringing him since that come through half an hour ago . |
3 | I 've been ringing my family at regular intervals to see how things are going . ’ |
4 | I 've been ringing your number for hours . ’ |
5 | I was worried sick when I saw it , and I 've been ringing your number on and off for the past hour . |
6 | ‘ I 've been ringing you for days . |
7 | So well actually I 've been robbed you got your own villas . |
8 | He said , ‘ You were right , I 've been holding what happened to Tracy at arm 's length . |
9 | ‘ I 've been holding them for your decision . ’ |
10 | Well I 've been holding it to save it . |
11 | I 've been buying your magazine religiously for the last 18 months and would like to thank you for a great read . |
12 | ‘ I 've been hoping you 'd agree for some time . |
13 | ‘ I 've been hoping you 'd come down to the beach these last three days , ’ he went on . |
14 | ‘ We 've all come a long way , Carrie , and we 're going to go a lot farther … but come inside , I think Christian 's found that bottle of brandy that I 've been hoping he 'd forgotten . ’ |
15 | Ever since the age of 13 I 've been hoping my spots would go away — but constant picking at them has left some scars . ’ |
16 | For three years I 've been biding my time , digging in at Deptford . |
17 | ‘ I 've been biding my time waiting for this Ulster call , and was delighted when John Clarke gave me the nod , ’ he said . |
18 | So I 've been biding my time . |
19 | We 've got According to the information I 've been given we 've got seven thousand cubic metres of which is useful |
20 | I hope I 've been given I hope I be the temporary staff but , those homes are being refurbished , there are no vacant beds in those homes because they are being refurbished . |
21 | I think I 've been given it er some good cause rather than |
22 | ‘ I 've been given my marching orders . |
23 | ‘ Because I 've been given my marching orders , ’ Ellie said more shortly than she 'd intended . |
24 | I 've been telling her about that and all . |
25 | Very exciting stuff and I 've been telling her not to speak so loudly . |
26 | ‘ I phoned him and said , ‘ I 've been telling everyone what a great time you had , I feel tricked , betrayed , like an idiot . ’ |
27 | I KNOW — THAT 'S WHAT I 'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF , BUT IT 'S NO GOOD . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
30 | ‘ I 've been telling everybody he 's the damsel in distress . |