Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been wanting to be my best friend for ages . |
| 2 | If she 'd been pretending to be busy before , she really was busy now . |
| 3 | Alongside rich , corrupt and irresistible Sir Jack Falstaff is the young Prince Hal , wandering far from his true royal path , mixing with thieves and wastrels when he ought to have been studying to be a king . |
| 4 | I 've been trying to be a footballer , and that is n't me . |
| 5 | The way the work-force has been treated over the last few years , the uncertainty that 's been created and the lack of consultation , the impact on their lives of such a closure on people who have been expecting to be there until they retire — their jobs may well go , and the impact on that , both for their own lives as well as their families . |
| 6 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
| 7 | They say they have been waiting to be moved from the ‘ temporary accommodation ’ ever since . |
| 8 | They say they have been waiting to be moved from the ‘ temporary accommodation ’ ever since . |