Example sentences of "i [verb] be going [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been sitting apparently fascinated by my World Religions class , and when he came up at the end I was sure he wanted to ask a question about Zoroastrianism or Thuggee , or whatever damned thing I 'd been going on about . |
| 2 | I 'd been going round all morning and never seen him . |
| 3 | I 'd been going out burgling , like . |
| 4 | I 'd been going out with Heather on and off , with one or two other girls in between . |
| 5 | Occasionally I was lucid enough to remember that I must never write about what was going on , or what I thought was going on . |
| 6 | Well , I think it erm , very , I mean I think as you said Chairman , if erm , there 's a clear majority for one party it 'll unblock a whole lot of delay and decision making which I think is going on and I think that that should be helpful . |
| 7 | also some of the things that I 've been going on with , doing this one with three , and I do n't know if it , they 'll stay in the can long enough for that . |
| 8 | erm I 'm conscious of the fact that I 've been going on for perhaps too long and I may not have said quite enough about Darwin , but let me just finish by saying this that it 's not possible today , I believe , to discuss any important problem in biology without Darwin 's thought being absolutely central to what you 're saying all the time . |
| 9 | I have you know I 've been going round and testing how many miles per galleon you can get out of it |
| 10 | I should n't have done that , but the man I 've been going out with is missing . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been going out with the same person for five years , ’ he reveals . |
| 12 | I 've been going out with a bloke for about ten years , but I would n't marry him — I 'd have to be in to make his tea ! |
| 13 | I 've been going out with Will for nine months and five days ! |
| 14 | Eyes turned to boarded up windows and rubbish strewn in gardens and the depressing picture moved the prince to say : ‘ This is why I have been going on for so long about architecture in the environment . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I have been going out of my mind thinking about you . ’ |
| 16 | I have been going out with my girlfriend for three years and she wants us to get married but I 'm not so sure ! |
| 17 | I have been going out with him for three months . |
| 18 | My boyfriend and I have been going out for six weeks and everything is wonderful but it takes me honestly two hours to reach orgasm . |