Example sentences of "'ve been [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've been looking for me ? ’ |
| 2 | They 've been looking for me to take me back . ’ |
| 3 | He said , ‘ In fact , they 've been looking for him . |
| 4 | I 've been looking for him all afternoon , but he must have been tied up with work . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've been looking for you for ages , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 7 | I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere , ’ he said breathlessly . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been looking for you , Tommy . ’ |
| 10 | " We 've been looking for you , " said Hazel . |
| 11 | He said , ‘ I 've been looking for you , Charlie . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been looking for you all over the house . ’ |
| 13 | We 've been looking for you for some months . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been looking for you for days , now , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been looking for you , ’ said Rachaela . |
| 17 | I 've been looking for you for years , but I only knew the name that she used to call you — Prince Charming . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've been looking for you for years — Prince Charming . ’ |
| 19 | If that 's what you 've been looking for you could have saved yourself the trouble . |
| 20 | We 've been looking for you everywhere for the past hour ! |
| 21 | He came over and sat close beside her on the bed , ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere , Robyn . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been looking for you two . |
| 23 | ‘ We 've been looking for you these five days , and never a sign . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been looking for it for years , but I 'm not in charge of promotion and the people senior to me in my department are some of the most brilliant minds in England , and elsewhere for that matter . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 've a rather special wine I 've been saving for you to sample , Naylor , ’ Guthrie addressed his nephew as they began to tuck into a starter of scampi in flaky pastry . |
| 26 | ‘ So I 've been grieving for him . ’ |
| 27 | They 've been created for us by none other than Mr. Ken Lo , restaurateur and leading authority on Chinese food . |
| 28 | I 've been very happy with Oxford the last 6 year I 've been racing for them . |
| 29 | They 'll let me in. — I 've been doing for her for years . ’ |
| 30 | You mean she thinks you 've been spying for me ! |