Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Something I 've been wanting to do for quite some time . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been trying to go for the last half-hour , ’ he whispered , ‘ but you wo n't let go of my neck ! ’ |
| 3 | I 've been trying to sleep for the last half-hour , and I ca n't . |
| 4 | You 've been trying to over-compensate for Eddie 's death for far too long . ’ |
| 5 | Do n't ask me Matt , I 've been sitting talking for many long days |
| 6 | Mummy said we were going to spend next Christmas there — it 's a thing they 've been meaning to do for ages . ’ |
| 7 | As I 've started writing to ya now , I might as well ask you some stuff that I 've been dying to ask for ages . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've been waiting to move for a long time , and we need the money to build the new house . ’ |