Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | come home from work she said I 've been looking round in Boots and that for you , she said er I 've decided , she said I was gon na get you a gift voucher . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to meeting you too , ’ she answered , which was true . |
| 3 | At long last you 've got a spare half hour to play that adventure you 've been looking forward to ! |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to this , ’ Stephen announced with a kind of childish glee . |
| 5 | I 've been looking forward to seeing you so much . |
| 6 | I 've been looking forward to this visit for a long time for that reason . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you know all the way here I 've been looking forward to your particular brand of polite conversation ? |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to seeing you , ’ he said , coming up close so I could smell him . |
| 9 | ‘ Dr Blake — Lindsey — I 've been looking forward to meeting you . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to meeting you , ’ she smiled . |
| 11 | You 've been looking forward to this wedding for days now . |
| 12 | I 've been looking out for you . " |
| 13 | Yes , the hindquarter double-muscled trait is important and is the breed 's main attribute , but we 've been looking too for stock with good overall conformation , with loin and fleshing that we feel is vital to any successful terminal sire breed . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been looking everywhere for you . ’ |
| 15 | I 've been looking everywhere for you . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been looking everywhere for you , ’ Helen snapped . |
| 17 | Darling , I 've been looking everywhere for you ! ’ |
| 18 | Where 've you been Ray , I 've been looking everywhere for you ? |
| 19 | They 're just doing us out of money that we 've been saving up over the years . |
| 20 | I 've been saving up towards a Christmas food hamper all year and now it 's arrived I 'm very disappointed with it . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've been catching up on the week 's news , and who do I find hitting the headlines yet again ? ’ |
| 22 | Doreen hastened towards them , her face contorted with anger as she exclaimed , ‘ Silas — I 've been searching everywhere for you . |
| 23 | I see you 've got no carpets down anywhere the door 's not painted and he said you 've been living here for two years ! |
| 24 | Mrs Probyn 's husband has told police that the pair , who 've been living apart for several months , had a row . |
| 25 | Hell 's teeth , baby — we 've been living together for the last two years or more . ’ |
| 26 | They 've gone , all those people who 've been marching around inside my head : Mum , Dad , teachers , infuriating old Brian — even Cal who 's everyone 's friend when I 'm nobody 's friend but she 's special to me … |
| 27 | To help ourselves we have not ignored the nostalgia trend , however , for we 've been glancing back at nineteen eighty two to guess what we think will be the most significant arts ideas for nineteen eighty three . |
| 28 | Remember the the boat 's been filling with water , they 've been bailing out in desperation , after they 'd done everything that they can do they then turn round and said , Lord , do n't you care we 're gon na drown ? |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been thinking objectively for once . ’ |
| 30 | We 've been thinking over past weeks of the little account that we have in the old testament of the life of Ruth . |