Example sentences of "i [vb base] been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been searching for news of you all over Chelsea , Eaton Square , Cadogan Gardens … not a sign of your people anywhere . ’ |
| 2 | I 've been searching for ages . ’ |
| 3 | I 've been cooking for 7 years now , including my school , my cookery school . |
| 4 | It 's just what I 've been hoping for ! |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been trying for forty years and the margin of error 's still about eighty per cent . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Lucky devil , I 've been trying for eight years and still have n't cracked it yet . ’ |
| 7 | I 've been trying for days , though , I 'm coming over tomorrow . |
| 8 | and I 've been trying for ages but there just has n't been any cos |
| 9 | ‘ What I 've been using for about the last five years are Seymour Duncan amps . |
| 10 | I 've been farming for the last 70 years and never seen anything like it . ’ |
| 11 | I 've been pushing for a long time but erm down here ? |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | I 've been saving for a long time with Alma |
| 14 | ‘ As a matter of fact I 've been living for the past two years with a wonderful man . |
| 15 | And I 've been living for seven years ! |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 17 | I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere , ’ he said breathlessly . |
| 19 | Smith said : ‘ I 've been looking for someone to play wide on the right . |
| 20 | Demelza , five , of Oakworth , West Yorks , said : ‘ She 's just what I 've been looking for . |
| 21 | And he said , ‘ Do you know , all my life I 've been looking for somebody who could do everything for three pounds a week . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been looking for you , Tommy . ’ |
| 24 | " I 've been thinking , it might be just the kind of Political party I 've been looking for . |
| 25 | No he said , I ca n't give it back to you , you 're the person that I 've been looking for all my life . |
| 26 | He said , ‘ I 've been looking for you , Charlie . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 've been looking for you all over the house . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been looking for you for days , now , ’ he said . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've been looking for you , ’ said Rachaela . |