Example sentences of "but i 've [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 've been getting faster as the years go by . |
| 2 | Aye , but I 've been chewing them buggers this last six months but it has n't worked for me |
| 3 | Yeah , but I 've been taking out , cos we had a rogue living above us you see , and I thought well he 's one of these that 'll take owt if he can get it you see . |
| 4 | ‘ But I 've been recommending such improvements for years . ’ |
| 5 | but I 've been wanting , I 've been quietly thinking , the trouble is , you see it is n't just the argument that drives you pot you would n't nip home , Paula to go with you to bring her dear Arthur back |
| 6 | But I 've been thinking about next week . |
| 7 | " But I 've been thinking about it , Nenna , and praying . |
| 8 | Ring them up and say ‘ I hope you do n't mind me messing you about like this but I 've been thinking over your kind offer , and I realize I could fit it in after all because of a sudden change of circumstances at home and my mother 's coming down to help me out — oh , and if there 's a spare ticket — ’ |
| 9 | But I 've been thinking even more about it all and do you know , I 've come up with something . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not sure what good it can do but I 've been thinking over what you said about Barney Willard . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd guessed Donna had a twin sister — somewhere — and I — oh , I know this sounds silly , but I 've been thinking about it , ever since the transplant was mentioned , before Juliet made me realise who she ws . |
| 12 | ‘ No , I have n't , but I 've been hearing a lot about it , and I 've read books , of course . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ He says it 's because he volunteered when he was too young and now he 's been pestering them , but I 've been pestering all three services and got nowhere . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I 've been reading an interview in Groundswell where Johnny Boy says that he 's misunderstood and really he 's got a heart of gold . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Never , but I 've been reading up on the history . ’ |
| 16 | Well it 's not a yes yes for the garden because I would n't have room for it but it 's certainly a yes yes in my shelter delt because the birds love the berries and it really encourages them to use that shelter delt but it is n't as , as easy to grow , it 's , one tends to think of the nature plant as a tough plant but I 've been trying to establish about thirty of these in the shelter delt and I 've found they object to any form of total weedkiller round the root , so all the , the weedkillers that you would use for the first couple of years maybe to , to keep the , the weeds from growing round the stems , they tend to get chlorotic and die . |
| 17 | You 'd be on the line for a certain amount of publicity , but I 've been looking at today 's papers and it seems you 've already had a taste of what the Press can be like … ’ |
| 18 | But I 've been watching you closely over the last few weeks , Aurora . |
| 19 | But I 've been buying more icecream and that . |
| 20 | Well I 'm sorry but I 've been working . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm a tough , tough guy but I 've been crying my eyes out all day , ’ he said . |
| 22 | ‘ But I 've been travelling hopefully in the meanwhile , ’ he said , ‘ and I 've got my first catalogue and two books ready . ’ |
| 23 | But I 've been playing badminton and I sweat man . |
| 24 | ‘ But I 've been wondering whether I ought to consult someone professionally about it . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't understand myself , but I 've been dreaming again . |
| 26 | Julia smiled at them and Carrie said suddenly , ‘ I did n't want to upset you , Julie , but I 've been dying to tell you . |
| 27 | ‘ But I 've been doing this job for so many years , I 've probably been playing the odds too long . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ No , but I 've been giving it a lot of thought , and it seems to me that the person who fits the bill is … ’ |
| 29 | Sorry for the long letter , but I 've been itching to write this for a long time . |
| 30 | I 've been on this circuit for six months now , but I 've been driving cabs for twenty-four years . |