Example sentences of "'ve be [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm but I 've been this is I 've been progressively pricing this account . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been nearly going mad ! |
| 3 | Boy used to think , I suppose we both work nights , really , it 's no wonder we 're as tired as each other , we 've been up working all night . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been rather avoiding the flat except to call in once or twice to pick up mail , but I 'd a letter this morning from Rachel . |
| 5 | I 've had a really horrendous time while you 've been away cavorting with your Jews … ’ |
| 6 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've been slowly starving us to death , ’ they said . |
| 8 | Yeah , what about the fucking night that we did two and a bit hours and the other little bits and pieces that we 've been fucking doing it , |
| 9 | Erm I wanted to ask erm I ga I assume that everyone has read through the bumf that I 've been merrily distributing . |
| 10 | You 've had more than enough time to tell me , and by keeping quiet since we met again you 've been effectively lying . ’ |
| 11 | But I mean the main the main I mean in it in certain quarters we 've been down playing that aspect of it simply to get it through . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | I must say I 've been seriously wondering , during this lecture , whether I was going to have the courage or not , to attempt to give you a thumbnail exposition of Hegelian metaphysics . |
| 14 | Now , sixty one of you said you liked it and you 've been meekly listening to this wha er how would you reply to , to all those various views ? |
| 15 | Yeah , you know why do n't you because that side bits down the back , he probably thinks you 've been bloody fiddling with it . |
| 16 | ‘ Sorry love , ’ he mumbled , ‘ I 've been bloody dreaming . ’ |
| 17 | So , for these people , the clinical psychoanalysts , the black books have n't been very interesting , or they 've been actually distracting . |
| 18 | I 've been so hoping you would soon be ready to join Brownies , but how can I pass over to a Brownie Guider a girl who wo n't lend a hand without being given something first and who does n't know the first thing about being obedient ? ’ |
| 19 | " We 've been out looking for her since five , " said another man . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been out picking coal , ’ he sat back on his heels and shrugged , ‘ it 's not strictly legal of course , but I do n't think that matters in the circumstances . ’ |
| 21 | Erm I 've been out shopping today getting wood to put a floor in the cellar . |
| 22 | I used to use a 2x12 EV , but I 've been really enjoying the dispersion of the Marshall . ’ |
| 23 | She said I 've been really looking forward to it June . |
| 24 | But I 've been virtually managing the fleet for some time now , and we show a consistent record of profitable operation . |
| 25 | I 've been mainly thinking about G.P. |
| 26 | So we 've been systematically checking out all the other bars in the city . ’ |