Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been writing a book . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been writing a book . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think this man was a cousin at all , indeed , I think you 've been harbouring a criminal from jail . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not just what you wrote that hurts us , Lizzy , it 's the way you 've been living a lie all this time . ’ |
| 5 | All this time you 've been living a dream , and now you 've seen that dream in the flesh you torment yourself even more . ’ |
| 6 | But recently I 've been thinking a lot about a person I see once a week at a club . |
| 7 | ‘ Miranda , I 've been thinking a lot about you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been thinking a lot about it , ’ she said , moving the salt cellar in a pattern on the tablecloth , ‘ and I think — ’ |
| 9 | I 've been using a leave-in conditioner on my hair and am very pleased with the results . |
| 10 | I 've been using a Strat on and off for about five years , and we also hired in Telecasters , Rickenbacker 12-strings , all kinds of stuff . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been using a Les Paul Gold Top for a long time — a ‘ 59 reissue with P-90s — but I 've got this unfortunate habit of getting pissed off onstage and tossing the odd guitar , so rather than risk the Gold Top any more I 've bought one of these new Hamers , which is styled after a '50s Les Paul Special . |
| 12 | I use the TC Electronics 2290 for chorus and delay and I 've been using a PCM 70 for reverb , but I just got this new reverb from Real Tube . ’ |
| 13 | Incidentally , I 've been using a better copy of PagePlus 2 ( due to be launched in March ) and I have to say I 'm very impressed . |
| 14 | . You 've been using a brush instead of a spatula for spreading glue . |
| 15 | As a project engineer , I 've been using a similar document for about the last six months . |
| 16 | ‘ We 've been struggling a bit at Everton , especially at home , but we hope that will set us up for the rest of the season . ’ |
| 17 | I 've been reading a deliciously illustrated pamphlet Allotments : a viewer 's guide , just published by the educational charity Broadcasting Support Services . |
| 18 | I 've been reading a copy of the above document and I must say I am very disturbed by its proposals , and disappointed at the negative attitude it conveys . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been wanting a bike for ages , only Daddy has n't been able to manage it . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been wanting a chat with Arthur , ’ he had said gleefully . |
| 21 | yes , I got a bit tired out because erm somebody mentioned table tennis and I said oh I 've been wanting a game for years ! |
| 22 | Well but I mean , Brian was saying himself you know he ca n't remember at least he 's says he 's been working down London when he has n't been earning a hundred pound a day you know , it 's something , we just accepted it , he said over the years I 've been earning a hundred pound a day he says , and that was it you know yo yo just do . |
| 23 | I 've been dating a wonderful chick for two years now but she 's just too frigid , sex is out of the question so one night I masturbated and pulled too hard on the sensitive part of my penis , now the tissues around the foreskin are swollen and septic but I 'm too distressed and embarrassed to see a doctor and my f girlfriend wants nothing to do with me , I find it hard to urinate what can I do ? |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been hearing a few things about this boy that s come to live at Beech Place . |
| 25 | ‘ No , I have n't , but I 've been hearing a lot about it , and I 've read books , of course . ’ |
| 26 | It 's just all sore and I 've been taking a pain here this week . |
| 27 | In recent weeks we 've been taking a look at our Sussex heritage , and asking questions about conservation and preservation in our county . |
| 28 | The first thing I learnt more or less was thkarni which means — well she said it meant — this white stork we 've been seeing a lot of . |
| 29 | ‘ Lately I 've been getting a hankering to play country music again , so I 've got together with a friend and put together a fun band called Modern Farmer . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've been getting a lot of flak about fighting in Spain and I did n't want Anne to get any . |