Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] have [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later in that passage he wrote : ‘ It was n't until thirty years later when I saw her in another woman [ Elizabeth Taylor ] that I realised I had been searching for her all my life . ’ |
| 2 | so I mean I 'd been dying for this pint all , all day sort of thing , I felt much better after that . |
| 3 | Do you know I 've been dieting for week and I feel |
| 4 | One or two of the boys would go in there , fellers of the village , and they would stop there all night , and the next night ; and they say it had been known for it to go the week ; have a week settin' in , staying in the pub . |
| 5 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 6 | The public is entitled to know what has been paid for public assets ; there can be no ifs or buts about that . |
| 7 | It was almost certainly acquired by George III who had it bound in the present red morocco , gilt tooled binding which has been reproduced for the facsimile . |
| 8 | He says I have been flying for four years . |
| 9 | I do n't we got about three , three thirty in the morning , both of them went out to er canal somewhere up Dulgate , past Dulgate we set up and we 'd we 'd been fishing for about two and half hours it 's aba about six thirty in the morning this old farmer comes up says er aye , aye lads , he said er I would n't bother it , they drained this area of the canal a few months ago ! |
| 10 | The Terrorist Squad believed it had been intended for the Lord Mayor 's Parade later that day . |
| 11 | It does n't matter it 's been recording for ages . |
| 12 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 13 | He says that moral is low , with workers now waiting to see who have been chosen for the latest redundancies . |
| 14 | You mean she thinks you 've been spying for me ! |
| 15 | You might remember I 've been pressing for this for about eighteen bloody months . |
| 16 | The man claimed he had been looking for his girlfriend when challenged by staff members . |
| 17 | ‘ What the ‘ ell do you think we 've been doin' for the last hour ? ’ asked Tommy . |
| 18 | I hold the view very strongly — and I know I have been criticised for it — that when a government has not got great experience , is a minority government , it is essential if you can possibly support it that it should be able to speak with a strong voice to the countries of the world . |
| 19 | ‘ When I heard I had been chosen for the full squad , it was a bit of a shock , but it really was a dream come true . ’ |
| 20 | Fastext for quick access to teletext and a full function infra-red remote control make this small portable the second set you 've been waiting for ! |
| 21 | Unfortunately one day when it was earlier on he , he got his commands mixed up and we was m marching down the yard and the drive , and we was marching towards the factory up and down and right wheel and about turn , left wheel , basic foot drill you know it had been going for about ten minutes and all and we was going down towards the factory and erm we kept on going , we was getting close to the factory and he , he he forgot his words forgot what er command he wanted to give and he shouted stop you 'll be in the bloody factory in a minute instead of sa shouting halt , you know , he , he got flummoxed . |
| 22 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 23 | ‘ I feel I 've been taken for a fool . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I understand you 've been recommended for business training at our school here . |
| 25 | Oxford ca n't grumble they 've been winning for 15 years … its Cambridge 's turn but Oxford will be back on top next year |
| 26 | He was inclined to believe he had been looking for an excuse to ring her , which was foolish because he did not need an excuse . |
| 27 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 28 | He presumed they had been written for him to use as references for his next employer , but he tore them up angrily . |
| 29 | He realised they had been watching for some minutes before he noticed them . |
| 30 | Oxford 's bluff worked for some time , but when by late 1713 the Jacobites finally realised they had been taken for a ride , they began to look to Bolingbroke for support . |