Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been thinking for a long time that I 'd welcome the chance to talk with a psychiatrist , although not about captivity — I felt I 'd worked my way through that enough — but about my past and how I came to be the person I was when I was taken hostage . |
| 2 | Chris had insisted that if he was going to go out there , then so was I. I 'd been searching for a way out all night , but nothing convincing came to mind . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd been looking for a fairly young product which had a range of merchandise to allow a shop to stand on its own two feet . |
| 4 | But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed . |
| 5 | No , not just one day , as I said , I 'd been trying for a few |
| 6 | Lucille Walker had n't brought me clear over to Hollywood just to tell me I 'd been played for a sucker . |
| 7 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 8 | My ‘ heavenly brother ’ was not a Sasse boy , but from the primary school in nearby Mutengene mission where I had been staying for a few days . |
| 9 | I had been asked for a full text of the sermon , to be printed in the society minutes and had gone to some trouble to prepare for the occasion . |
| 10 | When I was eighteen I came in contact with the Catholic Crusade which was a rather left wing Christian Socialist Organization and I found that their attitude to problems contained the answers for which I had been searching for a good many years tell me when you want me to raise something . |
| 11 | I had been trying for a year to obtain some black Amazon wood for my Discus tank , but my local dealers did not stock it . |
| 12 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
| 13 | I had been looking for a full-length piece to do anyway and I was also attracted to the idea of working with a ballet company . ’ |
| 14 | I even told them I had been recommended for a commission . |
| 15 | It was in that frame of mind that I moved into the Olympic year indoor season , saying , as I had been doing for a long time , ‘ In ‘ 88 , I 'll graduate ! ’ |
| 16 | I 've been pushing for a long time but erm down here ? |
| 17 | I 've been saving for a long time with Alma |
| 18 | I 've been looking for a pair of doctor martins ca n't find any . |
| 19 | I 've been working for a company that constructs oil rigs and my job involved a lot of moving around . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 21 | ‘ I feel I 've been taken for a fool . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend . |
| 23 | ‘ In the letter , Tristram said ‘ I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend ’ . |
| 24 | It 's one of the delightful , I 've been recruiting for a long time and it 's it 's one of those erm delightful things to be able to say to people on the phone when they tell me they 're fifty or fifty four to say that 's not a problem . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've been walking for a week . ’ |
| 26 | I 've been lurking for a couple of months now and I had a couple thoughts : |
| 27 | " Actually I think I 'm rather hungry — I 've been longing for a sandwich . |
| 28 | ‘ I have been saving for a while now , ’ Yanto began , ‘ and by tonight I shall have a hundred and fifty . |
| 29 | The woman , who is married and lives in Formby , Sefton , said : ‘ I have been trying for a child for 19 years . |
| 30 | I HAVE been treated for a particular medical condition since childhood . |