Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [been] [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been thinking about that riddle . |
| 2 | For what it is worth , I have been saving in this way for years myself . |
| 3 | I feel as if I have been wandering through this forest for an eternity , and it is some days since I have found anything to eat . |
| 4 | Q I have been trying with little success to get hold of a list of camping barn and bunkhouse type accommodations . |
| 5 | Recently the coal measure type of cycle has been very plausibly explained in terms of climatically controlled ice-sheet surges , and we can very soon get lost in a multitude of explanations of the phenomena I have been discussing in this book . |
| 6 | I have always thought that we entered the ERM at a rate of exchange that was much too high , and I have been reinforced in this view by Britain 's poor showing in international trade during the past 18 months . |
| 7 | Olympia picked out one of the gems when they released Salmanov 's Fourth Symphony ( 3/89 ) , and I have been listening with much pleasure to Mravinsky 's Melodiya LPs of the previous three symphonies by this intriguing composer . |
| 8 | Speaking immediately after his election , John Young said : ‘ I am honoured and delighted to be elected Deputy Vice President and I see it as an opportunity to contribute to some of the serious issues facing the profession , and to represent a body with which I have been involved for much of my life . |
| 9 | I have been involved for many years with the channel tunnel project as a whole and its associated terminal at King 's Cross . |
| 10 | I can say without embarrassment that I have been training for this for a long time , that I have learned to breathe the rarefied air , that I now know when to stand still and when to move forward , when to attack and when to retreat , when to leave a problem to resolve itself and when to go on working at it till the solution emerges . |
| 11 | I have been living in this area for over a year now , and I still have n't made any friends . |
| 12 | The moral common to these stories is one I have been emphasising throughout this discussion . |
| 13 | If the course of action that I am suggesting and ind which is indeed consistent with the course of action I have been suggesting throughout this enquiry is to work , then I need I would suggest tomorrow is probably the absolute latest for me to get anything from you , and to give the Councils any opportunity whatsoever to make any reply to them . |
| 14 | I have been sought by this remarkably beautiful creature who is offering herself to me … |
| 15 | ‘ I have been asked on many occasions if we could have more modern replacements for our 12-year-old sail designs . |
| 16 | I have been asked by several Society members what it was like to take a ride on the Bishop 's Castle Railway , and the best description that I know of is the account by the late Sir Jasper More in his book , ‘ A TALE OF TWO HOUSES ’ , published by Sir Jasper in 1978 . |
| 17 | my vocation — the work , ministry , roles I am called to and the gifts I have been given for these . |
| 18 | Although the survey was carried out in 1987 , and events in education have moved on with amazing rapidity since then , many of the conclusions that can be drawn from the interviews seem to have retained their relevance , particularly in the context of the issue I have been exploring in this chapter . |
| 19 | I have given this Nayar material at some length because it exemplifies such a large number of the themes which I have been emphasizing throughout this book . |
| 20 | I have been looking for that ever since I first became involved in politics . |
| 21 | THERE is much to do in the garden at present and I have been looking at some of the useful tools and equipment on the market . |
| 22 | ‘ It only proves what I have been saying for some time that this was nothing more than an arranged marriage . |
| 23 | I think I 'm making my point , I have been saying for some time now that given the fact that all that security has n't produced the results , the logic of that is dialogue , and when I see the opportunity as I saw it , of dialogue , direct dialogue with Mr Addams that could lead to a total cessation of this violence , I felt it was my duty to do so . |
| 24 | I have been intreated during these weeks , cajoled , wheedled , almost caressed , tortured , threatened , brow-beaten and all but blackmailed to step in as the saviour of society . ’ |
| 25 | erm , moving on , erm audio description in Scotland , no er since this , the last meeting , yes Cath and I have been talking about all that money , we had an entertaining day out |
| 26 | It is in islands like the one I have been talking of that one can best speak to the emergent nations about their problems in a relaxed , a hospitable and an egalitarian atmosphere , and against the background of a shared experience . |
| 27 | I have been sitting in this armchair for about an hour . |
| 28 | I have been approached on many levels , from stripograms in the office to packages arriving at reception with worms and a message inside threatening even worse if I did n't see the band ( I did n't ) . |
| 29 | I have been waiting for some time for hon. Members to refer to my apparel and I am duly flattered . |
| 30 | ‘ I have been waiting for this , you know . |