Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] i have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sort of prices which people charged and I 've been speaking with Jack only this morning , the sort of prices people charged , started way , way , way down , and then went way , way , way up . |
| 2 | When we talked about it at length , I realised that I 'd been using clothes to buoy myself up emotionally , ever since my father left when I was 10 . |
| 3 | I realised that I had been talking about the convent without explanation or location . |
| 4 | With an instant return to sweet reasonableness , Andrée said , ‘ Admitted that I 've been trying to seduce you , does n't that only go to show how desperate I am to get my way ? |
| 5 | When I replied that I had been fighting for the extra 200,000 I had managed to achieve , I was remonstrated with for having put the business at risk . |
| 6 | I tried it once and burnt my mouth so badly I looked like I 'd been kissing superglue . |
| 7 | I ca n't remember if I did cos I 've been picking them up . |
| 8 | It 's you know and my pride was getting a little bit dented that I 'd been selling market for years suddenly I was n't doing this . |