Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [verb] been [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | so I mean I 'd been dying for this pint all , all day sort of thing , I felt much better after that . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ! |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 8 | ‘ I feel I 've been taken for a fool . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I understand you 've been recommended for business training at our school here . |
| 10 | They claim they 've been taken for a ride . |
| 11 | ‘ I bet he 's been dying for an audience , ’ Dalziel said to Pascoe . |
| 12 | I think it 's been closed for a long time actually . |
| 13 | See I 've been coming for years with mouth ulcers . |