Example sentences of "'ve be telling [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I phoned him and said , ‘ I 've been telling everyone what a great time you had , I feel tricked , betrayed , like an idiot . ’ |
| 2 | they had , they 've been telling everyone to go home . |
| 3 | It 's a legal document … but they 've been telling me that all along . |
| 4 | From what you 've been telling me I should n't think she did ? ’ |
| 5 | Tell her what you 've been telling me ; explain all the pitfalls . |
| 6 | Now go and relax in your dressing-room for a little while — try a few of those deep-breathing exercises you 've been telling me about . |
| 7 | Or perhaps you 've been telling her about when her periods will be due . |
| 8 | I 've been telling her about that and all . |
| 9 | Oh we 've been telling her how pretty she is with her hair cut . |
| 10 | Very exciting stuff and I 've been telling her not to speak so loudly . |
| 11 | I KNOW — THAT 'S WHAT I 'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF , BUT IT 'S NO GOOD . |
| 12 | That 's what I 've been telling myself all these years , but sense does n't come into it , ca n't change how you feel . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've been telling myself I would n't let this happen , ’ he rasped , ‘ but there 's something about you that drives me to the edge of my control . ’ |
| 14 | What 's what 's the aim we 've been telling them |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been telling everybody he 's the damsel in distress . |
| 16 | I 've er this , the the er hoe-down , I 've been advertising since before Christmas er and er although we did n't inform the members till about three weeks ago something like that er I 've been telling everybody about it and I 've had more response from non-members than I 've had from members for it . |
| 17 | We 've been telling our chief executives that even though you ca n't get the sales then at least try to work on your working capital , try and get your working capital er , ratio down . |
| 18 | There are some things in this that obviously we can support , the delete or reduction in the contingency pros p provision to a hundred thousand pounds , we 're going to be moving later on to delete even that amount but it 's surprising you were telling us you 've been telling us for years you have to have two hundred thousand pounds in the contingency . |
| 19 | And obviously we would want to take money out of reserves , our original amendment took one point three million pounds out of reserves and it 's interesting to see now that you 're suggesting almost that figure again and yet for years you 've been telling us you ca n't take this money out of the reserves , er you know we had to keep it for a rainy day . |
| 20 | But er interestingly , the Americans have just put er more tax on to their gas for , for different reasons admittedly , and er the environmentalists er always feel happy about that because they 've been the ones who 've been telling us for years that er petrol is if anything underpriced , and that we 're rather profligate in the way that we use it , so er at least some people are happy out of this , not everybody , but it , but er it 's making some people happier . |
| 21 | ‘ The niece , the one I 've been telling you about . |
| 22 | You 've put me down for holidays in September and I 've been telling you about the cruise in October for months . |
| 23 | Please do n't say I 've been telling you this . |
| 24 | The one I 've been telling you all about . ’ |
| 25 | Not thousands , just four of them , each with two of these legs I 've been telling you about . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've been telling you all along . |
| 27 | And then one day , they 've been telling you for years , You ca n't do that . |