Example sentences of "and [pron] 've [be] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I 'm gon na start going , I have n't been swimming for that long and I 've been saying off and on oh I must go , I must go , but when it 's so cold outside you do n't feel like coming out with all wet hair and all that |
| 2 | That 's not what I 've heard and I 've been asking around about you . |
| 3 | I knew when your lesson was and worked out when you 'd have to leave the house , and I 've been skulking around here , waiting for you . |
| 4 | ‘ And I 've been blurting out my life story like there 's no tomorrow . |
| 5 | No-one 's wanted to have a punt and we 've been scrambling about for the odd winner . |
| 6 | ‘ You see , ’ said Mahmoud , ‘ we 've been assuming somebody is helping him and we 've been going round all his contacts . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , and they 've been reading up the stuff for years . |
| 8 | And they 've been carrying out an exhaustive search for clues . |
| 9 | Constant hum , people started from the first day and they 've been flowing through ever since with a high point at the weekend when they 've had more time to come up to London to have a look at things look at things . |