Example sentences of "is what [pers pn] have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is what we 've been doing . |
| 2 | This is what we 've been saying |
| 3 | Well this is our great fear of course , I mean , we have no illusions about the fact that there will be a six , nine months , I think most people say a maximum of a year , er honeymoon period now , and this is what we 've been anticipating . |
| 4 | ‘ By God , ’ he commented , ‘ that is what we have been looking for . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The seven per cent bank base rate is very good news for the housing market and it is what we have been calling for . |
| 6 | ‘ The only way this is going to end is by political resolution and that is what we have been campaigning for . |
| 7 | Yes , this is what I 've been trying to avoid because I do n't want the bother of advertising and interviewing somebody else . |
| 8 | Erm , so this is what I 've been trying to avoid , I must be honest about it . |
| 9 | It beats changing nappies , which is what I 've been doing for the last 5 months . |
| 10 | That is what I 've been doing and I have had some marvellous views of them . ’ |
| 11 | During that week I felt the Lord speak to me and I knew that this is what I 'd been looking for all my life and I decided to follow Jesus . |
| 12 | To reach a fuller understanding of the blood differential — its origin , purpose and effect — it is necessary to dig a little deeper and attempt to trace the underlying reasons by means of a sociological/anthropological analysis — and this is what I have been attempting to do in the course of this essay . |
| 13 | One way to give ourselves new heart is to go where books and readers meet , and this is what I have been doing for the past year , working in secondary schools on research funded by the British Library . |
| 14 | ‘ This is what I have been waiting for to really make the hotel complete . ’ |
| 15 | Opposite adjacent this is what you 've been talking about the a the angle is n't it . |
| 16 | That is what you have been doing by lying about the many things you say took place . ’ |