Example sentences of "i have been [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By way of example , Figure 7 shows a system that I have been helping to develop for some ten years now ( Smith and Rothman , 1980 ) . |
| 2 | I have been hoping to hear from Berend 's family for many months . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I have been meaning to speak to you about my going to London , ’ she said . |
| 5 | Dear Guitarist I have been meaning to write to your fine mag for a long time , but whenever I was about to put pen to paper someone else got there before me with the same topic . |
| 6 | Dear Rosemary , I know you must receive hundreds of letters like mine but I have been meaning to write to you now for ages . |
| 7 | Kate and I have been meaning to get in touch for ages . ’ |