Example sentences of "i have [be] [verb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first I thought I 'd been commissioned to rewrite The Archers theme . |
| 2 | I had been trying to negotiate the Friday lunch-time run , which was the most lucrative , office-party wise , as ER was always on the lookout for reliable drivers who could not only deliver their people but hang around and pick them up . |
| 3 | He would assume that I had been detained scrubbing the floors of the kitchens at Grindlewood Park . |
| 4 | I had been bred to regard the Jews as a people of the Book , who had suffered for their devotion to one God . |
| 5 | ‘ My lord sheriff , reverend gentlemen , ’ said the earl , ‘ you come very aptly , if Robin has reported your errand rightly , for I confess I 've been tempted to lift the lid on whatever it is they 've brought me from Ullesthorpe . |
| 6 | I 've been hoping to find the right opportunity for weeks . |
| 7 | I I 've I 've been trying to see the 's about it and about getting copies of some of his poems so that people could see them you know . |
| 8 | Ever since then I 've been trying to get the speed back . ’ |
| 9 | good , good support for her though she said he 's erm , he 's good , I 've been trying to phone the Mencap place all morning , I ca n't get through I , I do n't know |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been trying to unlock the doors of the cell using this device . |
| 11 | Incidentally I 've been asked to keep the talk fairly short , to avoid nodding off . |
| 12 | Du n no yet , I really do n't know , erm well I only popped in Sundays , I 've been going to spend the week , er the other half and me ended up in Littlehampton and Arronale for the day . |
| 13 | I 've been known to have the odd game , yes . |
| 14 | Dammit , I 've been parked watching the entrance since six ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I have been trying to get the traders out for eight years , but there have been so many obstructions . ’ |
| 16 | I have been asked to draw the attention of Wyre Borough Council to a burnt out car which I understand has been abandoned off the road near the reservoir on Nicky Nook , Scorton . |
| 17 | ‘ I have been asked to supply the models and I would like you to be one of them . ’ |
| 18 | I have been asked to express the concern of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council about the safety aspect of the now derelict mill building on the Dairy Yard in Scorton . |
| 19 | Such expressions would fittingly accompany many a sermon and when stricken with a sore throat I have been tempted to invite the Blessed Dawg to assume her two-legged stance within the pulpit , in my stead . |
| 20 | OVER the past few weeks I have been attempting to assess the relative marketing merits of companies as diverse as theatre companies , electrical retailers and peat producers . |
| 21 | I have been attempting to apply the smoking at work restrictions imposed at Regional Headquarters and Regional Chambers at Chesser House with limited success . |
| 22 | [ Since much of the value of this chapter must depend upon the concrete illustrations it gives , I have been forced to assume the reader 's knowledge of a certain amount of elementary law . |
| 23 | As for amateur dramatics , I prefer to write for others to perform but in the absence of anyone daft — sorry , I mean talented — enough to oblige , I have been known to tread the boards . |