Example sentences of "'ve [be] [v-ing] [det] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been riding this horse for a couple of years now and he never lets me down . |
| 2 | I mean , I 've been living this guy for three weeks now and Vic starts telling me how to speak ? |
| 3 | Yeah it 's more difficult to keep up with others if they if they 're older and they 've been learning this stuff for a lot longer |
| 4 | Yes but to me it 's old stuff Brenda I mean I 've been hearing this kind of conversation in number between chaps coming in to mend things |
| 5 | I 've been taking this pain under my armpit and it 's kind of under back . |
| 6 | We 've been seeing each other for two years now and , although we have n't set a date , we are planning to get married . ’ |
| 7 | They can do erm damage to a section of the network erm that does not bring about major destruction and with this accurate bombing that we 've been seeing this kind of operation is possible . |
| 8 | ‘ They 've been showing this stuff for two years ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ They 've been showing this stuff for two years ’ . |
| 10 | They 've been racing each other for years and have developed a friendly rivalry . |
| 11 | I 've been doing more thinking about what we should do in future . |
| 12 | ‘ But I 've been doing this job for so many years , I 've probably been playing the odds too long . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Some of the stuff is very '70s sounding , but then again , as we 've been doing this thing for such a long time , I guess it 's kinda cool that all that is back in vogue . |
| 14 | Carol , you 've been doing some research into women and education . |
| 15 | It 's difficult to explain , but I know I 've been doing some thinking about my obligations to my parents , about where I 'm coming from and where I 'm going . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been working this way for 18 months now and I 'm really happy with how it 's going . |
| 17 | It 's wandered to every lass in Mull and Morvern while I 've been carrying this babe for you ! ’ |
| 18 | I 've been giving some thought to the content of the next magazine with which I hope you can help . |
| 19 | I 've been giving some thought to the next edition of our magazine Rural Wales / Cymru Wledig , and I would like to persuade you to contribute the next Comment Column ( see page 2 of the magazine ) . |
| 20 | I 've been giving some thought to the next edition of Rural Wales/ Cymru Wledig , and to the contribution you could make . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've been giving some thought to our — problem , ’ he stated . |
| 22 | I mean , obviously we 've been playing this game for hours . |
| 23 | ‘ We 've been fighting each other like spoilt kids instead of fighting the real enemy , our international competitors . |
| 24 | I 've been fighting this battle for four years and we 've eventually got there . |