Example sentences of "'ve [been] [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been looking for a pair of doctor martins ca n't find any . |
| 2 | That is erm whenever people look for an analysis of something , here I 've been looking for an analysis of individuation , there 's a tendency to consider candidate analyses one by one , singulatum . |
| 3 | They 've been digging for the chemicals , been tortured and crucified , again and again . |
| 4 | This includes women who 've been trying for a test tube baby , have a history of pelvic inflammatory disease or sexually transmitted diseases , have suffered previous ectopic pregnancy , or surgery on their tubes , and those who 've had infertility problems . |
| 5 | They 've been engaged for a year , and it was decided the wedding could take place during August , when there is just routine spraying and pruning to be done , well before the vendange itself , when I can not do without him . ’ |
| 6 | Of course not , they 've been elected for a period , they serve to the end of that period , whether they 're made redundant or not , so they go on for the four year term . |
| 7 | ‘ Dr Williams said , ‘ You 've been spoiling for a fight , now you 've got it ’ ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been walking for a week . ’ |
| 9 | This is a firm and they 've been going for a number of years . |
| 10 | Siegfried , I do n't know what you 'll think , but I 've been recommended for the MC — and I 've recommended every single NCO who was with me . |
| 11 | I 've been working for a company that constructs oil rigs and my job involved a lot of moving around . ’ |
| 12 | Because we 've been talking for a while so had time for it to evaporate . |
| 13 | I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend . |
| 14 | ‘ In the letter , Tristram said ‘ I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been excused for the moment . |
| 16 | We 've been waiting for the knight in shining armour and then there is n't one . |
| 17 | Well , we 've been waiting for the protractors , we have n't been |
| 18 | I 've been waiting for the battery to run down . |
| 19 | ‘ I feel I 've been taken for a fool . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It 's not a pleasant feeling to find out you 've been taken for a ride by someone you trusted . ’ |
| 21 | They claim they 've been taken for a ride . |
| 22 | " Actually I think I 'm rather hungry — I 've been longing for a sandwich . |
| 23 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 24 | Look at the times I 've been refused for the forces . |
| 25 | Realistically , I 've been applying for the sort of job that will pay me enough money to keep me going when I retire . |
| 26 | They 've been bought for the fact that all over the country there 's all these holes in the wall and people are putting up shelves , building furniture or whatever . |
| 27 | I 've been lurking for a couple of months now and I had a couple thoughts : |