Example sentences of "'ve [been] [v-ing] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think this man was a cousin at all , indeed , I think you 've been harbouring a criminal from jail . ’ |
| 2 | But recently I 've been thinking a lot about a person I see once a week at a club . |
| 3 | ‘ Miranda , I 've been thinking a lot about you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been thinking a lot about it , ’ she said , moving the salt cellar in a pattern on the tablecloth , ‘ and I think — ’ |
| 5 | I 've been using a Strat on and off for about five years , and we also hired in Telecasters , Rickenbacker 12-strings , all kinds of stuff . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've been struggling a bit at Everton , especially at home , but we hope that will set us up for the rest of the season . ’ |
| 7 | I 've been reading a copy of the above document and I must say I am very disturbed by its proposals , and disappointed at the negative attitude it conveys . |
| 8 | ‘ But I 've been reading an interview in Groundswell where Johnny Boy says that he 's misunderstood and really he 's got a heart of gold . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been wanting a bike for ages , only Daddy has n't been able to manage it . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been wanting a chat with Arthur , ’ he had said gleefully . |
| 11 | yes , I got a bit tired out because erm somebody mentioned table tennis and I said oh I 've been wanting a game for years ! |
| 12 | ‘ No , I have n't , but I 've been hearing a lot about it , and I 've read books , of course . ’ |
| 13 | In recent weeks we 've been taking a look at our Sussex heritage , and asking questions about conservation and preservation in our county . |
| 14 | The first thing I learnt more or less was thkarni which means — well she said it meant — this white stork we 've been seeing a lot of . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been getting a lot of flak about fighting in Spain and I did n't want Anne to get any . |
| 16 | Yes , yes , but erm , you know , I have had to say to the chaps , one of them came in and he said he 'd been spoiled down at the cedar and I said oh well , I , I 've been cooking a breakfast for Neil of course by the operation of sods law , Neil suddenly goes off the idea of having breakfast , so I find myself cooking breakfast for this other lump , who is as idol and selfish as anybody ever met in all the born days , and I said to him just recently , I said , I , I ca n't get up and do breakfast 's in the morning any more , well he says he come 's down and does he 's own , you see they can when they feel that they want too . |
| 17 | I suppose I 've been making a fool of myself . |
| 18 | ‘ You 've been making a fool of yourself , dripping around like some lovesick teenager . |
| 19 | ‘ For your information I 've been making a cradle for Maggie 's baby while you was gone , ’ she said . |
| 20 | ‘ You 've been making a meal of me with your eyes all evening ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You 've been making a lot of noise ’ , the mining man is alleged to have said . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been doing a bit of reading , ’ ventures Naomi . |
| 23 | February 18 — now that the risk of death is so much more increased I 've been doing a spot of philosophising . |
| 24 | Well , he has n't actually collected any in and I 've been doing a lot of work at home for it , you know , masses . |
| 25 | I 've been doing a lot of that lately . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've been doing a lot of reading , ’ she said . |
| 27 | You know , maybe we pick someone from groups who 've been doing a lot of good work lately , perhaps or something or you know some something like that , just er so they 're not left out the frame |
| 28 | I 've been loafing a bit for the last few days . |
| 29 | ‘ We 've been planning a family for a while but I would n't be surprised if the baby 's born and we have n't decided on a name , ’ she says . |
| 30 | We 've been driving a car like this for years . |