Example sentences of "'ve be [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said , ‘ I 've been trying to think about Wayne , but instead I 've been thinking about myself . |
| 2 | You 've been trying to over-compensate for Eddie 's death for far too long . ’ |
| 3 | The danger 's coming closer all the time — whatever it is — and besides , the Threarah is n't going to like it if he finds out that you 've been trying to get at rabbits in the Owsla , Bigwig . |
| 4 | They 've been trying to come to terms with what 's happened ever since . |
| 5 | Mummy said we were going to spend next Christmas there — it 's a thing they 've been meaning to do for ages . ’ |
| 6 | I 've been meaning to get in touch , not least to congratulate you on your new post . |
| 7 | As I 've started writing to ya now , I might as well ask you some stuff that I 've been dying to ask for ages . |
| 8 | I 've been having to deal with electricity since the word go and I 've tried to use it in a musically creative and responsible way . |