Example sentences of "'ve be [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been trying to liaise with the Save our Forests which is and forestry privatization and technically I 'm on the committee . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been trying to go for the last half-hour , ’ he whispered , ‘ but you wo n't let go of my neck ! ’ |
| 3 | What I 've been trying to do on the meantime is to improve the whole budgeting system . |
| 4 | I 've been trying to sleep for the last half-hour , and I ca n't . |
| 5 | I 've been meaning to write to The Post letter page about it for several years . |
| 6 | The trouble is , I 've been longing to go to the loo for the past hour , and I do n't know how long he 's going to be ! |