Example sentences of "'ve be [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | yes , Casey there 's something I 've been wanting to say to you . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been wanting to speak to you about that business the other night ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been wanting to speak to you for some time , Jekyll , ’ said the lawyer , ‘ about your will . ’ |
| 4 | A lot of folks drop their guard when they think they 're dealing with a man of simple mind — and if behind that kind of pose you hide the steely determination I 've been trying to drum into you , son , you 'll do just fine . " |
| 5 | I 've been meaning to talk to you , but you 've ducked out of the building so fast after finishing your show these last two days , ’ she told him when he stopped to greet her and ask if she had heard the brilliant spontaneous earthquake joke he 'd cracked on air that morning . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been meaning to talk to you about that . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been meaning to speak to you , Rachaela , ’ she said , ‘ about the way you keep being late . |