Example sentences of "'ve been [verb] [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We 've been isolated for so long and we all thought we were so bloody good but now we have to accept the reality that we are not . ’
2 They 've been made for more recent Carnivals .
3 We 've been taking at least one call a day for more than a year . ’
4 I 've been juggling for about 5 months and it 's a good place to meet new friends .
5 Yes , I think that as David said one of the things that we 've been working at very hard in recent years in teacher training is to try to improve the quality and the content of reading courses generally , and then I think it is also necessary to draw attention to teachers of this problem of dyslexia .
6 We 've been talking for about fifteen minutes .
7 And the candlestick is beautiful — dare I say we 've been lusting after just such a one for ages , and now we can enjoy your gift .
8 I can draw his face and his expressions , but words are all so used , they 've been used about so many other things and people .
9 The women who do , I suspect , may never see those first grey hairs at all ; they 've been highlighting for so long that the colour of their hair has always been a matter of choice .
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