Example sentences of "'ve been [verb] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have , I 've been asked a lot in the last twenty odd years and it 's only just recently that I 've seriously considered it , which is why I 've made this new album , Midnight Postcards . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't think this man was a cousin at all , indeed , I think you 've been harbouring a criminal from jail . ’ |
| 3 | But recently I 've been thinking a lot about a person I see once a week at a club . |
| 4 | ‘ Miranda , I 've been thinking a lot about you . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been thinking a lot about it , ’ she said , moving the salt cellar in a pattern on the tablecloth , ‘ and I think — ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I 've been called a dragon in my time , Shelley , but in my case I 've knowingly been an old crosspatch sometimes . ’ |
| 8 | Never mind , she said to me this morning , she said I 've been to see a friend of yours , I said well who 's that ? |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been wanting a bike for ages , only Daddy has n't been able to manage it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've been wanting a chat with Arthur , ’ he had said gleefully . |
| 14 | 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 ! |
| 15 | ‘ When one thinks of the number of miserably displaced children from broken homes who 've been given a sense of purpose by the Pony Club ’ Sukey was saying , then , lowering her voice , ‘ take Perdita Macleod . |
| 16 | And er you 've been given a document by the county and you 'll take your own view on that . |
| 17 | I 've been given a lot of support from fans , especially letters written to me nearer the time . |
| 18 | It 's our members in these industries who 've been given a hammering since privatization and who need as much support as possible to give them the confidence to face further difficult years ahead . |
| 19 | 17 You 've been given an award for your services to natural history . |
| 20 | You 've been given an invitation to the most magnificent show in the world . |
| 21 | ‘ No , I have n't , but I 've been hearing a lot about it , and I 've read books , of course . ’ |
| 22 | In recent weeks we 've been taking a look at our Sussex heritage , and asking questions about conservation and preservation in our county . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been getting a lot of flak about fighting in Spain and I did n't want Anne to get any . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I suppose I 've been making a fool of myself . |
| 27 | ‘ You 've been making a fool of yourself , dripping around like some lovesick teenager . |
| 28 | ‘ For your information I 've been making a cradle for Maggie 's baby while you was gone , ’ she said . |
| 29 | ‘ You 've been making a meal of me with your eyes all evening ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You 've been making a lot of noise ’ , the mining man is alleged to have said . |