Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [verb] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever I 've been asked to take a sponsored parachute jump I 've declined , giving the excuse ‘ fear of flying ’ . |
| 2 | Erm for one world week on the twenty fourth of October and we 've been asked to do a stall there . |
| 3 | Unless you 've been asked to fill a longer time , aim at making your item three to four minutes in length . |
| 4 | For this committee , therefore Severn we 've been asked to approve a revised estimate of five point nine five five million pounds , and an estimate next year of five point four , six , seven million pounds . |
| 5 | I 've been hoping to catch a glimpse of you . ’ |
| 6 | Have you ever felt so angry about men that you 've been moved to write a song about it ? |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been trying to find a tactful way to drop him for ages . ’ |
| 8 | And it 's particularly , I think , acute in the parish of Saint Mary 's and Saint John 's because the vicarage has been empty for two years and erm they built a new house , it was more it was cheaper to build a new house than to do the old one up , but there it 's been sat , empty for two years , and erm they 've been trying to find a buyer . |
| 9 | So if I may , I would like to negotiate to one or the other if if you will agree er to that , to try and get us a dance group , we 've been trying to get a dance group for years |
| 10 | Mrs Draper says they 've been trying to get a larger home for years . |
| 11 | It 's because of that interest , and those letters , that I 've been sent to do a special report . ’ |
| 12 | I know that something new has happened , that I 've been forced to make a connection I 've never made before . |
| 13 | I 've been forced to pay a high enough price for the goods , for heaven 's sake . |
| 14 | If you 've been meaning to see a few West End shows , why not try a theatre package from a company like Forte Hotels ( 0345–543555 ) ? |
| 15 | ‘ I — I 've been chosen to inherit a fortune , ’ I whispered . |
| 16 | I 've been dying to make a good ginger pudding for years ! |
| 17 | I 've been known to book a court and play tennis with Caroline ( who has the habit of beating me ) . |
| 18 | In addition , 59 firms have been warned to expect a follow-up visit within two years . |
| 19 | HOLIDAY motorists have been warned to avoid a major Florida highway because of sniper and stone-throwing attacks . |
| 20 | Clay-cored banks have been constructed to form a waterproof perimeter which successfully isolates the reserve . |
| 21 | They have been trying to design a new force structure that would both live within the expected budget cuts and be capable of responding effectively to all imaginable crises . |
| 22 | David said : ‘ We have been trying to promote a professional image and get away from everyone 's idea of school dinners or canteen catering . |
| 23 | OVER THE past few years Britain and her European allies have been trying to adapt a system designed to catch Warsaw Pact spies to the task of hunting international terrorists . |
| 24 | For the last six months the managers brought into the firm by Robert Maxwell have been trying to strike a deal to wrench it from the quagmire of his estate . |
| 25 | ‘ I have been trying to get a video of the game for the past four or five years , but I have never had any success . ’ |
| 26 | Q I have been trying to locate a manufacturer of a walking boot or walking shoe which is synthetic , ie not leather or suede for a vegetarian friend , but so far have had no luck . |
| 27 | SIR — Since Peterborough reported that the Maastricht Treaty was being sold by HMSO ( March 19 ) I have been trying to obtain a copy without success . |
| 28 | We have been invited to have a stall , with an exhibition of the railway , at next year 's Bishop 's Castle Agricultural Show . |
| 29 | Treaties have been concluded to foster a common standard of treatment for individuals , to provide additional protection for certain categories of individuals , to impose obligations upon individuals , and to facilitate the exercise of municipal jurisdiction over individuals . |
| 30 | Dock Workers Union leaders have been meeting to consider a national dock strike over Government plans to scrap the jobs for life scheme . |