Example sentences of "[indef pn] [pers pn] [vb base] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is someone I 've been longing for you to meet . |
| 2 | But then I thought actually all this adds up to what you want is someone you feel safe with , someone you feel is going to look after the country and its people well , and I thought is Major somebody I feel safe with , and I thought well in some ways because I do n't think he 's going to turn round and do anything nasty to me , but on the other hand erm I wonder — I 'm going back to your question — is he a man of substance ? |
| 3 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
| 4 | Ima okay , suppose you 're at a night club and suppose that you really like somebody you 've been dancing with . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's the way I see it , ’ was Karen 's doggedly repeated bottom line , ‘ and nothing you say is going to make me change . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm going to find them , and nothing you say is going to stop me . |
| 7 | And I kept staring at you and thinking , My God , she 's everything I 've been looking for . |
| 8 | Afterwards , Anderson said to Howard , ‘ Everything I 've been doing has been wrong . ’ |
| 9 | I have two children aged five and 10 and I tell them everything I 've been doing . |
| 10 | ‘ The way you just came barging over just now — you could have blown everything I 've been working towards sky-high . ’ |
| 11 | Everything I have been saying so far , however , has been based on calculations using Einstein 's general theory of relativity . |
| 12 | So everything I say is running |
| 13 | ‘ Something I 've been wanting to do for quite some time . |
| 14 | yes , Casey there 's something I 've been wanting to say to you . |
| 15 | ‘ It is something I 've been working hard to improve . |
| 16 | Something I 've been working on . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Now , I 'll get you that coffee — only before that there 's something I 've been waiting to do all day . ’ |
| 18 | Something I have been doing a lot these last days . |
| 19 | That 's the one I 've been looking for ! |
| 20 | ‘ The niece , the one I 've been telling you about . |
| 21 | The one I 've been telling you all about . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm the one who deserves a new one I 've been driving around in a van for three years ! |
| 23 | the one I have been looking for |
| 24 | The moral common to these stories is one I have been emphasising throughout this discussion . |
| 25 | ‘ You must be the one , ’ said the young woman , ‘ You must be the one I have been waiting for , who must release me from enchantment . |
| 26 | It is in islands like the one I have been talking of that one can best speak to the emergent nations about their problems in a relaxed , a hospitable and an egalitarian atmosphere , and against the background of a shared experience . |
| 27 | I 'm sorry if it 's brought back everything you 've been trying to forget . |
| 28 | Directly you go ashore have a bath , send everything you 've been wearing to the laundry , and wash your hair . |
| 29 | You must tell me everything you 've been doing . |
| 30 | It 's most satisfying to suddenly recognise an easier way of doing something you 've been doing the hard way for ages ! |