Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] 've [be] [verb] " 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 | Please recall how I 've been penned in a sanctum on a planet for most of my days . |
| 3 | I see how I 've been losing : all the while |
| 4 | Let's see how you 've been getting on . |
| 5 | I do n't know how you 've been brought up but this house is run in the Fear of the Lord . ’ |
| 6 | Well how you 've been doing this week ? |
| 7 | Well there 's that I mean there 's all , there 's a whole range of things , there 's ghoulish voyeurism right , I mean that that 's important , there 's also the way the Royals have been peddled by the media over the decades and the fact that you know this has been how they 've been tendered this is what they actually are and that y you , you know what I 'm saying that erm or whatever it is between this is what they are , this is what we 've been and they do n't match , they really do n't match . |
| 8 | In a sense responding to our questions , naturally , depending on how they 've been treated by their employer can we have your comments about the sort of legal framework you think the pension fund should be in and then Jeremy will take over . |
| 9 | Well I suppose ringing them up and telling them how they 've been going , how they 're galloping , how they do n't gallop . |
| 10 | However I 've been told there is no law of trespass as long as there is due consideration to private property . |
| 11 | Erm , well the North East and all , I found very good , the two York stores , Harrogate and , erm , that 's where I 've been involved really , and they 've all been very good for that . |
| 12 | The sorts of experiences that you then get people talking about is really well I 've learnt to stand up for myself for the first time , erm I now know what I want to do , I know who I am , erm projects where I 've been involved , where you get women saying things like well two years ago I would never have dreamt of going and talking to the Council about my house , or my children , or that I ca n't get a job because I ca n't get child care , and I would n't have dreamt of doing that and people who now say well now I can do that , I know that I can go and stand up for myself and stand up for what I think is right , just as well as my husband can . |
| 13 | It 's dark , cold and pouring with rain as I leave the office of E. and B. Productions where I 've been discussing the pantomime orchestra with Paul , the company musical director . |
| 14 | And it 's not earning us anything in there , but mind you erm it sometimes during the week where erm the tables are full of a load of papers and what have you where I 've been doing paper work and that |
| 15 | Maybe that 's where I 've been going wrong all this time . |
| 16 | And you say oh , about ninety eight , that 's why I 've been seen for , and you say come with me . |
| 17 | That 's probably why I 've been getting low but it 's something funny . . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's why I 've been trying to get hold of you . ’ |
| 19 | Yes it 's it 's it was one of the er advertisements or programmes that went out on radio er again this is why I 've been trying to get over to people the sad things that have to happen to animals . |
| 20 | That 's why I 've been punished through his death . |
| 21 | Too many nursing lectures are given by unqualified lecturers , and it is not uncommon for a person chosen to speak on a particular aspect of care to begin the lecture by saying : ‘ I do n't know why I 've been asked to speak , I 've limited experience in this field . ’ |
| 22 | That 's why I 've been delayed in getting over to see you . |
| 23 | ‘ Angel , ’ she said , ‘ do you know why I 've been running after you ? |
| 24 | I 'm going to bed cos I 'm actually knackered and I do n't why I 've been sitting here talking |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't know why I 've been dropped but I can only think it 's something to do with my run-ins with those high-profile managers . |
| 26 | It 's when you 've been flying them for a few days consecutively that it ( pardon the pun ) dawns on them that they could escape and find out what 's over the next hill . |
| 27 | And I 've seen the look in your eyes recently when you 've been watching the singers on stage . |
| 28 | Do you know any others erm tell you about erm you know some of the some of the times when you 've been affected by crime . |
| 29 | What do you imagine goes on in my head all night when you 've been talking about splitting up ? |
| 30 | That 's why when you 've been running hard you 've got the stitch or whatever , that 's caused a buildup of lactic acid in the er muscles , what you then do is your muscles say , Enough . |