Example sentences of "have [be] [v-ing] [verb] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is negotiated on an individual basis , but Mike Lester has been trying to relate all new contracts to turnover between a range of £5,250 ( turnover £80,000 ) to £7,500 ( turnover £200,000 plus ) . |
| 2 | Then I found out that Jim was making all the original pedals as well , so I decided to get rid of all the stuff I 'd been trying to make all these sounds with and just use the original things . |
| 3 | There would always have been a few men who had been dancing barechested all the evening , dancing with the fierce attention of the tango , or the apache ; these were the ones who stayed on late . |
| 4 | And that 's what you 've been wanting to say all evening , Merrill thought : a nice , discreet ‘ keep off ’ instruction . |
| 5 | ‘ The thing I 've been trying to do all along is to create a very large-sounding rock record — orchestrated , in a way — combining that with my songwriting style , which is pretty eclectic , I suppose . |
| 6 | I 've been trying to write all this afternoon |
| 7 | I 've been trying to ring all evening ! ’ |
| 8 | You 've been dying to speak all night . |
| 9 | ‘ Now , I 'll get you that coffee — only before that there 's something I 've been waiting to do all day . ’ |
| 10 | Here it 's been trying to snow all day . |