Example sentences of "'ve be [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legal moves have begun to evict thousands of travellers who 've been holding an illegal festival at a beauty spot for the past five days . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been thinking the same thing . |
| 3 | Incidentally , I 've been using a better copy of PagePlus 2 ( due to be launched in March ) and I have to say I 'm very impressed . |
| 4 | As a project engineer , I 've been using a similar document for about the last six months . |
| 5 | I 've n I 've been using the other keyboard all on the X T and I ca n't get used to this one yet . |
| 6 | We can work using the x-form faster than we can the sequence form simply because we 've been using the former for years . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been using the front entrance lately . ’ |
| 8 | I 've been using the same box for several years now . |
| 9 | Then a guy in Denver called up and told me that I should go to a plumbing supply place and try a piece of pipe , because that way you can find one that fits your finger , and I 've been using the same slide ever since 1967 , I believe . ’ |
| 10 | and then it 's not disturbing her although we 've been using the bottom bedroom really . |
| 11 | And can I just comment on one point by Mr , he said about they 've been using the local government erm housing Act . |
| 12 | ‘ No , I 've been freelancing the last couple of years . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've been learning the ancient Japanese martial art of san tu dang for about 10 years now and that helps me keep my weight constant . |
| 14 | Right , erm , what happens then , Philip , if the client says to you , and it 's unlikely with Covermaster , but it 's the same principle if you 're talking of a savings plan or a pension , erm , I do n't like the idea of my money being invested in a managed fund , I 've been reading the financial press , and I 'm very interested and excited at the thought of the Japanese market going up through the roof . |
| 15 | I 've been reading the fucking Bible for the last few days . |
| 16 | Well but I mean , Brian was saying himself you know he ca n't remember at least he 's says he 's been working down London when he has n't been earning a hundred pound a day you know , it 's something , we just accepted it , he said over the years I 've been earning a hundred pound a day he says , and that was it you know yo yo just do . |
| 17 | I 've been dating a wonderful chick for two years now but she 's just too frigid , sex is out of the question so one night I masturbated and pulled too hard on the sensitive part of my penis , now the tissues around the foreskin are swollen and septic but I 'm too distressed and embarrassed to see a doctor and my f girlfriend wants nothing to do with me , I find it hard to urinate what can I do ? |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't want to make a big thing about holing myself up in the middle of nowhere , but people are asking me where I 've been and I ca n't really say I 've been touring the Far East or helping Bob ( we think he means Dylan — Ed ) with his album . |
| 19 | ‘ No doubt you 've been overseeing the physical takeover of your new business ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been hearing a few things about this boy that s come to live at Beech Place . |
| 21 | I 've been leaving the worst to last . |
| 22 | We 've been getting a wee bit of light in now in the mornings , eh ? |
| 23 | yes , yes , she 'll just have an or orange when I came out , she 's been , I 've been getting a few of those , it seems to help a bit |
| 24 | ‘ You 've been making a bloody exception in my case ever since I 've been on the corporate payroll ’ he yelled . |
| 25 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been making a few plans , Mr Calder ! ’ |
| 26 | Actually I 've been doing a few things this year when no one has recognised me and nobody knew . |
| 27 | , so we 've been doing a few need a good wash |
| 28 | But I often find myself being far less nervous than the artists I 'm supporting , because I 'm so used to gigging ; I 've been doing a steady diet of around four gigs a week to support myself for many years , whereas they make an album then go out on tour every two years . ’ |
| 29 | It 's most satisfying to suddenly recognise an easier way of doing something you 've been doing the hard way for ages ! |
| 30 | The Dept of Health says ’ we are aware of the problem and we 've been pressing the medical profession to do something about it for some time . |