Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've been watching the Americans , they , cos the Americans , why do American police officers carry guns ? |
| 2 | And I 've seen the look in your eyes recently when you 've been watching the singers on stage . |
| 3 | Cos we 've been watching the repeat of Victoria Wood ! |
| 4 | Because I 've been watching the front of your house long enough to know . |
| 5 | Avon and Somerset Police told us they 've been monitoring the situation closely , but so far they 've been unable to press criminal charges . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been monitoring the transmission from Moloch . ’ |
| 7 | We 've been telling the Rugby Union for years that we want help ; what they 're doing now is like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted . ’ |
| 8 | I sometimes join them , if their smell is n't too gamey , and exchange the time of day during my lunch hour , just to make sure that I still have the use of my voice if I 've been feeding the archive into the computer all day . |
| 9 | I do n't wish to hear from them on my return that you 've been airing the kind of sentiments I heard from you today . " |
| 10 | I 've been using the Strats for four or five years ; it 's nice to have that more defined sound , and more variety of tone than the Ibanez and Gibsons I used to use . |
| 11 | We 've been using the words SOH CAH TOA to help remember these . |
| 12 | I 've been using the Lazer ever since , except for playing slide , when I still use the Firebird . ’ |
| 13 | I 've been deadheading the roses ; there is such a wonderful profusion of colours this year now that the new bushes have settled in , especially the big white one which I 'm sure you remember . |
| 14 | You 've been reading the programme as well . |
| 15 | It is no coincidence either that members of the Boo-Yaa Tribe appear in UK adverts for Carhartt : they 've been wearing the gear for ages . |
| 16 | They 've been charting the progress of Rob Coles throughout the British Steel challenge … possibly the toughest seafaring test he 'll ever experience . |
| 17 | And I 've been mowing the lawn . |
| 18 | You 've been plaguing the life out of me and everybody else for as long as I 've worked here . |
| 19 | ‘ For nearly two months I 've been counting the days until I would see you again . |
| 20 | I 've been scouring the papers , and there 's no mention . ’ |
| 21 | Erm I was rather interested by the comparisons which you explained a little earlier in the evidence erm if you 've got an aircraft which is er going to replace , as I understand it the Jaguar and the Phantom which has already been retired , er against which you 've been comparing the F three er and the G R four of the tornados and the harriers , then er that gives rise in my mind to the possibility that this is an aircraft which might replace all of these , in which case will that have consequences for the still er publicly declared intention to order two hundred and fifty , might we order more for example ? |
| 22 | You 've been helping the Vatican in some mysterious business or other , have n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | I could say that I 've been helping the police with their inquiries . |
| 24 | and then you were inveigled to the R and D and then you inveigled to become a Vice Chair , and today you 've been handling the ceremony so well , we 've had to keep you in cotton wool to make sure that er , that you kept your health . |
| 25 | I 've been championing the suppliers ' cause for some time now and I really feel let down . |
| 26 | You 've been breaking the law for the last ha mile and a half . |
| 27 | I 've been considering the problem this afternoon . |
| 28 | We 've been discussing the release of the three British hostages . |
| 29 | In addition to the note I gave you about the AO Development course , we 've been discussing the range of courses available , and we 've come up with the following ‘ wants list ’ . |
| 30 | Many times in this council when we 've been discussing more important points , when we 've been discussing the needs of people who have real needs , we have not been able to have our priority we have not been able to have our priority because we could not afford it . |