Example sentences of "'ve be [v-ing] your " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been ringing your number for hours . ’ |
| 2 | I was worried sick when I saw it , and I 've been ringing your number on and off for the past hour . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ they continue , ‘ we 've been reading your columns and we 're just a little bit worried that you might mean it when you say that the European Community is a fraudulent delusion ; the German economy is kaput ; the French are morally bankrupt ; racism is becoming endemic ; America 's had it ; Britain 's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets . |
| 4 | " I 've been reading your letters , " she said . |
| 5 | Well you 've been picking your clothes up are you ? |
| 6 | I 've been buying your magazine religiously for the last 18 months and would like to thank you for a great read . |
| 7 | For far too long you 've been hiding your light under a bushel . |
| 8 | You can renew your loan at any time providing you 've been meeting your regular repayments . |
| 9 | If you 've been lightening your hair for years , this is the time to rethink your shade . |
| 10 | You 've been seeing your social worker regularly , have you , Vernon ? |
| 11 | ‘ I take it you 've been attending your local ante-natal clinic regularly ? ’ |
| 12 | You look as if you 've been washing your face in soup . |
| 13 | She was brought back to her mother 's voice , as though enticing her , yet with a slight sneer in it now , saying , ‘ It would give you an opportunity to wear some of those clothes you 've been spending your money on lately . ’ |
| 14 | In a couple of years time the other schools have gone past you and you suddenly find these services that you need to buy in are become very expensive and become unattainable because you 've been spending your money in other directions . |
| 15 | I mean it 's a fact is n't it , that there are a lot of people , the first heart attack is just a , a danger signal , you know , beware , take things easy , look after yourself , you 've been putting your body under too much stress . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been admiring your little house . ’ |