what i have been wishing for vs i have been wishing for

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'What I have been wishing for' is used when specifying the object of the wish, while 'I have been wishing for' is used when the object is already clear or implied. They both convey the idea of ongoing wishes.

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what i have been wishing for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when specifying the object of the wish.

This phrase is used when you want to explicitly mention the thing or outcome you have been wishing for. It adds clarity to the wish being discussed.

Examples:

I finally got what I have been wishing for all these years.
She received the job offer that is exactly what she has been wishing for.

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And do what I have been wishing to do so many times
And I have been wishing for a way back ever since.
And if I imagine that you are here, for example I just get close to you And do what I have been wishing to do so many times
I've been wishing for this since I was 10 years old.
As a samurai in this era of peace... I've been wishing for a noble death.
There has been an overthrow of everything I've been wishing for... for Harriet and Mr. Elton.
Lizzie, what have you been wishing for more than anything in the last six weeks?
Try wishing for something else, Tom... or someone else.
Wishing for your boy to come home is one thing.
Wishing for an end too quick.
Wishing for an end too quick.
Wishing for something Has nothing to do with getting it accomplished.
Wishing for a thing does not make it so.
It's not worth wishing for an average dream.
I'm done wishing for change.
I'm sorry. I been wishing to call you.
I've been wishing you hadn't told me... and that we could go back to our life, to being happy.
So they can't be dream issues, wishing for a happy state and sunshine every day...
Brooke: you just might get the thing you're wishing for.
Everybody trembles, wishing for my success and that the train departs safely.

Alternatives:

what I've been wishing for
the thing I have been wishing for
the outcome I have been wishing for
my wish
my desire

i have been wishing for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when the object of the wish is already clear or implied.

This phrase is used when the thing or outcome you have been wishing for is understood from the context or conversation. It implies ongoing wishes without explicitly stating the object.

Examples:

I have been wishing for this moment for so long.
She has been wishing for a change in her life.

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And I have been wishing for a way back ever since.
And do what I have been wishing to do so many times
And if I imagine that you are here, for example I just get close to you And do what I have been wishing to do so many times
I've been wishing for this since I was 10 years old.
As a samurai in this era of peace... I've been wishing for a noble death.
There has been an overthrow of everything I've been wishing for... for Harriet and Mr. Elton.
Lizzie, what have you been wishing for more than anything in the last six weeks?
Try wishing for something else, Tom... or someone else.
Wishing for your boy to come home is one thing.
Wishing for an end too quick.
Wishing for an end too quick.
Wishing for something Has nothing to do with getting it accomplished.
Wishing for a thing does not make it so.
It's not worth wishing for an average dream.
I'm done wishing for change.
I'm sorry. I been wishing to call you.
I've been wishing you hadn't told me... and that we could go back to our life, to being happy.
So they can't be dream issues, wishing for a happy state and sunshine every day...
Brooke: you just might get the thing you're wishing for.
Everybody trembles, wishing for my success and that the train departs safely.

Alternatives:

I've been wishing for
my wishes have been for
longing for
hoping for
dreaming of

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what i have been wishing for vs i have been wishing for