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- Sep 9, 2010
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You are very sharp, ostap77, if I may say so. We could certainly say "I am going to be needing X" if we actually meant that. For example, if my wife is making soup, and I'm supposed to chop the vegetables, she might well say, "I'm going to be needing the carrots at 3:00." Still, "going to need" would be much more usual.
"I've been wanting to" is perfectly natural.
Sorry. Hope no hard feelings taken. I'm just trying to figure things out and get the most of it.