Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ranulf 's face was flushed and Corbett surmised he had been sampling some of the tavern 's heady ale . |
| 2 | He looked tired and travel-weary and his first words confirmed he had been riding hard . |
| 3 | It will produce a series of prototype versions of the Mach microkernel it has been working on with experimental extensions for real-time and high-trust portable working across a range of hardware architectures , especially non-shared memory supercomputers . |
| 4 | It will produce a series of prototype versions of the Mach microkernel it has been working on with experimental extensions for real-time and high-trust portable across a range of hardware architectures , especially non-shared memory supercomputers . |
| 5 | But officials deny they 've been keeping their proposals under wraps . |
| 6 | AMD says it has been working hard to improve the robustness of its chip designs . |
| 7 | When I asked why this was so she explained that since her husband died she had been managing well and felt that she had coped with all the trauma . |
| 8 | Douglas Gray of Middleton in Teesdale said he had been complaining for over two years about undelivered letters and hit out at the ‘ uncaring attitude ’ of the Post Office in Darlington . |
| 9 | Till the knock on the door — two investigators said they 'd been watching my house and he was living with me . |
| 10 | Mr Wildish said she had been chatting cheerfully and was full of beans and looking forward to going home . |
| 11 | Frank Williams said he 'd been hoping to sign Senna 's for the last ten years , but he was also full of praise for Hill . |
| 12 | Childrens World marketing communications controller John Forester says he has been talking to agencies with the knowledge of the incumbent GGT and insists there is no review of the Sears-owned business . |
| 13 | Mrs Draper says they 've been trying to get a larger home for years . |
| 14 | After six years of marriage , however , Adrienne finds she has been strolling unwittingly through a psychological jungle . |
| 15 | For a second Donna thought he 'd been standing there looking at her , this man in the leather jacket and trousers which were too short . |
| 16 | Lindsey knew she had been fooling herself in thinking she could remain indifferent . |
| 17 | Mrs Hepburn said she had been living with her husband at the time of the alleged crimes but was now in the process of divorcing him . |
| 18 | Tracey Hall of Style Academy said she had been seeing more males looking for jobs . |
| 19 | At the official press conference today , Brian Horton said he 'd been looking at the young twenty-one year old for quite a while . |
| 20 | Another unemployed divorcee said he 'd been sitting in his room late one night talking with a fellow inmate : |
| 21 | Virginia realised she 'd been gripping the steering-wheel unnecessarily tightly and consciously relaxed , forcing a laugh and wincing as the vibration worsened her headache . |
| 22 | One reason I was disappointed is because what it says in these minutes , Robert 's people reported they 'd been speaking to the R and Abbey Leisure Service in London that had been considerable interest in the Edinburgh Festival Programme and in everything |
| 23 | ‘ Mary says you have been helping to feed the sheep . ’ |
| 24 | Clint says he has been sitting on the story of Unforgiven for 15 years waiting to grow into the part but denies that this could be the last time he saddles up and rides off into the sunset . |
| 25 | AS a third part of a nanny share I have been looking at the law and the availability of Liability Insurance . |
| 26 | Both men were taken to the police station where Grannell said he had been drinking and had no recollection of what had happened . |
| 27 | Mr Beacham said he has been pressing the British Legion to put Stephen 's name on the role of honour . |
| 28 | He did not take the sheaf of notes Marshall tendered but made him recite the relevant ones and in that way learned that three people said they had been wearing clothes which were , at least in part , cream-coloured . |
| 29 | Local people said he had been working on the site for two years and was very popular with them . |
| 30 | Derek said they 'd been having sex ! |