Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] he [vb -s] been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Craftsman Dale appears , streaked in oil , from the depths of the engine compartment Where he has been tightening up a mounting bolt . |
| 2 | How is he to measure it against ‘ Look before you leap ’ , ‘ Care for your parents ’ , and such other imperatives as he has been picking up on the way ? |
| 3 | Spurs chief executive Terry Venables said : ‘ I 'm thrilled for Gordon because he has been suffering with this ‘ cheat ’ slur hanging over him . |
| 4 | Everyone thought Pratesi was the buyer because he 's been talking for years about building a bigger place , rearing his own pigs and growing his own feed . |
| 5 | Well , to be honest , it seems to , I Peter 's got the details cos he 's been talking to er , the public health clerk . |
| 6 | But I do n't know that actually killing a man because he 's been touching up the boys would altogether hang together as a motive . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Wheeler certainly knew or suspected something about candles since he 's been questioning Williams about them , ’ said Ian , recalling his unsatisfactory conversation with the Verger . |